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37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool

37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool
37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool
February 12, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The novelty phase of conversational artificial intelligence has officially ended, giving way to a more formidable market phase: structural reliance. While nearly half of U.S....

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Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
February 12, 2026  |  SMBs

A growing share of retail small businesses are not planning for the next downturn so much as financing their way through the next week, and...

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Smart Manufacturers Redesign Plants to Unlock AI Gains
Smart Manufacturers Redesign Plants to Unlock AI Gains
February 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Manufacturers racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) are often experiencing an uncomfortable reality: productivity declines before gains materialize. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
February 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Tradition is as tradition does. And traditionally, in many finance organizations, fraud protection has lived in the same mental bucket as insurance premiums and audit...

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Stable Jobless Rate Masks Rise in Side Gigs and Involuntary Part-Time Work
Stable Jobless Rate Masks Rise in Side Gigs and Involuntary Part-Time Work
February 11, 2026  |  Economy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January employment report, released Wednesday (Feb. 11), delivered the kind of headline that suggests calm. Payrolls rose by 130,000 and...

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Shopify Leans Into AI Commerce as Profit Pressure Mounts
Shopify Leans Into AI Commerce as Profit Pressure Mounts
February 11, 2026  |  Earnings

The eCommerce landscape is changing, and infrastructure platforms like Shopify are at the center of this shift. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Provident Bank Says Strategy Focused on Simplicity Over Shiny Tech
Provident Bank Says Strategy Focused on Simplicity Over Shiny Tech
February 11, 2026  |  Digital Banking

Scott Hurlbert’s clearest reminder that customer experience is still personal came through a text from his daughter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Skadden Partners Explain the Legal and Strategic Future of Acquihiring in AI
Skadden Partners Explain the Legal and Strategic Future of Acquihiring in AI
February 11, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Watch more: TechREG With Skadden’s Kenneth B. Schwartz, Ingrid Vandenborre, Christopher M. Barlow Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PYMNTS Study Finds CFOs Turn to Agentic AI for Savings and Cash Flow
PYMNTS Study Finds CFOs Turn to Agentic AI for Savings and Cash Flow
February 11, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

What if a way to track, forecast and model cash, credit, debt and investments could make your company smarter and stronger? What if the corporate...

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