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Facebook CMO Leaving To Focus On Promoting Diversity In Tech

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Facebook ’s Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio is leaving the social media behemoth after just two years on the job to actively promote diversity in the technology sector. He wrote on his LinkedIn page : “After two meaningful years, I have decided to step down as chief marketing officer of Facebook.

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

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Will this increasingly regulated online sales tax environment affect this growth? Walmart.com is currently undergoing a legal dispute with a Louisiana parish because it didn’t report or remit the sales tax for sales made by third-party retailers through its online marketplace. More than 230 million U.S.

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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Louisiana Sen. Thom Tillis noted that for good or ill, cryptocurrency is here, and a potential important force in the market that ought to be reckoned with. It’s a good idea for us to explore this because quite honestly cryptocurrency now is still kind of the wild, wild west that is not well regulated,” he said. He said the U.S.

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Zuckerberg’s Day On Capitol Hill  

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Others, like Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, noted that for all of Facebook’s recent talk about increasing trust and transparency, they were kipping over some of the very simplest things they could do to improve the situation. Facebook, it seems, lacks real direct competition.

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

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But challenges remain — not the least of which includes how gamblers will place bets, and whether gambling really will spread to enough new domestic markets to significantly challenge the Nevada’s dominance. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. NBA Data and Logos.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

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Fortunately for Red River Bank, loan demand is picking up in Louisiana as cities stabilize from the pandemic and businesses reopen. Regulators haven’t yet broached the subject with them. In 2022, existing staff—Dehnert included—will continue to wear multiple hats until labor market conditions ease. Ponce Bank, a $1.5

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. When the regulators come marching in, getting out of the way is usually a better idea. The fizzle wears on. Costco Card. Tech is back.

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