Editor’s Picks

Target Launches Line of Ready-to-Drink Tipples to Lure Cocktail Crowd
Target Launches Line of Ready-to-Drink Tipples to Lure Cocktail Crowd
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

As Target looks to drive sales in the face of consumers’ inflation concerns, the retailer is turning its focus to its own brands. The company...

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Chewy’s Act of Kindness Goes Viral and Serves as a Lesson in Loyalty
Chewy’s Act of Kindness Goes Viral and Serves as a Lesson in Loyalty
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

For an out-of-pocket cost of maybe $50, a random act of kindness has earned online pet supply retailer Chewy millions in positive PR while standing...

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UK’s Digital Strategy Is to Be the Anti-EU Regulator
UK’s Digital Strategy Is to Be the Anti-EU Regulator
June 16, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. government has used the London Tech Week that is taking place this week as the platform to unveil a series of proposals that...

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CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
June 16, 2022  |  BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a blog post on Wednesday, June 15, indicating that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders and Nationwide Consumer...

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Robinhood’s Cash Pile Eroding as Shares Slide to New Lows 
Robinhood’s Cash Pile Eroding as Shares Slide to New Lows 
June 16, 2022  |  Investments

The pandemic-driven heyday is over for no-fee online stock trading startup Robinhood, whose market value is eroding as quickly as the cash on its balance...

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Bain-Led, $350M Funding Round Signals Next-Gen Food Delivery Has Arrived
Bain-Led, $350M Funding Round Signals Next-Gen Food Delivery Has Arrived
June 15, 2022  |  Investments

As consumers increasingly expect to get their needs met on demand, food delivery is evolving beyond the aggregator. Wonder, for one, the mobile restaurant startup...

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Is Tether Stablecoin Due for $80B Day of Reckoning?
Is Tether Stablecoin Due for $80B Day of Reckoning?
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tether’s day of reckoning could be approaching, and if the top stablecoin issuer cannot calm years-long doubts about the state of the cash reserves backing...

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PayPal Answers Apple with BNPL Expansion
PayPal Answers Apple with BNPL Expansion
June 15, 2022  |  BNPL

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) space is relatively young. And a greenfield opportunity would, seemingly, invite a broad range of players, large and small,...

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Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
Crypto Crisis Evokes 1998 Hedge Fund Crash that Crippled Market
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When a top investor with a deep hedge fund background says the tumbling cryptocurrency market is starting to feel “a little bit like a Long...

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