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NCR Corp. is close to a deal to buy ATM operator Cardtronics , fending off two other bidders, according to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday (Jan. 24). NCR's takeover, currently in the process of being finalized, will value Cardtronics at $39 per share or around $1.7 billion, those with knowledge of the matter told WSJ. However, as usual, talks might not go anywhere.

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Godiva, the maker of high-end chocolates that significantly expanded its U.S. retail presence in recent decades, is reversing course and closing all its North American brick-and-mortar locations, according to numerous online news sources citing a company statement. The reversal in course comes after Godiva has been hurt by a move away from mall shopping that was already underway before COVID-19 and related restrictions accelerated the trend.

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British travelers age 55 and older buoyed by confidence in newly approved COVID-19 vaccinations are driving a powerful surge in trip bookings, the Financial Times reports. The paper cited positive data from a large swath of UK tour operators. Among the figures noted by the Financial Times: Saga said bookings made during the first two weeks of January were twice those made during the first two weeks of September.

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Operators of U.S. private businesses reported that 2021 is off to a good start overall, but signs of inflation are on the rise, and the jobs market outlook is somewhat gloomy, according to a press release from research firm IHS Markit. The findings were generated by surveys IHS Markit conducts in the hope of foreshadowing trends that emerge later in high-profile, official surveys.

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On-demand pay platform DailyPay has rolled out its CYCLE solution, intending to help professionals handle off-cycle payroll payments, according to a press release. Off-cycle payroll payments, which happen when companies make payments outside of their usual payroll schedule, can be costly and time consuming, the release stated. Typically, the process requires creating and sending paper checks, which can run up to $50 to overnight to the recipient.

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Uber laid off around 185 people from the Postmates division as of Thursday (Jan. 21), as the ridesharing company continues trying to weather the pandemic, The New York Times (NYT) reported. The layoffs will include the bulk of the Postmates team, including Founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann. That information came from people who spoke with NYT anonymously.

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Cryptocurrency-related crime fell in 2020, according to a blog post from Chainalysis. In 2019, criminal activity constituted 2.1 percent of all crypto transaction volume, which came out to $21.4 billion in transfers. But that number dropped to 0.34 percent, or $10 billion, by 2020, the report says. One of the reasons for the shift was that overall economic activity almost tripled between those two years, the blog says.

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With the U.S. economy recovering faster than usual, U.S. suppliers are struggling to keep up, a report from Fox Business says. Supply disruptions and higher material costs for items in high demand are causing a build-up of problems, the report says. The prices for things like steel, aluminum and lumber have risen in concurrence with higher order volumes, and commodity supply chains have become inundated with mass order quantities.

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Two Austrian men have been arrested in Vienna for allegedly helping rogue Wirecard exec Jan Marsalek escape arrest after the payment company's downfall last year, The Financial Times (FT) reports. The two men were a former senior official with the Austrian secret service and a former right-wing MP. Both of them are accused of organized Marsalek's escape to Belarus last summer.

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Rustic Deco has rolled out its new B2B wholesale furniture website, according to a press release. The site, at rusticdecob2b.com , will provide a company overview, registration instructions and wholesale portal access. It will give users access to Rustic Deco's lineup of wholesale-priced products, such as the company's line of vintage industrial furniture and decor, the release stated.

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Software giant SAP Hong Kong and consulting powerhouse Deloitte have partnered on an offering they say provides substantial benefits to businesses engaged in cross-border trade, according to a press release. SAP Global Trade Services — or GTS — "help enterprises navigate a more complex and turbulent trade environment," the companies stated in the release.

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Business software maker Cygnet Infotech has updated its FACE ( Financial Accounting Comprehensive and Easy ) accounting software platform, according to a published report. The update to the FACE offering comes 19 months after the offering debuted, the report stated. Cygnet Infotech promotes FACE as a product that handles not only conventional accounting processes, but also provides specialized handling of challenges around goods and services taxes.

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Digital payments company Payoneer is in talks to go public via a business combination with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp., Bloomberg reported. The blank-check company has started discussions to bring in new investment to help with a deal that could value the merged firm at over $2.5 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source.

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Israel on Sunday (Jan. 24) ordered an end to all passenger flights to and from the country beginning Monday (Jan. 25), Israel time, and continuing through the end of the month, in a bid to slow the arrival of new mutations of COVID-19, according to a joint press release from the Prime Minister's Office , the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.

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