Walmart Launches Startup Incubator — Store No. 8
Walmart Launches Startup Incubator — Store No. 8
March 21, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart is not messing around when it comes to playing eCommerce catch-up. And, as it turns out, the $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com was not...

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Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
March 21, 2017  |  Post-Election

The U.S. leisure and business travel sector is number one in the world, but President Trump’s immigration policies and a strong dollar is threatening to...

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Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
March 21, 2017  |  Retail

Given the impending takeover of speedy delivery from Amazon’s Prime membership program, it’s tough for a lot of other retailers to compete. Get the Full...

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Wells Fargo Retail Banking Data Shows Slow Down In New Customer Accounts
Wells Fargo Retail Banking Data Shows Slow Down In New Customer Accounts
March 21, 2017  |  Banking

Wells Fargo released its retail banking customer activity data for February 2017, and it shows the biggest drop in credit card applications since the bank’s scandal...

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Prosper Reports Surging Losses As Loan Volume Falls
Prosper Reports Surging Losses As Loan Volume Falls
March 21, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

In a filing Monday, Prosper has reported net losses for 2016 that have more than quadrupled — yet another sign that marketplace lending has a...

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House Of Fraser Pulls £29 Million From Tandem Investment
House Of Fraser Pulls £29 Million From Tandem Investment
March 21, 2017  |  Investments

House of Fraser’s Chinese owners pulled £29 million of a £35 million investment in London-based, app-only bank Tandem because of concerns that the Chinese government...

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Corporate Profits Forecasts For Q1 Starting To Dim
Corporate Profits Forecasts For Q1 Starting To Dim
March 21, 2017  |  Investments

The stock markets may have been rallying ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. election, but the outlook for corporate profits in the U.S. is...

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Samsung Launches Bixby, Says Its Better Than Other Virtual Assistants
Samsung Launches Bixby, Says Its Better Than Other Virtual Assistants
March 21, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Putting rumors to rest, Samsung Electronics announced Monday (March 20) the launch of Bixby, its virtual assistant aimed to take on Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s...

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In Corporate Treasury, Apps Are Out, APIs Are In
In Corporate Treasury, Apps Are Out, APIs Are In
March 21, 2017  |  B2B Payments

API technology isn’t new, but all of a sudden, the world of FinTech seems to be flocking to the tool as a way to expand the financial...

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