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Warby of X: Helix Sleep Brings Science To Mattress Buying
February 09, 2017

Buying a mattress can typically be a much-needed yet burdensome purchase. 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 completing...

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Facebook Sizzles, Stocks Fizzle And Corporate America Proves We Can Be Friends
February 03, 2017

Amid earnings season, it’s tough to keep track of who is up and who is down. The stock market is a scorecard, redone on a daily basis. But if you want to play the long game, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with its latest quarterly results, and, via Ant Financial, buying MoneyGram for a U.S. push. Now, if only malls in the...

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London’s Coming FinServe Fizzle?
January 20, 2017

London's bridge (to the EU) is falling down, but perhaps not completely.  And lest you think Brexit is the biggest Fizzle of them all, think about the hot water Navient must navigate, having fleeced student loan borrowers.  But if you're commuting to work, at least...

Warby Of X: Surprise Ride, The Warby Parker Of Toys
January 19, 2017

It seems as though children are stuck like glue to digital devices. Many parents admit it. They say, “We didn’t grow up that way,” but they aren’t sure how to pull their kids away from those screens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Amazon Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Department Stores’ Winter Of Discontent
January 13, 2017

It’s a Shakespearean drama, in a sense — a winter of discontent that bedevils department stores to the point of teetering on the very brink of existence. The Shakespearean part is, in essence, an arc: Department stores had a glorious rise and peak and now are...

Warby Of X: Foot Cardigan, Clever Socks At Your Doorstep
January 12, 2017

For a company to stand on its “own two feet,” a lot of factors are at play. But when the company is a sock subscription service, those — and many more — feet matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Bitcoin Gets Bitten
January 06, 2017

What happens when you cross a psychological barrier? If you’re bitcoin, you see a huge spike above the $1,00o price level and then a break below that threshold. The yo-yo effect must be dizzying for investors. But even while the merits of cryptocurrency get debated...

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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers
January 02, 2017

Holy moly, 2016 was quite a year. Month to month, PYMNTS.com follows the innovation that’s reshaping the payments and commerce ecosystem. As 2016 wrapped up, we looked back at some of the bigger stories and headlines as told inside the pages of the 114 editions...