The CE 100 Index was hit hard by the Friday market meltdown that snared stocks in the wake of the threat of new tariffs against China. As widely reported, President Donald Trump has threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese imports. The news sent markets lower...
Some Volkswagen models in Brazil will be equipped with a customized payment infrastructure from Nuvei. Through a partnership with Volkswagen Brazil, Nuvei will provide this solution that will enable the automaker to offer subscription-based connectivity services through an integrated app in its multimedia system, the...
The CE 100 Index barely budged this past week, gaining a relatively slight 0.1% as six segments lost ground, and five pillars moved ahead. The Have Fun segment led the declining segments, sliding 4%. DraftKings gave up 16.7%. Financial sites such as Bloomberg reported last...
Retailers already face an uphill battle managing inflation, tariff-driven price shifts and the looming holiday rush. Now comes another challenge: learning a new language. It’s the language of agents. As Mirakl Americas CEO Scott Eckert explained to PYMNTS’ Karen Webster in a Monday Conversation, agents...
The CE 100 Index lost 1.5%, as broad-based losses were a hallmark of trading throughout the week and into the end of the third quarter. Only one of the 11 pillars tracked by PYMNTS, the Be Well segment, gained ground, up 1.7%, where McKesson shares...
As they should, companies in all business verticals are asking some tough questions about agentic AI. Those questions defined the past week in the Prompt Economy™ as various thought leadership articles articulated the promise, fears and doubts around agentic AI. One of the most dramatic...
The CE 100 Index gained 2.3% during the week when the Fed cut interest rates for the first time this year. The index handily outpaced general market gains. The Work segment led the way, adding 5.4%. Within that segment, shares of CrowdStrike Holdings surged 15.2%...
The CE 100 Index managed to tack on a slight 0.4%, trailing all broader benchmarks, as a majority of pillars finished in the green. Oracle shares rocketed 25.5%, pushing the Work segment ahead by more than 1.1%. Oracle reported strong Q1 FY26 results, with revenue...
North Carolina has launched what it calls the country’s first in-vehicle toll payment pilot program. This initiative, announced by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) Thursday (Sept. 11), is being carried out in partnership with Volvo and Mastercard. According to the NCTA’s announcement, the program lets Volvo drivers pay tolls directly through...