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Facebook Tracker: East, West And Everything In Between

PYMNTS

Facebook is getting big, and we don’t just mean popular: the social media giant has gotten bigger than its britches in more places than one, with new offices cropping up across the U.S. Facebook will receive around $19 million in state tax exemptions through 2035, CNN Tech reported. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Regulatory Tracker: Sandboxes Gain, While Cryptos Wane

PYMNTS

Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. The secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts has put the brakes on five initial coin offerings in that state. Although the firms had advertised across social media, none of them had registered to offer or sell securities.

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle And Sales Suck The Sizzle Out Of Retail

PYMNTS

Want tax cuts? Business tax cuts: The corporate world had reason to cheer this week, when Trump’s pick for incoming treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, stated that the number one priority in terms of regulation is to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank. The latest US personal consumption data sizzled. Elizabeth Warren.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties. The more active your customer base and “friends of the bank” are on social media, the shorter you can expect your deposit duration when sentiment turns negative.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip. THE BANKING AWARDS. Millionaire – Chris Stapleton.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

As a result, the company’s web traffic and sales conversion rates were lower than its competitors’ rates; its social media presence was limited; and its existing CRM tools failed to capture online insights to help the company better engage consumers.