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Apple App Store breaks record, earns $386m in a day in 2020
Apple says that amount of dough is a record and up 16% year-over-year. 'We introduced several exciting new experiences for our customers, all while setting the standard for user privacy and security, ' says Cue, echoing CEO Tim Cook's public commitment to improved and more secure privacy for the company's customers. [Full Article...]
Gold prices jumped by 5.5% in the first week of 2020

China, US set for new deal

Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law

IRS opens 2019 tax filing season for individual filers on January 27
HighRadius secured $125M in Series B from ICONIQ Capital, others
With this, the total funding raised by HighRadius stands at $175 million and is now valued at $1 billion and above, becoming the first startup in 2020 to enter the unicorn club. It says that HighRadius AI has processed more than $1.3 Tn in transactions. HighRadius is headquartered in Houston , Texas with Hyderabad mainly being its operational space in India. [Full Article...]
Tensions between Iran and U.S. lessen after Iran's weak retaliation

Budget 2020: PM Modi meets economists on growth, jobs, $5 trillion economy
The prime minister often seeks suggestions from people on various issues. He also tagged the Finance Ministry - "FinMinIndia looks forward to your suggestions for the #UnionBudget2020 which will be presented in the Parliament in the upcoming session", he said. [Full Article...]