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Why Toys Are Making A 2020 Comeback

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As it turns out, kids locked down and attending virtual school from their bedrooms are looking for ways to fill their time — which in turn has led to a return to toy buying among parents. It is a return, because for the last several years toys sales have been slumping. Barbie gross sales rose 29 percent in Q3, to $532.2

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Travel Readies For Pent-Up Demand; Multi-Generational Trips On Trend

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For all the ways people have digitally enhanced and enabled their lives during 2020, the reality is there are some things you just have to do in person or they just don’t quite feel right, Colin Smyth , head of travel at Flywire , told Karen Webster in an interview. The only question is when. Why Travel Won’t Rush Back In A Single Wave.

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Yield Farming and Liquidity Mining: Assessing Risks and Rewards

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While the potential returns are attractive, the risks involved can be significant. In return, the liquidity providers earn rewards, often in the form of tokens or interest payments. The appeal of yield farming lies in the high returns it can generate. In return, they receive tokens as a reward for their contribution.

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Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns Into 2021

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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have unfortunately found themselves at or near the top of COVID-19’s 2020 hit list. But luckily, PYMNTS has five fast facts that will make it that much easier to navigate: Consumer Demand Is Increasing, Especially for Multichannel Merchants.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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Global Remittances May Fall By $109B In 2020

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By percentage, the Middle East and the Russian Federation experienced the sharpest decline, more than one third, primarily reflecting the effects of low demand and oil prices on remittances. Modeled after The World Bank, ADB is a regional development bank established in the 1960s to promote social and economic development in Asia.

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Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 

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economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic fallouts in history, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on Wednesday (Jan. Several months ago, 38 percent of responding economists didn’t expect a recovery before 2022.

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