Earnings season is nearing its end, and in a week that saw 10 of 11 of the pillars in the CE 100 Index gain ground, management continued to take note of resilient consumer spending, while at the same time asserting that the current and future...
Earnings season rolls on. For the CE 100 Index — which saw uniform gains across all pillars — quarterly reports and management commentary on earnings calls drove stock performance this past week. The overall tone of the calls touched on uncertainty, and on shifts in...
Companies in the FinTech sector are making inroads into the telecom world. That’s according to a report Sunday (May 4) by the Financial Times (FT), pegged to the recent announcement from neobank Revolut that it was launching a mobile service. As covered here last week,...
Samsung led the global smartphone market in the first quarter as the market recorded slight year-over-year growth of 0.2%, global technology market analyst firm Canalys said in a Wednesday (April 30) press release. Samsung shipped 60.5 million units during the quarter, while its nearest competitors...
Technology companies Meta, Spotify, Match Group and Garmin have founded a lobbying group that said it will “combat anti-competitive practices by smartphone platform owners.” The Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience (CCME) will advocate for hardware and software interoperability, a level playing field in the...
Earnings season’s in full swing, and it’s helping to sway the fortunes of the CE 100 Index, which was up 5.9% through the week. All pillars in the CE 100 index were higher, led by the work segment, which gathered 8.6%. Coursera shares, up 19.8%,...
The most impactful insights often emerge not from boardrooms or whiteboards but from direct conversations with customers. For today’s financial services, payments and digital economy leaders, these customer exchanges offer a critical compass for strategy, innovation and relationship management. This quarter’s edition of PYMNTS’ eBook,...
In the fields of the Midwest, the real impact of geopolitical maneuvering plays out in the price of corn, the strain on lending, and the razor-thin margins of America’s farmers. But before 2025’s tariffs ever became the flashpoint, American farmers were already steeling themselves for a...
The CE 100 Index barely budged in a holiday-shortened trading week, down 0.2%. Earnings continued to dominate the headlines, and six pillars were lower, while five gained marginal ground. United Healthcare Declines on Medicare Advantage Outlook Leading to the downside in the “Be Well” segment...