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Daylight Losing Time: How Changing The Clocks Hurts Retail
Daylight Losing Time: How Changing The Clocks Hurts Retail
March 10, 2018  |  Retail

When Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts and ends, most Americans lose or gain an hour of sleep — and while this can lead to some...

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Amazon Changes Prime Pantry Pricing
Amazon Changes Prime Pantry Pricing
March 09, 2018  |  Amazon

As Amazon continues to introduce new pricing models for its Prime service, the eCommerce retailer is now focusing its attention on Prime Pantry. While customers...

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Apple Took A Different Direction With Siri Than Its Founders Envisioned
Apple Took A Different Direction With Siri Than Its Founders Envisioned
March 09, 2018  |  Apple

While the co-founder of the company that developed Siri didn’t know what Apple’s plans were for the voice assistant when the tech company took ownership of...

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Today In Data: Verifone Earnings, B2B Funding And Blockchain Growth
Today In Data: Verifone Earnings, B2B Funding And Blockchain Growth
March 09, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, Verifone’s first-quarter earnings largely met expectations, B2B FinTech firms are targeting millennials and small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with digital financial...

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Stocks Rally And Roar After Strong Jobs Report
Stocks Rally And Roar After Strong Jobs Report
March 09, 2018  |  Economy

Investors cheered the jobs report Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 250 points intraday and the tech-heavy NASDAQ to a new...

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The European Banking Authority Plans ‘Roadmap’ For FinTech Regulation
The European Banking Authority Plans ‘Roadmap’ For FinTech Regulation
March 09, 2018  |  Europe

While the European Banking Authority has created a “roadmap” on how to regulate emerging FinTech services, the body is not keen on creating a unified...

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No UK Template For China On Financial Regulations?
No UK Template For China On Financial Regulations?
March 09, 2018  |  International

China may not take a page, or several, from the U.K. when it comes to financial regulation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Toys R Us Eyes Liquidation Of US Operations
Toys R Us Eyes Liquidation Of US Operations
March 09, 2018  |  Retail

Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is in the midst of prepping plans to liquidate its U.S. operations, currently in bankruptcy, according to recent Bloomberg reports. The plans...

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Barneys New York Looks To VR To Carry Spring Collection
Barneys New York Looks To VR To Carry Spring Collection
March 09, 2018  |  Retail

Some retailers say they don’t want to jump on the latest techy bandwagon just to jump on it. Others look for ways to make the...

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