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US Small Businesses Expect Improved Conditions for 2026
US Small Businesses Expect Improved Conditions for 2026
January 13, 2026  |  SMBs

Despite concerns about taxes and supply chains, American small business owners are optimistic about 2026. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Senate Unveils Legislation Covering Stablecoin Rewards
Senate Unveils Legislation Covering Stablecoin Rewards
January 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

New Senate legislation could allow digital asset companies to continue offering rewards to stablecoin holders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Meta Cutting Reality Labs Workforce by 10%
Meta Cutting Reality Labs Workforce by 10%
January 13, 2026  |  Meta

Meta reportedly plans to eliminate 10% of the jobs in its Reality Labs unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
January 13, 2026  |  What's Trending

AI-driven longevity is redefining aging, with longer, healthier lives fueling more spending later in life. The result: inheritance happens later and looks very different.

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Citi Links Regulation and Reality in the Next Phase of Digital Assets
Citi Links Regulation and Reality in the Next Phase of Digital Assets
January 13, 2026  |  Blockchain

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Attack

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale
Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale
January 13, 2026  |  What's Trending

The CFPB’s decision to dial down enforcement of BNPL and other nonbank credit products hasn’t created a vacuum. It has invited fifty competing rulebooks to...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey,...

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Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed
Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed
January 13, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

With CES wrapping last week and the National Retail Federation event kicking off Monday (Jan. 12) there’s been a renewed focus on The Prompt Economy’s...

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