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Today In Data: Q1 Industry Wins And Losses
May 19, 2017

Despite major shifts in the ways people spend money, many heavyweights saw positive movement this quarter, with investors and shareholders alike demonstrating their confidence with their dollars. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
Hacker Tracker: WannaCry
May 19, 2017

Last weekend, a major ransomware attack affected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries across the globe. 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...

Earnings
Ross Beats Analysts Expectations For Q1
May 19, 2017

Investors were pleased with the results out of discount retailer Ross as earnings results hit the wires yesterday. Share were up more than 3 percent after earnings results on the top and bottom line came out ahead of, or in line with, analyst expectations. Get...

International
Alibaba Growth Spurt Is Promising, Yet Portentous
May 19, 2017

Alibaba is getting consumers to spend more money online, and that would appear to be a good thing for the Chinese eCommerce giant, which provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer, and business-to-business sales services via web portals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Q1 Delivers More Good News Than Bad For New York & Co.
May 19, 2017

The bad news is, New York & Co.’s comp store sales and revenue are down as the company shifts strategies and moves more business online. The good news is, eCommerce sales are up and gross margin reached its highest level in the first quarter since...

Retail
Data Enablers: Triad Tailors Ad Experience
May 19, 2017

Advertising only works when the right eyes see the product. The experts at Triad Retail Media are there to make sure that happens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Walmart Q1 Earnings Beat, eCommerce Skyrockets
May 19, 2017

Shares of retail giant Walmart got a 3 percent boost yesterday following the release of Q1 earnings that beat the Street. But the real beat for the largely brick-and-mortar retailer lay in how it has managed not just weather the eCommerce storm, but how it...

Retail
Gap Inc. In Earnings Beat
May 19, 2017

Shares of global retailer Gap Inc. rose some 4 percent in after-hours trading following the company’s earnings release for the first quarter of fiscal 2017. It was largely a beat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Tracker: WannaCry Doesn’t Pay
May 19, 2017

It’s been a rocky week for bitcoin — and we don’t just mean in terms of price. 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...