Cue the Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett. It’s the last week of summer, and while a lot of the banking and payments world was on vacation, we were busy covering development in everything from AI to zillennials. Here’s a sample of notable quotables from the...
It was a week of widespread losses for the CE 100 Index. Only the “Have Fun” pillar gained ground, up 1.1%. Spotify shares gained 17.6%, leading that “fun” segment higher, as the company named a new chief financial officer this past week. As reported, Christian Luiga is...
Earnings season is here. So is AI mania. To that end, the CE 100 Stock Index was up 4.4% through the past week, buoyed by Big Tech’s quarterly reports that showed — despite near term macro volatility — investments in advanced technologies continues unabated. And...
Looking for analysis of everything from the digital economy to consumers’ instincts about inflation? Let Monday be your guide. “Monday.” It comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Mōnandæg, meaning “the moon’s day.” And long before the Anglo-Saxons, the Babylonians believed the same. Not much for moon-worshipping...
August 11, 2025
The earnings reports continue to roll in, and for the past week, quarterly revenues and management commentary about the state of lending and spending were front and center for the CE 100 Index. Overall, the Index gained 1.1% trailing its benchmark comps, as seen in the chart below. Drilling down by pillar, six groups advanced, […]
September 02, 2024
Cue the Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett. It’s the last week of summer, and while a lot of the banking and payments world was on vacation, we were busy covering...
April 08, 2024
It was a week of widespread losses for the CE 100 Index. Only the “Have Fun” pillar gained ground, up 1.1%. Spotify shares gained 17.6%, leading that “fun” segment higher,...
February 06, 2023
Earnings season is here. So is AI mania. To that end, the CE 100 Stock Index was up 4.4% through the past week, buoyed by Big Tech’s quarterly reports that...
December 21, 2020
Interactive fitness platform Peloton has inked a deal to acquire Precor, a global fitness equipment provider with a manufacturing presence in the U.S., according to a press release. The deal is worth $420 million and is expected to close in the early part of 2021. With the acquisition, Precor will operate as a business unit […]