Bitcoin Tracker | Week 44
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 44
October 10, 2014  |  Bitcoin

The big bitcoin crash of 2014. That was last weekend and this week. Economist David Evans wrote a piece that put it in context. After...

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Icahn’s Ten Key Points About Apple
Icahn’s Ten Key Points About Apple
October 10, 2014  |  Apple Pay

Investor extraordinaire Carl Icahn sees Apple Pay as one of several factors that is going to propel the Apple and its new iPhones. In a...

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Amazon Gets Physical (Storefront)
Amazon Gets Physical (Storefront)
October 10, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Experimenting with opening its first brick-and-mortar, Amazon has taken over a 12-story building in the heart of the most famous shopping district in the U.S.,...

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Icahn Gets Apple Pay Math Wrong
Icahn Gets Apple Pay Math Wrong
October 10, 2014  |  Apple Pay

It’s way above my pay grade to weigh in on Carl Icahn’s proposal to Apple to accelerate its share buybacks. But the letter made for good reading,...

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Gap CEO Giving Up His Role
Gap CEO Giving Up His Role
October 09, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

It’s not easy selling jeans. With the release of a round of disappointing sales figures, GAP CEO Glen Murphy has announced that he is stepping...

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Banks Aggressively Push Peer-to-Peer Loans
Banks Aggressively Push Peer-to-Peer Loans
October 09, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Bidding for peer-to-peer loans has become highly competitive, as small banks have joined fast-money and retail investors searching online marketplaces for the strongest and highest-yielding...

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