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Slowing Shopify Growth Spells Challenges for BNPL Partner Affirm
Retail // May 13, 2024

As Shopify’s growth slows down, its buy now, pay later (BNPL) partner, Affirm, is feeling the burn. Per its earnings report Wednesday (May 8), Shopify saw 23% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of this year, comparable to its previous earnings report and down...

Making Sense of the State of Crypto in 2024
Cryptocurrency // May 10, 2024

There might be as many opinions about crypto as there are cryptocurrency tokens. And with tens of thousands of digital assets populating the crypto market, that’s certainly a lot of opinions. That sheer scale of noise is in part why it can be so challenging...

CE 100 Index Rises 0.7% as Earnings Drive Lifestyle Categories
Connected Economy // May 06, 2024

The CE 100 Index gained 0.7%, buoyed by continued earnings reports that boosted the fortunes of the Shop and Live pillars. Shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips) were 27.6% higher, as the Live segment of the CE 100 Index was 4.2% higher. The company said...

FanDuel Picks NY Over London for Primary Listing
Stock Index // May 01, 2024

FanDuel is reportedly preparing to switch its public listing to the U.S. markets. Shareholders in Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s Ireland-based owner, have voted to move the online betting group’s listing from London to the New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (May 1). “We now anticipate that we will...

Interviews & Exclusives
What Does Nuvei’s Go-Private Deal Portend for FinTechs?

May 14, 2024
The FinTech landscape may be altered by go-private deals, as private equity firms and other corporates find value in the space — and where, arguably, valuations don’t reflect the potential of changes in payments processing, and especially payments acceptance. Nuvei stands out there, as, in April, the Canadian FinTech announced a $6.3 billion deal with […]

CE 100 Index Rises 0.7% as Earnings Drive Lifestyle Categories

May 06, 2024
The CE 100 Index gained 0.7%, buoyed by continued earnings reports that boosted the fortunes of the Shop and Live pillars. Shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips) were 27.6% higher,...

CE 100 Index Slips 3.5%, Led by Tesla and Peloton

April 22, 2024
The CE 100 Index gave up 3.5% for the week as earnings season began in full swing. Stock market gains were few and far between. The banking group eked out...

CE 100 Index Slips 2% as Bank Earnings Spark Decline

April 15, 2024
Earnings season has begun, and at least initially, investors seemed nonplussed. Despite resilient consumer spending, inflation’s sticky too — and pressures are evident in the CE 100 Index, especially on...

Quick Reads
FanDuel Picks NY Over London for Primary Listing

May 01, 2024
FanDuel is reportedly preparing to switch its public listing to the U.S. markets. Shareholders in Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s Ireland-based owner, have voted to move the online betting group’s listing from London to the New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (May 1). “We now anticipate that we will shift our prime listing to the New York Stock Exchange […]

Meta’s AI Spending Plans Leave Investors Unnerved

April 25, 2024
Wall Street investors are reportedly uneasy about Meta’s multi-billion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) plans. The company’s stock fell 15% in early trading Thursday (April 25), Bloomberg News reported, despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts...

Walmart-Backed Ibotta Sees Share Price Leap 33% in Market Debut

April 18, 2024
Ibotta shares leapt 33% during their debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday (April 18). The stock debuted at $117 per share after pricing at $88 per...

Ripple CEO: Crypto Market Will Exceed $5 Trillion by Year’s End

April 08, 2024
Will this be the year that cryptocurrency’s market capitalization surpasses the $5 trillion mark? Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse seems to think so. Speaking to CNBC Sunday (April 7), Garlinghouse said he expects the value of...