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Facebook Rolls Out Curated News Feature

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It showcases developing stories from certain publishers that curators deem to be relevant to the national conversation, as well as original reporting from local publications with the inclusion of New York, Miami, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, among other places.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal states that the average Class of 2014 graduate with student-loan debt has to pay back some $33,000. The same Economist article pointed out that one in 10 millennials have hung up in frustration when dealing with call centers. Conservative bankers might dismiss social media.

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand

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Earlier this week, international media titan Oprah Winfrey announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy-eating startup based out of Houston. Take, for example, Kylie Jenner, who has supposedly made $900 million by selling her Kylie Cosmetics makeup directly to her army of 100 million followers across social media.

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