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Labor Economy Sentiment Falls Even as Broader Consumer Confidence Rises

Labor Economy Sentiment Falls Even as Broader Consumer Confidence Rises
Labor Economy Sentiment Falls Even as Broader Consumer Confidence Rises
January 27, 2026  |  Economy

The job market’s surface calm is masking deeper instability, and for millions of hourly workers, that uncertainty is already reshaping how, and how much, they...

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95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
January 27, 2026  |  Social Commerce

Influencer marketing has become a routine part of shopping, but its real power lies less in persuasion and more in starting the process. Get the...

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Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
January 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

 By most headline measures, 2025 looks like a year where crypto crime exploded. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Grocery Spending Moves Online as Affordability Concerns Rise
Grocery Spending Moves Online as Affordability Concerns Rise
January 26, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending continues to move fluidly across digital and physical channels, but groceries are emerging as one of the clearest signals of where financial pressure...

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Governance Helps Agentic AI Move Faster Inside Companies
Governance Helps Agentic AI Move Faster Inside Companies
January 26, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Enthusiasm leads to execution, which leads to results. That’s the equation that usually signals an integration of technology into an enterprise — and agentic AI...

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26% Seek New Credit Cards to Build or Improve Credit Scores
26% Seek New Credit Cards to Build or Improve Credit Scores
January 26, 2026  |  Credit Cards

A growing share of Americans are making credit decisions before they ever fill out an application, and many of those decisions are based on assumptions...

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FIS Moves Payments From Checkout to Intelligence Layer
FIS Moves Payments From Checkout to Intelligence Layer
January 26, 2026  |  Opinion

The convergence of payments, loyalty and digital wallets has created opportunities to reimagine the entire shopping journey, FIS Global Head of Payment Networks David Keenan...

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Capital One Acquisition of Brex Signals Shift in Commercial Card Issuance
Capital One Acquisition of Brex Signals Shift in Commercial Card Issuance
January 23, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Capital One’s acquisition of Brex, announced Thursday (Jan. 22), signals that the economics and mechanics of commercial card issuance are changing. Get the Full Story...

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Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
January 23, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Xers’ new round of penny-pinching could be bad news for consumer spending and the economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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