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Tariffs Force Retailers to Fess Up About Why Things Cost More

Tariffs Force Retailers to Fess Up About Why Things Cost More
Tariffs Force Retailers to Fess Up About Why Things Cost More
June 19, 2025  |  Retail

The biggest retail trend of 2025 might not be the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) or social platforms like TikTok. It might be the impact...

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US Consumers Funnel Side Hustle Cash Directly Into Paying Bills
US Consumers Funnel Side Hustle Cash Directly Into Paying Bills
June 19, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Traditional 9-to-5 employment, and the bi-weekly paycheck, is no longer sufficient for a significant portion of the U.S. population, leading many to pursue alternative income...

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Money Mobility Trend Sees 82% Jump in Payouts to Digital Wallets
Money Mobility Trend Sees 82% Jump in Payouts to Digital Wallets
June 19, 2025  |  Money Mobility

Banks and FinTechs are navigating a complex “money mobility” ecosystem, transforming simple payments into new account relationships and reshaping the financial landscape. Get the Full...

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Report: Meta Aims to Hire AI Investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross
Report: Meta Aims to Hire AI Investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross
June 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Meta is reportedly in talks to hire artificial intelligence (AI) investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross and partially buy out their venture capital fund, NFDG....

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OpenAI Winds Down Involvement With Scale AI
OpenAI Winds Down Involvement With Scale AI
June 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly phasing out its involvement with data-labeling startup Scale AI due to Scale’s new ties to Meta, an OpenAI rival. Get the Full...

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Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
June 18, 2025  |  Partnerships

Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities across the African markets in which Yellow Card is...

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Affirm and PGIM Expand Capital Partnership to Support Pay-Over-Time Options
Affirm and PGIM Expand Capital Partnership to Support Pay-Over-Time Options
June 18, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Affirm has announced a new revolving pass-through loan sale facility in which PGIM Fixed Income, a Prudential Financial company, will invest up to $3 billion...

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Illinois Governor Signs 1-Year Delay of Law Limiting Interchange Fees
Illinois Governor Signs 1-Year Delay of Law Limiting Interchange Fees
June 18, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Illinois has delayed for one year the implementation of a law that would bar companies from charging interchange fees on the tax and tip portions...

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Costco and Kroger Tap Instacart to Offer Faster Delivery
Costco and Kroger Tap Instacart to Offer Faster Delivery
June 18, 2025  |  Delivery

Instacart says it is introducing new delivery options for some of the country’s biggest grocers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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