Lenovo Leads PC Sales Spike With 24 Pct Market Share
Lenovo Leads PC Sales Spike With 24 Pct Market Share
January 13, 2020  |  Commerce

The annual global sale of PCs saw its first gain since 2011, when sales went up 1.7 percent, according to the International Data Group. The data,...

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Earnings Season To Shine Light On Banks’ Take On The US Consumer
Earnings Season To Shine Light On Banks’ Take On The US Consumer
January 13, 2020  |  Earnings

Like clockwork, earnings season is here. Every three months, Wall Street takes stock (no pun intended) of how companies’ bottom lines are faring and whether top...

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Amazon To Funnel Fake Product Data To Authorities
Amazon To Funnel Fake Product Data To Authorities
January 13, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is cracking down on the sale of counterfeit goods, saying it will now cooperate more intensely with law enforcement on those matters. According to...

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NRF Retail Show Highlights Importance Of Amazon, Data And Store Workers
NRF Retail Show Highlights Importance Of Amazon, Data And Store Workers
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

Creativity and making better use of consumer data are among the early but big ideas to emerge from the ongoing NRF convention taking place in...

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Visa To Acquire Plaid For $5.3B
Visa To Acquire Plaid For $5.3B
January 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has signed a deal to purchase FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 billion, according to a report. Plaid, which was launched in 2013, is attractive...

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Abercrombie & Fitch To Slash Store Sizes
Abercrombie & Fitch To Slash Store Sizes
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is shrinking its footprint as it makes plans to exit top malls and shopping centers, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. 13)....

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Samsung Snatches Up TeleWorld To Enhance 5G Offerings
Samsung Snatches Up TeleWorld To Enhance 5G Offerings
January 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Samsung Electronics is acquiring network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to build out the next generation of wireless, TechCrunch reported Monday (Jan. 13). “The acquisition...

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ToursByLocals Gets $25M To Match Travelers With Guides
ToursByLocals Gets $25M To Match Travelers With Guides
January 13, 2020  |  Investments

The tours and experiences market is rapidly growing, and analysts predict that it will be worth $183 billion in 2020. One particular startup, ToursByLocals, aims...

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INTL FCStone Mitigates Brexit Risk With FX Takeover
INTL FCStone Mitigates Brexit Risk With FX Takeover
January 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

INTL FCStone, a risk management and advisory service provider for players in the financial industry, announced a new acquisition to strengthen its small business foreign...

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