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Port of Los Angeles Volumes Show Trade War Impact

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14) that the Port of Los Angeles, a key port for trade between the two nations, processed fewer imported and exported containers last month. China trade war on American exporters and manufacturers,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said, as quoted by the newswire. Reuters reported on Thursday (Nov.

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Online Coupon Company Honey Nets Founders $1.5B After Sale

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George Ruan and Ryan Hudson, the co-founders of online coupon service Honey, received a pre-tax haul of $1.5 The men are from Los Angeles and the company was sold for $4 billion. After taxes, Ruan will get $900 million and Hudson will get about $575 million. 28) by Bloomberg.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

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Welcome To Alexa City

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Los Angeles was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the first U.S. Los Angeles. The City of Angels launched its Alexa skill during the 2016 holiday season and leveraged it to push out information about holiday events in the area. city to build its own Alexa skill. University Park. An informational session on Oct.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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Michael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud

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attorney’s office in Los Angeles filed a criminal complaint, accusing Avenatti — best known perhaps as Stormy Daniels’ lawyer — of embezzling a client’s money to pay his own expenses and debts. He is also charged with supposedly defrauding a bank through fake tax returns. I’m not f—ing around.”.

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Amazon Steps Up In Brazil With Potential New Warehouse

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Tax and logistics in Brazil can be challenging due to the large size of the country. As a result, only 5 percent of Brazil’s approximately $300 billion retail market represents eCommerce. This isn’t the first time reports of Amazon entering a new market resulted in rivals’ shares falling.