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ServiceNow is acquiring Element AI, the Canadian startup building AI services for enterprises

TechCrunch | Ingrid Lunden | Nov 30, 2020 ServiceNow, the cloud-based IT services company, is making a significant acquisition today to fill out its longer-term strategy to be a big player in the worlds of automation and artificial intelligence for enterprises. It is acquiring Element AI, a startup out of Canada. Founded by AI pioneers


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The future of European payments: Strategic choices for banks

McKinsey & Company and Euro Banking Association | Nov 24, 2020 Payments and accounts services are at the core of banks’ offering to customers. They contributed about a third of European banks’ total revenues in 2019 (Exhibit 1), and represent banks’ leading source of customer interactions. Banks’ payments revenues have grown steadily at about 3


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Amid coronavirus, donations set to spike on Giving Tuesday

Nonprofits helping those directly impacted by the coronavirus crisis could get an unprecedented bump on Giving Tuesday.

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With no $1,200 stimulus checks, latest proposal may not be enough to help hurting Americans, experts say

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing for a new coronavirus stimulus bill on Capitol Hill. But experts say it falls short of the aid Americans need now.

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Banks will collect more than $30 billion in overdraft fees this year. Here's how to avoid them

In March, federal regulators encouraged banks to waive overdraft fees amid the pandemic. Instead, the average penalty has reached a record high of $33.47.

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Op-ed: How pro investors are adapting to the influx of quick-triggered, app-using market players

The uptick in retail trading this year has made it harder for professional investors to navigate the moves in certain stocks, such as Novavax.

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Nine months after the health and economic crisis began, unemployment claims near record high

Workers are receiving unemployment benefits in a volume that rivals records set pre-pandemic.

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With no $1,200 stimulus checks, latest proposal, rejected by McConnell, may not be enough to help hurting Americans, experts say

A bipartisan group of lawmakers pushed for a new coronavirus stimulus bill, which was rejected by McConnell. Experts say it falls short to help Americans need now.

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Here's why a second round of PPP loans could fall short for battered small businesses

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a $908 billion proposal that would've offered more emergency aid to small businesses.

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7 money moves to make now to start the new year strong

Before you ring in the New Year and hope for better times ahead, do these things to set yourself up for financial success.

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For 42 million student loan borrowers, monthly payments will resume in January

The pause on student loan payments that started in March due to Covid-19 is set to end in December, meaning regular bills will resume for 42 million borrowers

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Huge November gains may make the usual year-end 'Santa Claus rally' less likely

A powerful November rally like the one we have just had often causes problems with the usual year-end "Santa Claus rally."

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The bar is raised for news that can lift the market as the crowd now believes next year will be good

Wall Street's rally has now entered the belief phase, with stocks riding a wave of conviction at the end of a trying year that better times are surely near.

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Small business confidence drops to all-time low after Biden election

Main Street business confidence hits an all-time low in the CNBC|Survey Monkey Small Business Survey for Q4 2020. The reason? Politics.

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Op-ed: Here's why women's money decisions will shape the future for the U.S.

Women will control around $30 trillion by the end of the decade, and financial services firms must commit and adapt to find ways to better meet their needs.

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