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Might Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Hint At Housing Downturn To Come?

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News came this week, as noted across sites such as CNBC , that millennial homeownership has been creeping along. Bankrate polled 1,500 homeowners, and found that 63 percent of millennials say they have regrets about having bought the home they are in. Buying a house is no small undertaking. percent, compared to 11.9

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. The chatter at AOBA centered on three important topics: #1: The Breaks.

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Despite Plenty Of Concerns, SMB Optimism Holds Fast

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Small business owners have a lot on their plates today and, depending on who one asks, top concerns range from taxes to late invoice payments. That doesn’t mean non-millennial entrepreneurs are necessarily struggling, though. Still, less than half said they expect their local economies and the national economy to improve in 2018.

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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

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Coachella has kicked off the 2018 U.S. million just in taxes from ticket sales, comprising 5 percent of the city’s general fund, while its overall economy enjoys a $106 million boost thanks to the festivals. However, there are only about 16,000 hotel rooms in the region and 125,000 concertgoers who need a place to sleep.

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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin

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If they can get it under control quickly, it will even then have an impact on GDP and the hundreds of brands that are in the Wuhan region. The rising millennial generation, she noted, will likely decide what the real future of banking is going to look like. That may not sound like a lot, but that is almost double from 2018.

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How 60+ Startups Are Disrupting Retail And Commercial Banking Around The World

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Existing startups like the UK’s Revolut are also looking to expand in the region. Investors are ramping up investment: In the first 10 months of 2018, this cohort has seen investors participate in 53 investments worth $1.72B, representing 57% of the $3B raised in the last 5 years. valuation and crossed 1M accounts in September 2018.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

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Of 2018’s 7 best performing tech IPOs, according to Motley Fool, 6 used either Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley, or both, as underwriters. In April 2018, Spotify did just that and demonstrated how the emergence of tech as a major driver of the economy’s returns could one day reshape the way all companies go public. Source: Getty.