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Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
February 04, 2022  |  Retail

Rising labor, shipping and production costs — coupled with ongoing COVID-19-related shortages — have led retailers to raise prices on everyday items, often multiple times...

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Priority Technology Holdings: 2021 was the Year of Impact
Priority Technology Holdings: 2021 was the Year of Impact
January 19, 2022  |  Opinion

The year 2021 was a time of business innovation brought on by the pandemic, says Priority Technology Holdings Executive Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore. Read his...

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Financial Services Firms Reap Gains of Being Digital-First Trailblazers
Financial Services Firms Reap Gains of Being Digital-First Trailblazers
January 18, 2022  |  Technology

Financial services firms were digital-first success stories, pushing ahead with investments in next-gen technologies and reaping the benefits of their digital transformation efforts in 2021,...

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Goldman Sachs Sees 13% Drop in Q4 Profits
Goldman Sachs Sees 13% Drop in Q4 Profits
January 18, 2022  |  Earnings

Goldman Sachs saw its profits decline by 13% in the fourth quarter, the banking giant announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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High COVID-19 Alert in China Ahead of Lunar New Year
High COVID-19 Alert in China Ahead of Lunar New Year
January 17, 2022  |  Coronavirus

Several Chinese cities cranked up their COVID-19 alert levels to high ahead of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 1, with the travel season related...

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Fast Retailing Cautions About COVID-19 Uncertainty Ahead for Uniqlo
Fast Retailing Cautions About COVID-19 Uncertainty Ahead for Uniqlo
January 13, 2022  |  Retail

Even as it was reporting a record net profit of 93.5 billion yen ($816 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 that ended Nov....

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US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
January 04, 2022  |  Coronavirus

More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were registered Monday (Jan. 3) in the U.S., setting a single-day record, but with the caveat that the number...

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Two-Thirds of Main Street SMBs Got 2021 Sales Lift From Digital Payment Innovations
Two-Thirds of Main Street SMBs Got 2021 Sales Lift From Digital Payment Innovations
August 26, 2021  |  Pandenomics

One in four. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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US Agency Taps APIs To Drive Digital Medical Records Transformation
US Agency Taps APIs To Drive Digital Medical Records Transformation
July 02, 2021  |  Healthcare

The U.S. is launching rules to drive digital transformation through open application programming interfaces (APIs), a move that could fuel new digital medical services and...

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