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What ‘The Simpsons,’ Art And Millennials Have In Common

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Because the millennial art buyers are arriving – and what they buy, how they buy it and how they relate to it is very different than prior generations. The Simpsons,” Dolls, Shoes – The Eclectic World of Millennials’ Collections. It wasn’t the only big sale for a KAWS piece that day – a millennial Chinese buyer dropped $2.6

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How Do Customers — And Retailers — React To Tax Returns?

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For all the johnny-come-latelies who spend the hours before midnight on April 17 scrambling to submit their tax forms, there are millions more Americans who are sitting pretty with their tax refunds already in hand. It’s a peculiar part of tax season. In the past, the answer may have been yes.

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

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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

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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. Thanks to bed taxes on short-term rentals, cities get to reap the benefits of this arrangement too. The nearby city of Indio takes in $3.18

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

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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.

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What The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy

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billion in losses from delinquent credit card loans — roughly $2 billion more than were on the books at the end of 2016. Millennials are objectively more likely to have full-time employment now than they did five years ago, and yet they seem no more likely to pay their debts.

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The ‘Uber Of Nothing’ Is Coming

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Books and articles today abound about how platforms are the slick new models that will rule the world — tempting businesses with a “winning” formula for devising new and disruptive businesses. Venmo is a massively successful P2P platform that has become a verb with millennials who wish to pay each other after a trip or a night out.