Homer’s Economy Ran on Oxen, Wine and Trust

Homer’s Economy Ran on Oxen, Wine and Trust
Homer’s Economy Ran on Oxen, Wine and Trust
August 08, 2026  |  Economy

Odysseus had no Visa, no Venmo and no helpful fraud alert from Ithaca National Bank warning that a palace full of unfamiliar men was charging...

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Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Surges Past $350 Million
Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Surges Past $350 Million
August 07, 2026  |  Investments

Legal artificial intelligence (AI) startup Harvey is in talks to raise $500 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, including the investment, The Information reported Friday (Aug. 7), citing...

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CarParts.com and CarGurus Turn Proprietary Data Into Moats
CarParts.com and CarGurus Turn Proprietary Data Into Moats
August 07, 2026  |  Earnings

CarParts.com and CarGurus are each leveraging their own proprietary data to differentiate their platforms from competitors, executives at the two companies said in their Thursday (Aug. 6) earnings...

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Consumers Cut Extras as Credit Card Debt Nears a Record
Consumers Cut Extras as Credit Card Debt Nears a Record
August 07, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The June credit report indicates that the checkout total can keep rising even when the consumer’s financial cushion is getting thinner. Get the Full Story...

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AI Is Bringing Retailers Their Best Customers but Not Closing the Sale
AI Is Bringing Retailers Their Best Customers but Not Closing the Sale
August 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retailers this quarter are reporting where artificial intelligence has actually changed how consumers shop, and where it has not. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility
QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility
August 07, 2026  |  Retail

QVC Group, the live social shopping company whose brands include QVC and HSN, emerged from bankruptcy with its debt reduced by more than $5 billion,...

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Splitit and 1stMILE Unlock Card-Linked Installments for Auto Repairs
Splitit and 1stMILE Unlock Card-Linked Installments for Auto Repairs
August 07, 2026  |  BNPL

Automotive service providers that use 1stMILE’s automotive commerce platform can now offer their customers Splitit’s flexible point-of-sale installment payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Social Engineering Scam Breaches Levi Strauss Company Files
Social Engineering Scam Breaches Levi Strauss Company Files
August 07, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Levi Strauss & Co. has disclosed that an unauthorized third party accessed company files through a social engineering scam, according to the company’s Friday (Aug. 7) filing with the Securities and...

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Wall Street’s New Cybersecurity Threat Starts With a Phone Call
Wall Street’s New Cybersecurity Threat Starts With a Phone Call
August 07, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

As banks and investment firms move more operations into cloud-based identity platforms, collaboration suites and SaaS ecosystems, attackers are no longer trying to breach the...

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