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Dollar General and Dollar Tree Gain as Shoppers Trade Down

Dollar General and Dollar Tree Gain as Shoppers Trade Down
Dollar General and Dollar Tree Gain as Shoppers Trade Down
August 28, 2026  |  Economy

Dollar stores are getting more business from middle- and high-income households at the same time that their traditional low-income customers remain under pressure from the...

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Texas AG Race Could Bring New Scrutiny of Workplace AI
Texas AG Race Could Bring New Scrutiny of Workplace AI
August 28, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Texas businesses using artificial intelligence to set compensation or select employees for layoffs could face greater scrutiny if Democratic attorney general nominee Nathan Johnson wins...

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SoftBank Seeks $10 Billion Loan to Refinance OpenAI Stake
SoftBank Seeks $10 Billion Loan to Refinance OpenAI Stake
August 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan to help refinance debt used for its investment in OpenAI, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 28), citing unnamed...

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Advent, Stripe Abandon $50 Billion Pursuit of PayPal
Advent, Stripe Abandon $50 Billion Pursuit of PayPal
August 28, 2026  |  Acquiring

The blockbuster PayPal buyout could be off. Advent International and Stripe have reportedly walked away from their pursuit of the payments pioneer, ending months of...

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Billtrust CEO Takes Aim at B2B’s Trillion-Dollar Cash Jam
Billtrust CEO Takes Aim at B2B’s Trillion-Dollar Cash Jam
August 28, 2026  |  B2B Payments

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Calling Out Sick Costs Labor Economy Workers More
Calling Out Sick Costs Labor Economy Workers More
August 28, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A sick day may last 24 hours. The financial effects can stay much longer. For millions of workers, one missed shift can reduce the next...

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Discounts and Protection Could Shift How Digital Bank Customers Pay
Discounts and Protection Could Shift How Digital Bank Customers Pay
August 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Digital bank customers are not just more comfortable with new payment experiences. With the right incentives, they also appear more willing than other consumers to...

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Affirm and Shopify Take Shop Pay Installments to Australia
Affirm and Shopify Take Shop Pay Installments to Australia
August 27, 2026  |  BNPL

Australian shoppers can now select installment payments powered by Affirm when they click on Shopify’s Shop Pay button, Affirm said in a Thursday (Aug. 27)...

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