Less is more as companies explore shopping by voice

Amazon's voice-shopping feature already boils down shopping requests to one or two options and makes buying easy because it already has payment and shipping information for voice-eligible customers. But smaller businesses don't have the computing resources and expertise to match that, which is
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SOCO International logo SOCO International plc (LON:SIA) insider Mike J. Watts purchased 8,830 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 98 ($1.35) per share, with a total value of £8,653.40 ($11,955.51). Shares of
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SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Bank lending rates in South Korea continued to rise for three straight months since the central bank raised its policy rate in November last year, Bank of Korea (BOK) data showed Wednesday. Bank loan rates stood at an annualized rate of 3.69 percent in January, up 0.07
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Some of the biggest international buyers of US corporate debt are showing signs of stepping back from this $8.8tn market, reflecting expectations of a bigger shift under way: the retreat of central banks from the era of easy money. In contrast to Europe and Japan, the fixed yields paid to holders of US
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As a mortgage loan officer right here in Plainsboro, NJ, I've been helping home-buyers just like you secure and refinance mortgages everyday.
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All three of Restaurant Brands' chains are opening new outlets both domestically and in international markets. Last year, the total restaurant count grew by 5.8 per cent, and there is plenty of expansion ahead. In a recent note, RBC Dominion Securities analyst David Palmer said the company should be
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Such is the state of housing prices in the U.S. that a Harvard University study from over the summer estimated that nearly 39 million Americans can't afford their homes. It's not hard to see why. Hunger for real estate, along with shortage of supply, sent nationwide housing prices soaring last year—up by
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Money can be a very uncomfortable topic to bring up, even when it's just a small amount of sum. But if you're sick of waiting weeks for your housemates to pay their share or you're always stuck with the bill at dinner, try an app like Splitwise. Whether you are sharing a resort accommodation, owe
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Qihoo 360 Technology Co. delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in July 2016 and began trading Wednesday in Shanghai as 360 Security Technology Inc. The move boosted Zhou's net worth to $14.1 billion, making him China's 11th-richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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“The proposed rates of interest shall be made applicable to fresh deposits and renewals of maturing deposits,” SBI said in its notification. SBI has also raised its interest on bulk deposits above Rs 10 million. A deposit rate hike is usually followed by a lending rate hike. This indicates that the interest in the
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The Company provides a range of retail and commercial financial products and services to customers in western Pennsylvania through its subsidiary bank, The … The Company also provides real estate settlement services through its subsidiary, Emclaire Settlement Services, LLC (the Title Company).
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BANK lending in Singapore inched lower in January from the previous month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday showed. Loans through the domestic banking unit – which captures lending in all currencies, but mainly reflects Singapore-dollar lending
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Northwest Quadrant Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Mondelez International by 0.4% during the second quarter. Northwest Quadrant Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,069 shares of the company's stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey
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The takeover of Sinclair Pharma's healthcare business in 2015 added more than two-dozen products to Alliance Pharma's existing portfolio, giving it terrific scale and a dose of jet fuel in international markets. And the so-called 'key growth labels' amongst this list are helping group revenues to take off
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1. What does your typical day look like? Oh, I wish there was such a thing! With hundreds of bankers across three states running three very different lines of business, every day is different from the one before it. I consider my job to be like that of an orchestra conductor: I don't play the instruments, but I
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Is this the right time to pitch direct real estate investments to your defined contribution plan clients?
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“When you're dealing with loans, one of the most important things you should take into account is the company culture of your lender,” said Santa Clarita mortgage professional David Cantrell, who serves as the Director of Operations for American Family Funding in Santa Clarita. “It will influence how
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Since that meeting, WMU has indicated a desire to stay with GWB for banking services that the bank has provided for about 20 years. Meanwhile, the council modified the city's commitment last week to GWB from three years to one year after Reliabank President David Ebbers argued that Reliabank
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