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From Water Breaks to Handshakes: How Prediction Markets Monetize the Mundane
From Water Breaks to Handshakes: How Prediction Markets Monetize the Mundane
February 28, 2026  |  The Weekender

In 2026, the hottest new asset isn’t an AI startup or a meme coin. It’s…a word. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
February 27, 2026  |  Retail

The TJX Companies plans to add 146 net new stores during its fiscal year 2027, which ends Jan. 31, 2027, increasing its store count by about...

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Visa Closes Prisma and Newpay Acquisition to Expand in Argentina
Visa Closes Prisma and Newpay Acquisition to Expand in Argentina
February 27, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Visa completed its acquisition of Argentina-based companies Prisma and Newpay, eight days after announcing that it planned to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
February 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

Tether has frozen $3.5 billion of its stablecoins since 2023 and a total of $4.2 billion since the company’s launch, in cases where the tokens were linked to illicit activity,...

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White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI
White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI
February 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The White House is telling federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) products, a sharp escalation in a dispute that started inside the...

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AT&T Slashes AI Costs 90% by Swapping Large Models for Small Ones
AT&T Slashes AI Costs 90% by Swapping Large Models for Small Ones
February 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AT&T boosted the efficiency of its internal Ask AT&T personal assistant by reworking the orchestration layer and shifting more of the work from large language...

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Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office
Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office
February 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital assets have gotten boring enough that their growth is now buried in procedural filings, not viral social media headlines. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CFOs Capture B2B Payments Digitization Value by Targeting Year-Two Gap
CFOs Capture B2B Payments Digitization Value by Targeting Year-Two Gap
February 27, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The biggest risk in B2B payments today isn’t failing to modernize. It’s assuming that modernization alone delivers value. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Senate’s AFFORD Act Seeks New Capital for Underserved Markets
Senate’s AFFORD Act Seeks New Capital for Underserved Markets
February 27, 2026  |  Economy

A bill introduced in the Senate Thursday (Feb. 26) would strengthen the role of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) in improving capital...

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