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Compare the French shutdown to the economic damage — approximately $11 billion — the United States’ government shutdown caused in early 2019. In Italy, consumer confidence in January 2020 grew to 111.8 from 110.8 in December of last year.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The government shutdown was no speed bump, at least, according to the latest job numbers. Department of Labor (DOL), showed that even with a partial government shutdown, growth marked the period and the unemployment rate stood at 4 percent. Data released on Friday (Feb. The numbers, released by the U.S.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Businesses built up their cash reserves throughout 2018, researchers found, and did so at a faster pace in Q4 2018 than they had done in the previous quarter. Still, the AFP said the findings signal optimism despite unfavorable market conditions stemming from the government shutdown, trade disputes and a slowing global economy.

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APRIL 16, 2019

government shutdown and lower volatility, and declined by 17 percent. million in the first quarter of 2018. The use of Zelle for business-to-consumer “digital disbursements” also grew by 135 percent between 2018 and 2019. billion in 2018. economy slow in the near future. Customers sent or received 58.1

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Data shows that stores are closing or filing for bankruptcy this year at a faster pace than in 2018. The reported noted that a subpar 2018 holiday season was a main factor, with December retail sales dropping 1.6 percent from the month prior — the weakest sales performance since December 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Data shows that stores are closing or filing for bankruptcy this year at a faster pace than in 2018. Additional retail bankruptcy filings are expected along with the closure of brick-and-mortar stores.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

30,000: Number of free pies that &pizza gave away to furloughed government workers during the shutdown earlier this year. 31.3B: Estimated value of global card losses due to fraud in 2018. 3,248: Average amount millennial consumers lost per bank scam this past year. 10 percent: Approximate share of people in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The recent government shutdown forced the Small Business Administration to stall its lending operations. During the government shutdown, Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora said that it could take months for banks that process and issue SBA loans to relieve the backlog.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Twenty-nine percent of SMB CEOs said economic conditions had recently improved , Vistage’s Q1 analysis revealed, a significant decline from the 44 percent who said the same in Q4 2018, and even more of a drop from the 62 percent who agreed in Q1 2018. middle-market in the recently released Golub Capital Altman Index.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Although the recent government shutdown affected the SEC’s ability to process and approve listings, Lyft’s speed shows that the shutdown might not have had as big an effect on the new-issue market as some had feared. billion in 2018. The NYSE listed a few marquee companies in 2017, including Spotify and Snap.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

trillion, despite threats from a trade war with China and the recent government shutdown. “We It’s time for artificial problems like trade wars and shutdowns to end, and to focus on prosperity, not politics.”. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The government shutdown was no speed bump, at least, according to the latest job numbers. Department of Labor (DOL), showed that even with a partial government shutdown, growth marked the period and the unemployment rate stood at 4 percent. Data released on Friday (Feb. The numbers, released by the U.S.

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MARCH 14, 2019

government shutdown was singled out as a key factor behind a corporate banking slowdown at the start of 2019, according to Citigroup Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason, who took up the position only weeks ago. Reports in the Financial Times this week said the U.S.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that companies and analysts might not know how the industry is faring as the government’s December retail sales report has been pushed back because of the government shutdown. And Hunter noted that, among other factors, retailers are having a harder time getting workers than before.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

That fine would come in tandem with investigations that have stretched into the past year, since a March 2018 announcement that the FTC was looking into the company’s privacy practices. The government shutdown currently underway has meant that regulators have not as of yet responded to the Friday reports.

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JUNE 4, 2019

The regulations involve a requirement to be more specific about governance arrangements, systems and necessary controls. Lending outfits will also have to provide detailed plans on how they’ll handle a shutdown. An investigation into the company is ongoing.

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MARCH 11, 2019

jumped in the last month of 2018 as sales plummeted the most in three years. The report for December was delayed due to the government shutdown that lasted five weeks and ended in late January. percent during the last month of 2018 while sales at wholesalers dipped 1 percent and sales at manufacturers declined 0.2

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

LendingClub reported that loan originations were up double digits in the fourth quarter of 2018 , marked by growth in personal loans and auto loans in what the company termed as dynamic and competitive markets, and amid rising interest rates. Auto, he said, “will be a long-term driver of our growth.”.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

