Sizzle Fizzle

Fizzle: Stock Market Swoons – Will Wealth Effect, Too?
Fizzle: Stock Market Swoons – Will Wealth Effect, Too?
May 10, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The wealth effect. It’s ephemeral, fleeting and widely desired. Especially for consumer spending. Generally, the wealth effect works this way: When people see their stock...

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Google’s Slowdown Shows A Digital Ad Fizzle
Google’s Slowdown Shows A Digital Ad Fizzle
May 03, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

On Wall Street, sometimes growth is not enough. Steady growth must be in the cards, and when it comes to tech companies, accelerating growth is...

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B2B Payments: Digitally Connected, Cross-Border And Ditching The Paper
B2B Payments: Digitally Connected, Cross-Border And Ditching The Paper
April 26, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Though more than half of corporate payments are done through paper means, increasingly, and recently, a number of players have been jumping into the fray...

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SCA Preparedness — A Fizzle In The Making?
SCA Preparedness — A Fizzle In The Making?
April 19, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Call it the fizzle that might be felt across Europe – and beyond. Call it the corporate equivalent of deer in the headlights. Billions of...

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Brexit’s Fizzle Of A Timeline
Brexit’s Fizzle Of A Timeline
April 12, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

In Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” there’s a line that rings a bit true of Brexit: “Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It’s awful.” The...

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B2B Payments Sizzle As Checks Face A Looming Fizzle
B2B Payments Sizzle As Checks Face A Looming Fizzle
April 05, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Might the check be going the way of the dodo? The way of not-so-fond memory, while trees breathe a silent sigh of relief? As 2019...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
March 29, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

IPOs are everywhere, it seems, but Lyft may be a special case. Yes, Levi Strauss was a star earlier in the month, with a debut...

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Might Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Hint At Housing Downturn To Come?
Might Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Hint At Housing Downturn To Come?
March 08, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

You know the drill: Buyer’s remorse. Getting what you wanted and then wondering if the thrill of the chase and the capture will give way...

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POS Financing, Etsy And Brexit — The Week In Sizzles And Fizzles
POS Financing, Etsy And Brexit — The Week In Sizzles And Fizzles
March 01, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Some things are instant hits — smartphones, television and voice-controlled personal assistants are all good examples of technologies that more or less hit the ground...

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