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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. Continued jobless claims — people filing for more than two weeks in a row — were 6.8 The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct.

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Weirdness Is Currency In The Attention Economy

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Playing with one’s food is all part of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) value proposition. There was the Watt A Box that let customers charge their phone while eating dinner, the Gamers Box that came with a mount for the phone as well as controllers attached to the sides — and now, the KFO, short for Kentucky Flying Object.

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Grubhub Spikes 10 Pct Post-CEO Stock Purchase

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the Louisville, Kentucky-based operator of KFC and Taco Bell. “We This is no doubt good news for the company after a report in March from KeyBanc Capital Markets said the food delivery service was struggling in its high-competition environment and failing to keep pace with players like Uber Eats and DoorDash. Brands Inc. ,

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Bankers: What's Your Art of War?

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FFKT Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (the “Company”), Frankfort, KY FFKT is a financial holding company which had four wholly-owned bank subsidiaries at year-end 2016. The Company provides a wide range of banking and bank-related services to customers throughout Central and Northern Kentucky. Citizens Northern”), Newport, Kentucky.

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OnDeck Channels Accountants For SME Funding

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While the tool initially launched in March , reports said OnDeck expanded this aspect of its operations this month across Kentucky, Florida and Alabama. ” OnDeck facilitates access to working capital of up to $500,000 for accountants’ SMEs with the program. . According to reports, annual interest rates can be as low as 5.99

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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The OCC on Oct. While the target audience of the OCC release is somewhat narrow in scope (banks regulated by the OCC in the Northeastern District), other banks may benefit from reflecting upon their own processes and results to ensure they are sound in areas which may soon receive additional attention.