30 but was delayed because of the government shutdown that ended on Jan. Now, the “Initial Gross Domestic Product for the 4th Quarter and Annual 2018” will finally be released on Feb. The agency revealed that this cycle will be condensed to two estimates for the fourth quarter and annual estimates of 2018. 28 at 8:30 a.m.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

For the stock market, 2018 seems so rear view mirror, among the worst years in a decade. One other wild card is the fact that IPOs lagged during the government shutdown (yes, the SEC was closed) and might do so again, if a shutdown happens again beginning in mid-month. The broader S&P 500 Stock Index is up 8.8

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MARCH 27, 2019

identity records, including those of politicians and government officials, leak across the internet. In May 2018, for example, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect as a means to protect personal data across the EU, further propelling companies worldwide to take data protection more seriously.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As consumers contained their spending at the end of 2018, a consumer spending indicator posted its biggest decline in a decade. have recently showed robust sales but consumer confidence has taken a hit with the government shutdown as well as uncertainty around the markets. Retail sales fell by 1.2 Overall, retailers in the U.S.

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MAY 4, 2020

Or at least that was what it estimated in 2018 — a 2020 update of those figures taking into account the tens of millions of Americans out of work, shutdown economy and the general uncertainty about when recovery will begin in earnest, and what that recovery will look like would likely increase that figure.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

The data from China is less than stellar, showing the slowest pace since about 1990 – and the lingering government shutdown in Washington, D.C. is not helping matters.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

In May of 2018, the firm laid off 257 employees — or about 30 percent of its workforce — following retracting its services in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York in favor of focusing on its largest and most popular market in San Francisco. The trade war takes a bite, and so does the government shutdown, out of earnings expectations.

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MARCH 22, 2018

American startup Bird Rides recently raised a $100M Series B to expand its dockless electric scooter service into 50 new US markes by the end of 2018. Bikeshare programs only cost a fraction of ride-hailing apps and car-sharing programs, attracting the attention of municipal governments. 3 IMPACTS OF THE DOCKLESS MODEL.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

To Karen Webster, that begged the question: Is Facebook too big to govern ? The shutdown will take place on April 10, 2018. The official count: 126 million Americans may have been exposed to content placed on Facebook’s platform by Russian sources during last year’s election. That amounts to one-third of the population.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Also hurting economic growth was a pullback in consumer spending due to concerns about a trade war with China and a government shutdown that was the longest in modern history. The growth decline showed up in all aspects of the economy, including consumer spending, government spending and private investments.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

But there is some good news: Despite the government shutdown, tax refunds will still be paid, according to the most recent reports. Tax refunds and government assistance were the most common disbursement use cases, while store and brand incentives, credits and rebates were the next most popular.”. Rise of Quicker Payments.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The shutdowns are on in the European Union as COVID-19 cases rise and local leaders work overtime to bend back the curve because their hospital ICU beds are outstripped by the exploding number of new cases. It’s a move that has been controversial both within Johnson’s own government and beyond. In the U.K.,

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JANUARY 10, 2019

banks had something to cheer about in 2018: Not one bank went under, putting a spotlight on the strength of the banking market. For instance, JPMorgan Chase has waived all fees on checking accounts, including overdraft charges, for customers who no longer receive a government check directly deposited into their bank account.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

According to reports, rising interest rates and wages are among the biggest concerns for small business owners today, as well as ongoing trade disputes and the partial government shutdown, which is now the longest in U.S. Reports in USA Today last month warned that as many as 30 million small businesses in the U.S.

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JANUARY 20, 2019

government shutdown as a result of the standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats now in its fourth week and no clear end in sight, the economic costs are starting to add up and are expected to impact growth during the first quarter. . With the partial U.S.

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JANUARY 19, 2020

-backed virtual private networks (VPNs) are working to help Iranians circumvent internet censorship from their own government. government supporting protesters inside Iran. The efforts have been going on since 2018, when some of the largest protests in Iran in a decade were happening. This year, they’ll spend at least $65.5

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JANUARY 3, 2020

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according to a report by Reuters. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios will be among the 150 government officials expected to participate. CES will run Jan.7-10,

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JANUARY 3, 2020

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according to a report by Reuters. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios will be among the 150 government officials expected to participate. CES will run Jan.7-10,

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Coming off a strong 2018, small business owners are becoming more conservative in terms of how many investments they make and how many new people they will hire. In January of 2018, that percentage was at 52 percent. Of survey respondents, 34 percent said the president had no impact on their business.

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