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Retail Bankruptcies On Track This Year To Hit 2010 Levels

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That means the year is on pace to rival the 2010 numbers during the Great Recession. There are 29 Chapter 11 bankruptcies on file this year so far, including 10 apparel and footwear stores, five home furnishing stores, three department stores and 11 other businesses, according to the report.

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Turkeys Selling At Lowest Price Since 2010

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The cost of the traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece, the turkey, is at its lowest since 2010, as retailers try to push product for another holiday that’s falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic. The average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is the lowest since 2010,” said Newton in the release.

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China Claims Most US IPOs Since 2010

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There have been 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) for Chinese companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq this year, the most since 2010, when there was 39, according to reports. The Hong Kong stock exchange hosted 76 Chinese listings, and proceeds were estimated at $31 billion, the most on that exchange since 2010.

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UK Avoids Recession Amid Worst Economic Slowdown Since 2010

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economy ducked a recession but the economy grew at its slowest annual rate since the third quarter in 2010, Reuters reported on Monday (Nov. Economic output grew 0.3 percent compared with the previous quarter, according to data from the Office for National Statistics released on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.4

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The Transformative Journey of AI: From Early Analytics to Industry Revolution

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In 2010, I had the opportunity to lead a groundbreaking project at Visa that would later be recogniz.

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Retail Heading For Its Biggest Year Of Layoffs Since 2010

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With the waves of announced layoffs coming from what seems like every corner of the retail ecosystem these days, the latest consensus out of analysts that 2016 will be the worst year for retail segment layoffs sine 2010 probably comes as a shock to just about no one.

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Cinkciarz seeks regulatory action againt Polish banks

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Since the beginning of Cinkciarz.pl's operations (2010), a company belonging to Conotoxia Holding, some banks have systematically and deliberately blocked the company's funds, holding more than 1.3 billion PLN in various currencies, such as euros, dollars and British pounds.

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