Monthly Archives: May 2021

Global Fantasy Sports Market Report 2021-2026: Yahoo and ESPN have Traditionally been Prominent Vendors but the Market is Dominated by DraftKings and FanDuel – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Fantasy Sports Market – Global Outlook and Forecast 2021-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global fantasy sports market by revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of approx. 14% during 2020-2026. Digitalization is an essential factor that is driving the growth of the fantasy sports market. Consumers are currently connected with the outer world via digital mediums. An increase in smartphone use is a significant… Source link

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Cathie Wood’s Misery Mounts as ARKK Assets Dip Below $20 Billion

(Bloomberg) — Cathie Wood’s miserable month continued on Tuesday, as her flagship exchange-traded fund extended declines and its assets dropped below $20 billion to the lowest since January. The Ark Innovation ETF (ticker ARKK) slid 1% as of 9:47 a.m. in New York. Caught in a broad tech selloff, the product has fallen for nine of the past 10 sessions, a retreat that accelerated on Monday in the biggest slide in about seven weeks. Tesla Inc., the fund’s biggest holding, was down 3.5% on… Source link

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Google Pay is adding international money transfers

Bloomberg The U.K. Deficit That Risks Cutting the Pound’s Rally Short (Bloomberg) — A hole in Britain’s finances is starting to worry economists and stoke concerns about the pound. This time, the vast budget deficit created by the pandemic is not the issue.The focus is gradually shifting to the current-account shortfall, the difference between money coming into the U.K. and money going out. The gap is forecast to reach its widest since World War II this year as Britain grapples with… Source link

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Lightspeed teams up with Google to help retailers increase local shopping revenue

Integration allows omnichannel retailers to automate ads and real-time inventory levels directly from the Lightspeed platform                            MONTREAL, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, announced today it will integrate Google tools directly into its platform, to help independent businesses globally as they safely re-open and expand their in-store capacity…. Source link

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Wall Street drops on inflation jitters, led by tech stocks

Bloomberg ‘A Preventable Mess’: How Dementia Takes Toll on Aging Lawyers (Bloomberg) — Robert Fritzshall had to be pushing 80, Bethany McLean thought, so she was a little surprised to hear him talk about expanding his law practice.His office was a bit dusty and cluttered with papers. There were files on the floor. She was concerned that he didn’t see the need to carry malpractice insurance. But she doesn’t remember anything being a red flag.“He was charismatic, enthusiastic,” she… Source link

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Google Pay launches international money transfers with Wise and Western Union

A man walks past a logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google in front of at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union Co (WU.N) for users of its U.S. payments app, the companies said on Tuesday. Google Pay users in the United States can now transfer money to app customers in India and Singapore, with plans to expand to the 80… Source link

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Google Pay US users can now send money to users in India and Singapore – TechCrunch

Google Pay users in the U.S. can now send money to GPay users in India and Singapore, Google said on Tuesday, making its first push into the remittances market. The company has partnered with Western Union and Wise, both of which have integrated their services into Google Pay. This is the first time either of the cross-border payments firms have inked such a deal. Josh Woodward, Director of Product Management at Google, told TechCrunch in an interview that the company is kickstarting… Source link

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Google Pay launches international money transfers with Wise and Western Union

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google in front of at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union Co for users of its U.S. payments app, the companies said on Tuesday. Google Pay users in the United States can now transfer money to app customers in India and Singapore, with plans to… Source link

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Google Pay US users can now send money to users in India and Singapore

Bloomberg ‘A Preventable Mess’: How Dementia Takes Toll on Aging Lawyers (Bloomberg) — Robert Fritzshall had to be pushing 80, Bethany McLean thought, so she was a little surprised to hear him talk about expanding his law practice.His office was a bit dusty and cluttered with papers. There were files on the floor. She was concerned that he didn’t see the need to carry malpractice insurance. But she doesn’t remember anything being a red flag.“He was charismatic, enthusiastic,” she… Source link

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