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Despite Plenty Of Concerns, SMB Optimism Holds Fast

PYMNTS

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. billion in working capital is on the books for U.K. Eighty-one percent of U.S.

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

Gonzobanker

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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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

PYMNTS

That’s the only way the business can ultimately continue to create value for its customers, create jobs for people, serve the ecosystem in which it operates and provide tax revenues. Consumers today can use Alexa to order food, book an Uber and do their banking – and they do. And a platform for advertisers to, in turn, reach them.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

This regulation reduced trading profits and created a need to cut costs, spurring investment banks to spin off unprofitable divisions or eliminate them entirely. And across equity research and sales & trading, poor performances and new regulations have led to widespread layoffs as banks have figured out they can do more with less.

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The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants

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Yet, that’s the claim being made by Scott Galloway — serial entrepreneur and adjunct faculty member at the Stern School of Business who wrote a book , participated in numerous TV interviews and composed a 7,000-word article in Esquire saying just that. A famous one is the correlation between sunspots and murder rates — there is none.

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‘Stranger Things’ And Starcourt Mall Teach Us About Big Tech And Innovation

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Claims that “ all-devouring monsters ” (large format grocery stores) were “destroying the little man” was the topic of a chapter in a book entitled “Fame,” published by ad executive and author Artemas Ward in 1897. Taxes and other measures put in place years earlier were even rolled back.