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September hike prospects stay firm – Nordea

Nordea’s Jan von Gerich argues that the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to continue tightening policy, with the outlook heavily dependent on Middle East developments and energy prices. He notes that a July move is now unlikely after lower inflation and falling Oil, but sees a September rate hike…

America’s World Cup run may be over, but these US brands are still winning fans

The US can no longer win this year’s World Cup, but the country, and its brands, are still winning new fans.Millions of soccer fans have traveled to watch the biggest event in sports, taking over not just the 16 host cities but many other towns along the way.Locals in Lawrence, Kansas, started supporting Algeria after the team set up its training camp in the city. Boston established a sister-city partnership with Glasgow after kilted Scottish…

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Costco app now links Visa card and membership card for fast checkout

Costco rolled out a new change to its payment system, allowing customers to use their phones to make checkout times faster. The warehouse club has expanded its digital wallet feature that now enables members to link any Visa card to the Costco app and use their phones during checkout.”Costco is…

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Canada’s getting its first Meta data center, and it’s built for AI

Meta is bringing a data center to Canada.The company announced on Wednesday that it broke ground for a new AI computing center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, just outside Edmonton. The facility represents an investment of more than CAD $13 billion, or roughly $9 billion, and is planned as a 1-gigawatt…

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