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Ridesharing Startup Grab Aiming To Raise More Than $1B From Funding Round

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may raise more than $1 billion investment from strategic investors in a venture capital funding round including Alibaba and SoftBank. billion in venture capital in Grab through his eCommerce company or Ant Financial, the financial arm of the company. The company already has R&D centers in Seattle, Beijing, Jakarta and Singapore.

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Starbucks Announces Its CFO Is Retiring

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The Seattle-based company said in a regulatory filing that it had launched an external search for a replacement for Maw, who will become a senior consultant until March 31, 2019. But, as Reuters points out, the coffee chain fell short of analyst estimates for same-store sales in the Americas region in five of the last six quarters.

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Which are America's healthiest credit unions?

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Following the release of Sageworks Bank Information’s list of America’s healthiest banks by region in March of 2015, the company recently examined the health of their credit union (CU) counterparts. The ratio gauges a financial institution’s ability to cover its bad debts with its total capital and allowances.

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The Frightful Five: Fake Apps And Hubcaps

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Meanwhile, in America, Amazon has reportedly slashed the number of open positions at its Seattle headquarters and is even talking about a hiring freeze leading up to major capital expenditures on its forthcoming second headquarters in a city TBD. The urban-style campus will introduce 3.6

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., Build it and they will come — in this case, times two. 13) on its new headquarters. and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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Amazon says HQ2 will be a “ full equal ” to HQ1 in Seattle. As New Mexico’s capital city, Albuquerque naturally put in a bid, but the state’s more southern offering may prove more interesting, as it straddles the U.S.-Mexico Doña Ana County. Mexico border, making this a binational proposal.