Consumer Spending

CDC Eyes Shortening COVID Quarantine Time In Hopes Of More Compliance
CDC Eyes Shortening COVID Quarantine Time In Hopes Of More Compliance
November 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing its recommendations for shorter quarantine times after potential COVID-19 exposure, The Wall Street Journal...

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FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B
FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B
November 24, 2020  |  Investments

FinTech Stripe is considering a funding round to value it higher than the $36 billion it got on its last round, Bloomberg reports. According to...

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China Expects Economy To Improve In 2021 As Region Sees Boost In Tourism
China Expects Economy To Improve In 2021 As Region Sees Boost In Tourism
November 24, 2020  |  International

Li Keqiang, Chinese premier, forecasts that the country could return to normal economic activity by next year, Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Consumers Gloomy Amid Slowing Growth, COVID-19 Numbers, Survey Finds 
Consumers Gloomy Amid Slowing Growth, COVID-19 Numbers, Survey Finds 
November 24, 2020  |  Economy

The Dow may just have crossed 30,000, but U.S. consumers are growing gloomier as a dark coronavirus winter settles in, as shown in a new...

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Restaurant Operators Face New Loyalty Demands
Restaurant Operators Face New Loyalty Demands
November 24, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Lettuce-wrap your mind around this: “There are 31.6 million consumers in the United States — 15.7 percent of the total — who are dining in...

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NRF: Online Holiday Sales To Jump 30 Pct As Consumer Spending Rises
NRF: Online Holiday Sales To Jump 30 Pct As Consumer Spending Rises
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) said it predicts retail sales across the U.S. will rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent over what they were...

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Dueling Outlooks Disagree About Discount-Driven Holiday Selling
Dueling Outlooks Disagree About Discount-Driven Holiday Selling
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

Nobel laureate Niels Bohr once quipped, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” If he thought physics predictions were tough, try 2020...

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Mastercard’s Vosburg: Trusted Intermediaries Will Drive Consumer Data Aggregation
Mastercard’s Vosburg: Trusted Intermediaries Will Drive Consumer Data Aggregation
November 23, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

There’s no shortage of consulting advice and press clippings that will state the importance of actionable data for companies as a selling, operational and marketing...

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Vaccine May Spark Inflation Jump As Consumers Spend More
Vaccine May Spark Inflation Jump As Consumers Spend More
November 22, 2020  |  Economy

Consumers freed by a COVID-19 vaccine from the last eight months of disease-related restrictions could unleash enough spending on services such as travel and dining...

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