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University of Michigan Says Trade Disputes and High Prices Squeeze Consumer Sentiment

University of Michigan Says Trade Disputes and High Prices Squeeze Consumer Sentiment
University of Michigan Says Trade Disputes and High Prices Squeeze Consumer Sentiment
September 28, 2026  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment slipped in September amid concerns about high prices and rekindled trade disputes, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. The survey’s...

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Virtual Cards Become the Permission Layer for Agent-Driven B2B Payments
Virtual Cards Become the Permission Layer for Agent-Driven B2B Payments
September 25, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Corporate cards provided a scalable answer to the question of who is allowed to spend company money. Virtual cards are taking that answer even further,...

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Fed Finds High-End Spending Holding as Household Strain Deepens
Fed Finds High-End Spending Holding as Household Strain Deepens
September 02, 2026  |  Economy

The American consumer is still spending, but the Federal Reserve’s latest survey makes it increasingly difficult to speak of all consumers as though they were...

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AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
August 31, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Economic pressure is incentivizing consumers more reason to compare the cost of a purchase, the possibility of financing behind it and the alternatives before committing....

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This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
August 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Most personal finance apps have worked the same way for years: a dashboard showing what a consumer spent. The actual decision, whether to cancel a...

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Payment Timing Uncertainty Is Costing CFOs Billions
Payment Timing Uncertainty Is Costing CFOs Billions
August 25, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The biggest opportunity for chief financial officers (CFOs) isn’t adding another day to pay. It’s eliminating the uncertainty inside the days they already have. Today’s...

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Tariff Refunds Turn Old B2B Invoices Into Claims on Cash
Tariff Refunds Turn Old B2B Invoices Into Claims on Cash
August 20, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The $100 billion U.S. tariff unwind isn’t just a legal exercise for enterprise firms; it’s exposing a crucial piece of B2B infrastructure. More than 40...

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One Dog’s Cancer Vaccine Just Became a Real Company
One Dog’s Cancer Vaccine Just Became a Real Company
August 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The story went viral in March: a Sydney tech entrepreneur used ChatGPT and computational genomics to help design a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine for his...

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