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New Mexico Lawsuit Sparks Marijuana Business Tax Debate

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Paying business taxes is a key source of friction for many legal marijuana companies in the nation, particularly for companies that operate on a cash-only basis. A lawsuit in New Mexico is reigniting the debate over marijuana business taxes, only this time, the controversy surrounds how to classify these companies under state tax code.

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Industry Slant // Bo Berg Talks Giant Schnauzers, DJing, Financial Services

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BB : I was an exchange student in Las Cruces, New Mexico. MM: So, after some time in New Mexico, you went back to Denmark. I eventually got headhunted to work for City National Bank in Los Angeles. MM: So, you started at City National Bank, and was the bank online before you got there? Where were you born?

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. which is a huge draw to using BNPL as a non-cash payment method. What Are Some Buy Now, Pay Later Companies? Which one is best for me?

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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

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Mitten Crate uses Shopify Payments and Stripe on the backend for commerce (via an app called Recharge). When people try a crazy recipe for a hot sauce that uses locally grown peppers or other high-end ingredients and put it next to a regular national brand, “it doesn’t even compare,” Wright said.

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Dodd-Frank Pullback To Benefit SMEs, Says Donald Trump?

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Trump, speaking at a meeting Thursday (March 9) with community bankers, along with National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, said community banks are critical to the economic health of their communities and to providing small businesses with access to capital.

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Vaccine Distribution Hits Snags; CVS And Walgreens Caught In Crossfire

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The net result is that Maryland has distributed 46 percent of doses, well below the national average of 53 percent. But it's not all bad news. West Virginia, for example, has distributed 83 percent of its doses thus far, North Dakota is doing even better at 85 percent and New Mexico is over three-quarters at 77 percent.

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FICO® Resilience Index Can Improve Card Account Management

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In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, FICO found that the FICO® Resilience Index was a strong predictor of the likelihood that a consumer would receive a loan accommodation (payment deferral, forbearance, etc.) FICO’s analysis of a representative national sample of U.S. Brendan lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico and holds B.S.