Data Dive
Walmart Makes Cash Cheap, Banks Balk At Bitcoin And Startups Struggle To Profit
May 01, 2017

Last week, earnings managed to steal the front and center show. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks and MoneyGram all dropped their latest round of performance data on the markets — and investors and analysts were exuberant and/or terrified, depending on how closely those results conformed...

IPO
Carvana Stock Falls Short On First Day Of IPO
May 01, 2017

Carvana Co., a leading eCommerce platform for buying used cars, saw its shares fall 16 percent on the first day of its initial public offering (IPO). According to Barron’s, the stock was down $2.33, or almost 16 percent, at $12.67, below its IPO price of $15....

Artificial Intelligence
Tencent To Open Seattle AI Research Lab
May 01, 2017

Chinese internet giant Tencent, which just last month passed Wells Fargo to become the world’s tenth most valuable public company, recently announced a play that looks to boost the company’s AI prowess. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Stock Index
Synchrony Financial Stock Takes The Plunge
May 01, 2017

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Apple
Apple’s $250B Cash Hoard
May 01, 2017

When Apple comes out with earnings later this week, it is widely expected to report that its cash on hand has met and exceeded the quarter of a trillion dollars mark. In perspective, that is more cash on hand than the market cap of Walmart...

News
FTC Gives Dollar General Approval To Buy Dollar Express Stores
May 01, 2017

Dollar General got approval from the Federal Trade Commission to purchase more than 300 Dollar Express stores across 36 states. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Real Estate
Home Ownership Outpaces Rental For First Time In Decade
May 01, 2017

Signs indicate that U.S. buyers are feeling more optimistic about the housing market and the economy at large. 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...

Security & Fraud
Netflix Show Leaked, Other Studios’ Content Up For Ransom
May 01, 2017

Even as Netflix and other media companies invest internally in the latest cybersecurity, services at outside entities remain at risk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Business
Airbnb Adds Business Travel Search
May 01, 2017

Airbnb just made a new move to push into the business travel sector. 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....