December Labor Economy Wage Gains Could Add $32 Billion to GDP, Even as Worker Confidence Lags

December Labor Economy Wage Gains Could Add $32 Billion to GDP, Even as Worker Confidence Lags
December Labor Economy Wage Gains Could Add $32 Billion to GDP, Even as Worker Confidence...
January 23, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

“Wage to Wallet™ Index: The Divided Recovery: Labor Economy Workers Face an Uncertain 2026” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments. This...

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Amazon to Cut 14,000 Corporate Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs
Amazon to Cut 14,000 Corporate Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs
January 22, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon reportedly plans to start laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as soon as Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Affirm and Esusu to Launch Flexible Payment Option for Renters
Affirm and Esusu to Launch Flexible Payment Option for Renters
January 22, 2026  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has partnered with FinTech company Esusu to enable some people to pay their rent in two installments, CNBC...

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Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search
Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search
January 22, 2026  |  Google

A federal judge in California has allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google to move forward, keeping legal pressure on the default-search payments that steer...

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Citi Analysts Say Ethereum Transaction Trends Suggest ‘Address Poisoning’ Scams
Citi Analysts Say Ethereum Transaction Trends Suggest ‘Address Poisoning’ Scams
January 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A recent pattern of transactions on the decentralized blockchain network ethereum suggests that scammers have launched an “address poisoning” campaign, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 22),...

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Capital One Targets $2T in Business Payments With Brex Buy
Capital One Targets $2T in Business Payments With Brex Buy
January 22, 2026  |  Earnings

Capital One paired its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday (Jan. 22) with the announcement of its acquisition of Brex, positioning the deal as a structural move...

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Anthropic Says Most Gen AI Use Still Involves Human Oversight
Anthropic Says Most Gen AI Use Still Involves Human Oversight
January 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Predictions about generative artificial intelligence (AI) often focus on extremes, from mass job displacement to sweeping productivity gains. New usage-level data from Anthropic offers a...

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Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
January 22, 2026  |  Google

A week after adding a new Personal Intelligence feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini, Google has expanded the feature to AI Mode in Google Search. Get...

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Bank of America and Citi Consider Offering Credit Cards With 10% Interest Rate
Bank of America and Citi Consider Offering Credit Cards With 10% Interest Rate
January 22, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Bank of America and Citigroup are reportedly considering offering credit cards with a 10% interest rate in response to President Donald Trump’s demand for a cap on rates. Get...

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