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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend
Mobile // July 12, 2020

United States citizens took to the road to travel for the 4th of July weekend, the surging coronavirus not deterring them, CNN reported, citing cell phone data. Hospitalizations from the highly infectious virus have risen in around a dozen states since Memorial Day weekend, CNN...

Consumers Making Less Than $40K Per Year Worried About Paying Off Debt
Consumer Finance // July 19, 2017

A new survey has found that a divide is emerging over how Americans feel about their ability to pay down debt, with the poorest Americans the least confident about staying current on their loans and bills. According to Business Insider, UBS’quarterly financial survey of about...

Blockchain Tracker: How Blockchain Technology Could Impact Voting in U.S. Elections
Blockchain / Distributed Ledger // April 07, 2017

With President Trump’s claim of voter fraud on a massive scale in the 2016 presidential election, it may be time for the country to rethink its voting process. This isn’t the first time that there have been issues with voting in the United States — or wild...

New Internet Of Things Report Out
Internet of Things // September 16, 2016

From now until 2020, the global Internet of Things is expected to grow at a CAGR of 36 percent. That’s according to a new report out this week.  While some believe the IoT is still in its infancy, PYMNTS continues to monitor this network through...

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

July 12, 2020
United States citizens took to the road to travel for the 4th of July weekend, the surging coronavirus not deterring them, CNN reported, citing cell phone data. Hospitalizations from the highly infectious virus have risen in around a dozen states since Memorial Day weekend, CNN wrote. Cuebiq, a private company contracted by the Centers for […]

Consumers Making Less Than $40K Per Year Worried About Paying Off Debt

July 19, 2017
A new survey has found that a divide is emerging over how Americans feel about their ability to pay down debt, with the poorest Americans the least confident about staying...