Economy

Economy
The Economic Warning Sign Hiding Behind White-Collar Layoffs
December 30, 2025

White-collar layoffs at firms like McKinsey and Amazon grab headlines for their implications about artificial intelligence and tariff pressures replacing plum jobs. But there’s another canary in the economic coal mine. What PYMNTS Intelligence calls the Labor Economy® — the roughly 60 million warehouse packers,...

Economy
Bank of America CEO Predicts Tariffs Will Ease in 2026
December 29, 2025

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is forecasting an easing of tariff-related tensions next year. 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,...

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Jobless Claims Decline by 10,000 Amid ‘No Hire, No Fire’ Labor Market
December 24, 2025

There was a decline in initial claims for unemployment together with an increase in insured employment last week. 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...

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2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy
December 24, 2025

By year-end, one conclusion from PYMNTS Intelligence’s The Certainty Project series is hard to miss: Uncertainty rarely arrives as a single shock. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Prediction Markets Leveraged CFTC Oversight to Go Mainstream in 2025
December 23, 2025

Who could’ve predicted the run that prediction markets have had in 2025? 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 Today. By...

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Consumer Spending Boosts US Economic Growth as Confidence Dips
December 23, 2025

Two new sets of data show consumers are spending strongly but not feeling confident. 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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Tariffs and Missing Data Push Product Leaders Into Crisis Mode
December 22, 2025

U.S. middle-market companies are making high-stakes decisions with less visibility and less time, as tariffs collide with delayed economic data and cooling demand, forcing product leaders into defensive mode. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Affordability Rewrites the Household Balance Sheet
December 19, 2025

Rising prices are reshaping not just household budgets but the financial relationship between generations. 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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Coinbase Teams With Kalshi to Offer Prediction Market Access
December 18, 2025

Coinbase has become the latest financial platform to enter the prediction market game. 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 Today. By...