Connected Economy

Connected Economy
Blue Water Bets $50M That Big Ships Will Go Driverless Too
September 08, 2025

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Dynamic Pricing Scores With FIFA World Cup Tickets
September 05, 2025

Dynamic pricing is having a dynamic week. On one hand, it has moved further into the mainstream, with FIFA confirming that tickets for the 2026 World Cup will fluctuate with demand. At the same time, California lawmakers killed two bills targeting algorithmic price-setting and narrowed...

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Gen Z Turns Daily Life Into 425 Digital Days a Month
September 03, 2025

For Gen Z, the internet is not a destination but an ambient, invisible and omnipresent environment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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MongoDB and Snowflake Lead Tech Rally as Wall Street Slips
September 01, 2025

Headed into the Labor Day weekend, the CE 100 Index managed to post a 0.5% gain, in contrast to the slides seen across all broader benchmarks such as the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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10 Years Later, Platforms Still Define the Connected Economy
August 27, 2025

In 2016, David Evans and Richard Schmalensee published the Harvard Business School Press book, Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms. The book explained what made platforms work, why so many failed, and why the ones that got it right reshaped entire industries. It gave...

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Furniture.com Shifts From Aggregator to Marketplace With AI Agents  
August 25, 2025

Buying furniture online these days is about as easy as hauling a sofa up a flight of stairs. Consumers browse multiple tabs, track shipping timelines in spreadsheets and screenshot products to consult with partners before finally making a purchase. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CE 100 Gains 2.1% as Dayforce Goes Private
August 25, 2025

The CE 100 Index gained 2.1%, as all pillars were in the green, an event not seen in several weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Payments and AI Deals Push Tencent, Mastercard Stocks Higher
August 18, 2025

The CE 100 Index outpaced all benchmarks, with a big boost from the Be Well segment, where a key component got a thumbs up from famed value investor Warren Buffett. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Shopify’s Surge, Peloton’s Pivot Keep CE 100 in Growth Mode
August 11, 2025

The earnings reports continue to roll in, and for the past week, quarterly revenues and management commentary about the state of lending and spending were front and center for the CE 100 Index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...