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The Fed Used Swipe Data To Assess Economic Impact Of Storms

PYMNTS

With the data, they were able to get information in real time that would have otherwise taken weeks, Bloomberg reported. And in Houston, spending tumbled by 75 percent from typical amounts. With this kind of information, the Fed was able to help determine how the big storms would impact economic growth in the third quarter of 2017.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

CB Insights

Retail/Consumer Goods. They’ve also got six foundry labs located around the world: Atlanta, Houston, Palo Alto, Plano, and Israel. ” Their experts have partnered with about 500 startups a year since opening the first foundry in 2011; their newest facility opened in Houston in 2016. Retail/Consumer Goods.