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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Jan. This is Connecticut’s second look into Amazon’s eBook unit. Amazon had a 76 percent market share of all eBooks sold in the U.S.

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Interest rate forecasts in today’s market: Planning your ALM position

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Where rates are headed As regulators focus on interest rate forecasts, remember that flattening, steepening, or inverting yield curves can influence your projections. This change in approach introduces new variables in the interest rate projections that for decades have been a non-issue as we were effectively in a 0% interest rate market.

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The top 10 2022 ALM resources for financial institutions

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Our top ten blogs were created by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, regulators, and industry experts. Takeaway 1 Changing economic landscapes, investment markets, interest rates, customer demand, mergers, and acquisitions affect ALM decisions. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Learn more.

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Whitepages CEO: 2018 — The Year Of ‘Accelerated Disruption’

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The following piece was written by Rob Eleveld, CEO of Whitepages Pro , as a contribution to our 2018 year-end eBook. . Then came checks, credit cards and wire transfers, with the most recent market explosion in several digital payment options. Traditionally, banks were primarily focused on the domestic market and services.

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GDPR Laggards Can Still Get Ahead Of The Game

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The time for “wait and see” is running out when it comes to new European privacy regulations. Soon enough, the financial and consumer impacts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become clear enough that companies that took a laggard’s approach may start to feel significant pain.

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Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business

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and around the world, it seems the Japanese market is dropping from a place of prominence. Walmart first purchase Seiyu in 2002, but has faced difficulties gaining traction in the extraordinarily challenging Japanese market. The Japanese market for mass merchandisers fell 6 percent in retail value to ¥6.7

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Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing

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. — and they all have very different needs, artificial intelligence (AI) firms are receiving major backing, industry experts share what 2017 meant to them and international payments firms have plans to expanded into new markets. 30 | The number of payments industry experts polled for their insights for PYMNTS’ end-of-the-year eBook.

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