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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes
Consumer Finance // September 09, 2026

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Apple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem
Apple // September 08, 2026

John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first keynote, an event Apple has titled “Surprise and shine.” The press has already told us most of what’s on the...

AI Disruption Has Plenty of Opinions. Now It Has a Prediction Market.
Artificial Intelligence // August 31, 2026

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Why the Mall of the Future Won’t Have a Parking Lot
Retail // August 12, 2026

Every morning, they start showing up to shop. By the time the East Coast is at work, the crowd is in the tens of millions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Apple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem

September 08, 2026
John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first keynote, an event Apple has titled “Surprise and shine.” The press has already told us most of what’s on the slides. I’ll be listening for what isn’t. Get the Full […]

Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance

January 13, 2026
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.

Legacy Business Models Break

January 12, 2026
“Your margin is my opportunity” was Jeff Bezos’s way of describing Amazon’s hunger for bloated profit pools. In 2026, the real question isn’t whether margins get attacked, but who gets...

Online Finally Breaks Brick and Mortar

January 09, 2026
In 2026, online and digitally-influenced retail finally surpasses brick-and-mortar sales in the categories that matter most to modern retail. This moment has been years in the making, obscured less by...