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Today In Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Completes Sales Of Cost Plus World Market; Starbucks To Help Out Washington State With Vaccine Distribution

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In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Bed Bath & Beyond Finishes Sale Of Cost Plus World Market To PE Firm. Riley Securities Inc.

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TikTok’s Head To Connect With Legislators In Washington

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As suspicions surrounding the app’s ties to China continue to increase, TikTok chief Alex Zhu will meet with legislators in Washington, D.C. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told CNBC last week that the army has “immediately” prohibited soldiers from using TikTok following a national security concern that came to his attention earlier in 2019.

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Dynamic Hedging and Washington Trust Bank

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After a strong surge off the market’s March 23 rd low, volatility returned to the markets last week. Practitioners of this strategy believe that trading in and out of positions in response to daily market gyrations increases costs, reduces returns, and is almost guaranteed to undermine an investor's long-term objectives.

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Understanding US Market Returns in Presidential Election Years

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Recently, many of our clients in Wealth Management & Advisory Services have been understandably curious about how this year’s elections might affect market returns. Putting aside the partisan noise, I decided to take a closer look at US market performance during presidential election years since 1980. political events).

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IFC, Citi Launch $800M Fund To Support Trade Finance In Emerging Markets

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have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. IFC, the Washington, D.C.-based Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement.

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IFC, Citi Launch $8M Fund To Support Trade Finance In Emerging Markets

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have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. IFC, the Washington, D.C.-based Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement.

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Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question

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At a time when our nation’s secrets at the NSA and Homeland Security and assets at the Department of the Treasury were able to be illicitly tapped into by foreign hackers, the security and reliability of countless other online industries and enterprises have also been brought into question.

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