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Retail Sales jump 1.7%, but “Digital Shift” masks a dying Main Street

Advance estimates show March sales hit $752.1 billion, but the growth is almost entirely captured by “Non-store” retailers, up 10.1% year-over-year… Food services and drinking places saw a tepid 2.4% gain, failing to keep pace with the 3.3% CPI, meaning “real” restaurant traffic is actually down… Consumers are spending 5.1% more than last year, but …

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Warning bell for small businesses: Blue Owl freezes $1.7 billion retail credit fund, private lending stress hits $3 trillion market

Crypto Rover @cryptorover 🚨BIG WARNING: THE FIRST MAJOR DOMINO HAS FALLEN. Today, Blue Owl Capital announced that it permanently halted redemptions for Blue Owl Capital Corp II (OBDC II), its $1.7 billion private credit fund aimed at retail investors. And this is not a small thing. Blue Owl Capital is a major alternative asset manager …

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CRYPTO ASSETS LOSE $1.7 TRILLION IN VALUE

(Bloomberg) — Almost half a trillion dollars has been wiped off cryptocurrencies in less than a week as a selloff led by Bitcoin accelerated. Total crypto market value has slumped by $467.6 billion since Jan. 29, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin on Tuesday tumbled to its lowest level since US President Donald Trump won re-election …

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Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America

NEW: Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America pic.twitter.com/wz94woOad9 — Shashank Mattoo (@MattooShashank) November 12, 2025 Also embedded in Budget 2025 is a headline-grabbing talent-attraction measure: an accelerated permanent-residence pathway for holders of U.S. H-1B specialty-occupation visas. Details released on Nov 4 confirm Ottawa’s intent to build on …

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