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The Finanser’s Week: 23rd April 2018 – 29th April 2018

Chris Skinner

The main blog headlines are … How do you manage your digital death? I just completed one of those things that none of us like doing, making a will. I recently had a major change of circumstances in my life, and decided that I should make appropriate updates and provisions. … The post The Finanser’s Week: 23rd April 2018 – 29th April 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Starbucks’ US Traffic Flat In Q2 As Promos Fail To Take Off

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Starbucks promotional efforts, which it has been increasing recently, failed to resonate with customers, resulting in the company reporting lackluster store traffic in the U.S. for two quarters in a row. Reuters , citing the company’s second-quarter financial results, reported that same-store sales in the Americas — which is led by the U.S. — increased 2 percent in the second quarter.

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Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon

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Spring has been called the season of renewal — new birth and new life — and it doesn’t get much better than the announcement of a marriage and a birth to drive home the cliche. For Britain, spring 2018 has turned out to be a notable year, as the country got a two-for-one special in this regard. On Monday (April 23), the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave birth to her third child and second son, Prince Louis (Lou-ee, not Lou-iss).

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