Saturday Feature

Will Consumers’ Response to Inflation Be as Accurate as Their Outlook on COVID?

Will Consumers’ Response to Inflation Be as Accurate as Their Outlook on COVID?
Will Consumers’ Response to Inflation Be as Accurate as Their Outlook on COVID?
March 19, 2022  |  Economy

Back in March of 2020, it was all about “the new normal,” and then trying to get to “the next normal.”   Get the Full Story Complete...

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Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common Foe
Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common...
March 11, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba continues pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a ceasefire in Ukraine that hasn’t held so far, FinTechs are...

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War in Ukraine Poses First Big Test for Bitcoin as a Haven in Times of Crisis
War in Ukraine Poses First Big Test for Bitcoin as a Haven in Times of...
February 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

It’s hard to argue that the case for bitcoin as a store of value that, like gold, provides a hedge against inflation has been badly...

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From Doughnuts to the Dark Arts, On-Demand Delivery Can Sate Every Consumer Craving
From Doughnuts to the Dark Arts, On-Demand Delivery Can Sate Every Consumer Craving
February 19, 2022  |  Delivery

It’s axiomatic that we now live in an on-demand delivery world. As merchants and their wheeled partners attempt logistical alchemy around that dreaded last mile,...

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Super Bowl Apps Make Big Game Filling and Fun
Super Bowl Apps Make Big Game Filling and Fun
February 12, 2022  |  Commentary

What one eats during Super Bowl is sacrosanct, as in, “Don’t even look near my chili fries. Avert your eyes.” There’s something primitive about it....

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The 2022 Winter Olympics and a ‘Bubble’ Full of Robots
The 2022 Winter Olympics and a ‘Bubble’ Full of Robots
February 05, 2022  |  Innovation

You know how in science fiction films everyone’s always living in giant domes? Spare us your SyFy fantasizing, because the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has...

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‘Panic Buying’ Rebrands as ‘Blizzard Commerce’ for the Big, Bad Bombogenesis
‘Panic Buying’ Rebrands as ‘Blizzard Commerce’ for the Big, Bad Bombogenesis
January 29, 2022  |  Retail

Back in the late-Neolithic period — say, around 1995 — as ascending 24-hour cable news stations challenged the status quo of local network TV affiliates...

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Udder Madness As Real Cows Get Plugged Into the Metaverse to Milk Higher Profits
Udder Madness As Real Cows Get Plugged Into the Metaverse to Milk Higher Profits
January 22, 2022  |  Metaverse

In the 1992 science fiction novel “Snow Crash,” author Neal Stephenson invented the term “metaverse” and its basic contours, too. Some characters prefer the metaverse...

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