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Walmart starts cutting off Visa in Canada

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from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/walmart-starts-cutting-off-visa-in-canada/40764830

Bank perks: Free drinks, yoga and matchmaking

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Millennials are turning up to hang out with strangers at events sponsored by their online lender.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/this-lender-offers-free-drinks-yoga-and-matchmaking-with-its-loans/40761386

Made in Baltimore: Company shows off unique...

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It’s one thing to have a good idea. It’s another to make it a reality, but a southwest Baltimore manufacturing facility is doing just that.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/news/made-in-baltimore-company-shows-off-unique-inventions/40764536

A hot dog vendor outside Baltimore's court house...

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Brian Winfield has set up his hot dog cart on the corner of Holiday and Lexington streets — just outside of City Hall — during each day of the trials of the four officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. From the day that Officer William Porter’s trial started in December, to Wednesday’s not guilty verdict in the case of Lt. Brian Rice, Winfield has seen the number of protesters decrease — and the number of media members rise. Winfield said he believes people have started to grow tired…

It's Judgment Day for Marissa Mayer

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Almost four years to the day after Marissa Mayer was named CEO of Yahoo, she will receive what could be her final report card from Wall Street.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/its-judgment-day-for-marissa-mayer/40762098

These countries are losing millions of tourists...

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The world is a scary place… and several countries are becoming just too frightening for many tourists.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/these-countries-are-losing-millions-of-tourists-because-of-attacks/40761950

Four days of glitz and glam? Some Republican...

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Jay Bergman isn’t sure why he doesn’t want to be here.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/four-days-of-glitz-and-glam-some-republican-donors-say-no-thanks/40761932

Joe Flacco, the former face of First Mariner, to...

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M&T Bank said Monday that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will be the face of the bank’s new advertising campaign starting this fall. Flacco, who helped lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl 47 victory in 2013, will promote the Buffalo, N.Y.-based bank’s exclusive Ravens debit card and be featured in advertisements, signage and on a custom Joe Flacco debit card Alongside the advertising campaign, Flacco will also work with M&T to develop exclusive fan content on social media and community involvement…

Pokemon Go sends smartphone battery stock soaring

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Pokemon Go players have quickly learned that the game is a huge drain on their smartphone’s battery. But that may be great news for Zagg, a small maker of smartphone accessories.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/pokemon-go-sends-smartphone-battery-stock-soaring/40761926

WOW Air begins low-cost service from BWI to...

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If you are looking to head to Scotland this summer, WOW Air might be offering a good enough deal to get you there sooner rather than later. WOW Air, a low-cost Icelandic airline, begun service Saturday out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Edinburg Airport. The flights are available for as low as $189 one way and will go through Reykjavik, Iceland, on the way to Scotland. Flights from BWI to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, will depart twice a week on Tuesdays…