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New US Businesses Up 12 Pct, Highest Since 2007

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It’s the most since 2007, WSJ writes. That number includes gig-economy workers and others who struck out on their own after layoffs — but even excluding those people, new filings for people who intend to employ others were up 12 percent through mid-September.

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Waze Introduces Contactless Payments At ExxonMobil, Shell Stations

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Founded in 2007, Waze said it had 130 million monthly users as of February 2020. Val Demmings (D-Florida) on Google’s 2007 acquisition of DoubleClick and its 2017 decision to merge DoubleClick’s data with user account data. country manager, in a statement. billion purchase of the Israel-based Waze acquisition.

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Contactless payments turn 10 in the UK

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Since the introduction of contactless cards in September 2007, it has gradually become the payment method of choice for many consumers in the U.K as society gradually moves away from cash.

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Calvin Ong to Lead DBS Consumer Banking in Singapore from 2025

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Calvin Ong Ong, currently the Head of Investment Products & Advisory at DBS , has been with the bank since 2007, holding various roles in Corporate Treasury and Wealth Management. DBS has announced that Calvin Ong will take over as Head of Consumer Banking Singapore starting from 1 January 2025.

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Swiss Prosecutors Charge Credit Suisse Over Alleged Drug Money Laundering

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Credit Suisse, the case determined, had failed to freeze 35 million francs subject to a 2007 seizure order. The bank also rejected the notions that it had acted wrongly in 2007, saying at that time, the payments were reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General, Bloomberg writes.

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No Candy: Godiva To Close US Stores

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in 2007 for $850 million, according to Bloomberg. Afridi replaced Annie Young-Scrivner, a former PepsiCo and Starbucks executive, in Godiva’s top job. Young-Scrivner had made a priority of spreading Godiva’s popularity to more mainstream consumer segments. Yildiz bought Godiva from Campbell’s Soup Co.

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Debt Protection Costs Lowest Since Pre-Recession

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Those looking to insure against some of the globe’s largest corporate borrowers are in luck: The debt protection cost has dropped to its lowest point since 2007, according to index provider IHS Markit. to insure a $1,000 portfolio of bonds, … its lowest level since July 2007,” according to IHS Markit.