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Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says

Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says
Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says
March 18, 2026  |  Economy

Firms’ year-ahead inflation expectations increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.1% in March, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s March Business Inflation Expectations...

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Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Highlights the 4 Barriers to Stablecoin Adoption
Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Highlights the 4 Barriers to Stablecoin Adoption
March 18, 2026  |  Blockchain

Crypto’s goal of replacing fiat has never been able to overcome certain roadblocks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Visa Teams With Stripe on Agent Payments
Visa Teams With Stripe on Agent Payments
March 18, 2026  |  VISA

Visa is supporting Stripe and Tempo’s Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) by enabling card-based payments for trusted autonomous agent payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Microsoft, Google and Anthropic Channel Enterprise AI Use With Spreadsheets
Microsoft, Google and Anthropic Channel Enterprise AI Use With Spreadsheets
March 18, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft and Google are racing to embed artificial intelligence (AI) directly into their spreadsheet products, and the results suggest that Excel and Google Sheets, not...

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Alibaba Joins Other Tech Giants in Raising AI Prices
Alibaba Joins Other Tech Giants in Raising AI Prices
March 18, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Alibaba is reportedly increasing its AI and computing storage prices by up to 34%. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Meta Expands Physical Retail Presence as Virtual Spaces Close
Meta Expands Physical Retail Presence as Virtual Spaces Close
March 18, 2026  |  Meta

Meta is reportedly expanding its physical retail push by opening a new Manhattan store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets
Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets
March 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has paused its initial public offering (IPO) plans until market conditions improve, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (March 18), citing unnamed sources. Get the...

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JPMorgan Payments and Mastercard Launch Virtual Card Partnership
JPMorgan Payments and Mastercard Launch Virtual Card Partnership
March 18, 2026  |  Partnerships

J.P. Morgan Payments and Mastercard have launched a new virtual card in Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously
Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously
March 18, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Tempo, a payment-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and cryptocurrency venture firm Paradigm, launched its mainnet and introduced an open standard for machine payments Wednesday (March...

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