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Grocery Stores To Starve For Profits?
September 12, 2016

The grocery sector may be in for a few lean months, if not years. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Tough To Find Good Help These Days?
September 08, 2016

The U.S. job market has lots of openings, but not for lack of effort in trying to fill them. 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...

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The Taming Of The Slew (Of Data, That Is)
July 18, 2016

Data is unstructured gold. For retailers, the key is to be agile enough — in a constant dialogue between marketing and IT departments — to analyze that data in real time. Synchrony Financial, in a new whitepaper, discusses the way data should be visualized and...

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US Businesses’ June Growth Up 172K Jobs
July 08, 2016

In the United States, companies added 172,000 jobs in June, The New York Times reported on Thursday (July 7), and this indicates that hiring may been on the mend after slowdowns in April and May. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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No Go For June Rate Hike On Bumpy Jobs Report
June 06, 2016

To paraphrase some thoughts that ran earlier in this space: rate hike, no rate hike, now rate hike, nope rate hike? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Square Slips, Satoshi Hides (Again) And Prosper Shrinks
May 09, 2016

Two big segments of the world made news last week: politics and payments. And although there is no shortage of controversy about the former, we thought we’d stick with the latter, where there was more than enough drama to go around. Get the Full Story...

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Square’s Payments Volume Surges — But Losses Widen
May 06, 2016

Down 12 percent in the wake of earnings results, Square’s stock is taking a linear path downward. 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...

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Green Dot’s Prepaid Growth Boosts Earnings
May 05, 2016

Green Dot reported earnings of $0.78 per share, beating the average analyst estimate of $0.70 a share. In addition, the firm stated that it showed $228 million on the top line, better than the $213 million that consensus held for the metric. Get the Full Story Complete...

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TransFirst Acquisition Boosts TSYS’ 2016 Guidance
April 27, 2016

TSYS said Tuesday (April 26) night that it had adjusted profit of $0.66 a share, up 22 percent year over year, which was $0.04 better than The Street. The latest bottom line beat came even as the firm missed top line estimates, coming in at about...