Demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, business equipment and transportation equipment drove an increase in durable goods orders in September, according to data released Tuesday (Oct. 27) by the Census Bureau. New orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft, increased by 0.5% in September, according to...
Used car dealer and subprime lender America’s Car-Mart and its lenders are in talks for a sale that would allow the company to continue running, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing unnamed sources. The discussions center on a deal that would happen through a Chapter 11 process...
A bus route can look healthy on paper while struggling in the streets. In Salvador, Brazil, researchers found that broad measures of passenger demand could obscure differences from one part of a route to another. Their agentic artificial intelligence system, SUNTInsight, was designed to let...
A Waymo ride and a public transit fare are separate transactions. A new rewards program shows what can happen when the payment credential connects them. Waymo launched a transit rewards program Sept. 22 that lets San Francisco Bay Area riders link a Visa card to...
July 27, 2026
The cost of getting to work is starting to determine who gets to work. Transportation problems are causing lower-paid workers to miss shifts, lose income and turn down jobs they can’t reliably reach, according to new PYMNTS Intelligence research. The effects extend beyond a more expensive fill-up. They can shape future earnings and how employers […]
July 03, 2026
Volatile gasoline prices are doing more than squeezing household budgets. Fuel costs are beginning to reshape the labor market by changing which jobs workers can afford to take and forcing...
May 08, 2026
The labor market added jobs at a moderate pace in April, but the latest employment data also underscored a reality that has increasingly defined the U.S. economy. Front-line workers remain...
April 08, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Priority’s Amberly Allen Payments increasingly determine how consumers perceive large purchases, and few transactions carry more weight than buying or maintaining a vehicle. In...
October 27, 2026
Demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, business equipment and transportation equipment drove an increase in durable goods orders in September, according to data released Tuesday (Oct. 27) by the Census Bureau. New orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft, increased by 0.5% in September, according to the Census Bureau’s data on durable goods manufacturers’ shipments and […]
October 20, 2026
Used car dealer and subprime lender America’s Car-Mart and its lenders are in talks for a sale that would allow the company to continue running, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing unnamed...
August 20, 2026
A recent Supreme Court ruling is reportedly shaking up one corner of the trucking industry. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Aug. 20), the ruling in May opened freight brokers—who connect...
June 30, 2026
Amazon is highlighting the fuel savings benefits of Prime membership with a limited-time promotion that offers 50 cents per gallon off one fuel purchase over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The promotion...
