Twitter’s iconic bird logo could soon fly the coop. Owner Elon Musk said Sunday (July 23) that the social media platform would soon swap the blue bird that’s been its symbol since its inception to an “X.” “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight,...
In-person events are a thing now, with COVID-19 in our rear-view mirror. But with consumers celebrating occasions together once more, why are Champagne sales down? Whether the pandemic has played a role in this shift, or if younger generations are emphasizing health and wellness over...
Younger consumers — Gen Z and millennials among them — boosted American Express’ results, as disclosed on Friday (July 21). But beyond the confines of an earnings report, the continued embrace of the cards out in the field in a landscape where 73% of millennials...
Regional banks are still facing a variety of pressures, but in terms of deposits they are doing better than they were three months ago. Second-quarter results released this week showed that many regional lenders’ deposits were stable or higher than they were in the first...
As food inflation continues indefinitely, grocery shoppers continue to seek savings, abandoning previous favorite brands and retailers in favor of the best deals. Amid these shifts, traditional grocers are struggling to hold onto their share in the face of increasing competition from mega-retailers and discounters....
Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, said Friday (July 21) that overseas users of the platform can now link Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and Discover cards to their mobile...
This week in payments saw the SEC weigh in on artificial intelligence (AI), the long-awaited debut of the FedNow instant payments rail to mixed reviews, and payment processor Block taking on major credit card issuers over fees. On the AI front, in a Monday (July...
British consumers’ purchases rose by 0.7% in June after increasing just 0.1% in May. Month-over-month retail sales volumes in the United Kingdom increased across all the main sectors except for automotive fuel, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday (July 21). By sector, the sales...
Threads’ user engagement reportedly continued to decline in the second week since its launch. The average time iOS and Android users spend on the Meta-owned social media app has decreased to four minutes from 19 minutes shortly after launch, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (July 21),...
