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Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?

PYMNTS

After Halloween comes the lucrative holiday shopping season — sorry, Thanksgiving, but you’re only a speed bump — but there are serious questions about how happy the fourth quarter will be for some big eCommerce operators. Online spending will increase nearly 15 percent compared with last year, reaching $124.1 retail websites.

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Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital

PYMNTS

On this day 83 years ago, the United States government pulled the plug on one of the great failures of social engineering in American history — prohibition. Ritesh Gupta, previously the chief customer operations officer, was promoted to chief operating officer.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

By partnering with community leaders, state and federal agencies, local commissions, and commercial customers, banks can be an effective conduit to leverage this public capital better while making sure the funds are fully utilized effectively in the communities we serve. For example, under the Tech Hub initiative by the U.S.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Platoon Talent Leadership Award – Goes to WSFS Bank ’s Lisa Brubaker who, at Finastra ’s client conference, pointed to hiring more free-wheeling advisory talent in branches, “backstopped by a sergeant.”. THE VENDOR AWARDS.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon. The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3%

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Visa Q1 Where It Wanted To Be On Holiday, eCommerce Spend

PYMNTS

Similar to its rival Mastercard, Visa announced results for the quarter that ended in December of last year (the company’s fiscal first quarter) that — once tax impacts from recently passed legislation are factored out — topped expectations. The bottom line was $1.08 a share, which topped the Street by nine pennies. Revenue was $4.9

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

Buffett successfully lobbied the leadership of Coca-Cola — the largest position in Buffett’s portfolio, with his ownership share coming in at 6.2% — to cut back on “excessive” executive compensation plans. Berkshire Hathaway bought See’s, and by 1982, it was up to producing $13M after taxes on just $20M in net tangible assets.

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