Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle/Fizzle
What Hit — And Missed — In 2016
December 30, 2016

When it comes down to writing year-in-review roundups about what surged and what didn’t in any given year, the challenge is always in not omitting something important or miscategorizing something entirely. One man’s sizzle can be another man’s fizzle after all. Get the Full Story...

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Holiday Shopping, Old School, Desktop Included
December 23, 2016

Deck the halls with shopping via desktop? Consumers ride high, sizzling in fact, no matter the hardware they've been using to buy last-minute gifts. But all is not sizzling, as currency snafus abroad prove, and closer to home, hackers look for new ways to bring...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Déjà Yahoo All Over Again
December 16, 2016

What’s hitting – and missing this week?  We’ve got it all here. 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...

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Starbucks Sizzles, Sears Fizzles And Pixel Shows Sizzle Potential
December 09, 2016

Starbucks had a big week with expansion plans and bots, while Sears saw its bottom line losses grow by 65 percent (!) year over year. And Google's Pixel looks like it is picking up some steam. It might not have really "trounced" the iPhone on...

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle
December 02, 2016

With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant and chipper, even, when it comes to opening the purse strings. The latest U.S. personal consumption data sizzled. Want tax...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: The Day After The Turkey Edition
November 25, 2016

Stocks roared, while India’s well-meaning currency revamp hit numerous stumbles. While you work off the turkey and shake off the family squabbles, here’s this week’s Sizzles and Fizzles.

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Banks Stocks Sizzle, Tech Stocks Fizzle and Target Straddles The Line
November 18, 2016

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Banks Sizzle, CFPB Fizzles And Snapchat Turns An Old Dud Into Holiday Retail’s New Stud
November 11, 2016

Before we get into the the sizzles and fizzles of the week — a shout-out to the nation’s pollsters. 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...

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Task Forces Fizzle, AI Sizzles And Twitter Trips Over Earnings
October 28, 2016

Earnings, earnings everywhere and some a stock to sink. That’s the case if you’re Twitter, or Amazon, or Apple. If you’re a tech chip giant, the future shines like a newly-minted smart chip. If you’re into mobile, Google offers a bright spot. If watching paint dry is the...