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Weekly Stock Tally Shows Big Tech Up and Banks Down

Weekly Stock Tally Shows Big Tech Up and Banks Down
Weekly Stock Tally Shows Big Tech Up and Banks Down
September 08, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Payment names led to the downside this past week, shortened by the Labor Day holiday, as the CE 100 Index gave up 0.2%. Six of...

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Gen Z Drives 46% of Online Health and Beauty Purchases
Gen Z Drives 46% of Online Health and Beauty Purchases
September 08, 2025  |  eCommerce

Consumers may be spending more of their retail dollars online, but the single biggest draw to brick-and-mortar stores isn’t groceries, clothes or electronics. It’s lipstick...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Say Job Prospects Are Dimming
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Say Job Prospects Are Dimming
September 05, 2025  |  Economy

Even before the latest job numbers were released on Friday (Sept. 5), PYMNTS Intelligence had been busy uncovering the ways in which various households—across income...

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Half of Stable Mid-Market Firms Use Credit as Growth Capital
Half of Stable Mid-Market Firms Use Credit as Growth Capital
September 05, 2025  |  Loans

Middle-market companies are caught between tariffs, interest rates and jittery supply chains, and how they borrow money says as much about their outlook as their...

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Opendoor and Affirm Move FinTech IPO Higher
Opendoor and Affirm Move FinTech IPO Higher
September 05, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

A trading week shortened by the Labor Day holiday brought slight gains to the FinTech IPO Index, which gained 0.5% overall. Get the Full Story...

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98% of Product Leaders See AI Reshaping Company Operations
98% of Product Leaders See AI Reshaping Company Operations
September 05, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

For transformation to succeed, it needs to move beyond hype to hard numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Dynamic Pricing Scores With FIFA World Cup Tickets
Dynamic Pricing Scores With FIFA World Cup Tickets
September 05, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Dynamic pricing is having a dynamic week. On one hand, it has moved further into the mainstream, with FIFA confirming that tickets for the 2026...

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Figure Technology Targets $2T Consumer Lending Market With Blockchain and AI  
Figure Technology Targets $2T Consumer Lending Market With Blockchain and AI  
September 04, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

Expanding access to credit remains one of the biggest challenges in consumer finance. Legacy systems continue to slow approvals, drive up costs, and limit access...

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Amazon Now Captures Nearly 10% Share of Overall Retail Spend
Amazon Now Captures Nearly 10% Share of Overall Retail Spend
September 04, 2025  |  Retail

The story of American retail over the past quarter-century has largely been a two-horse race. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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