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New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
January 17, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It’s too early into the new year to definitively call a trend. But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments,...

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The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
January 10, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The new year is still new, and those on the front lines battling cybercrimes and the hackers who work from the shadows might be exhausted...

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
January 03, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Call it a crisis that crosses the pond, will last into 2020 and, likely, beyond. Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and...

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BIS Caution On Cryptos Hints Toward Long Fizzle
BIS Caution On Cryptos Hints Toward Long Fizzle
December 20, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The year is drawing to a close. Bitcoin hovers at $7,100 and change. Depending on how you view it, it’s a nice bounce off of...

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Department Stores See Further Fizzle
Department Stores See Further Fizzle
December 13, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The season of good cheer is upon us. Well, that depends on what side of the retail aisle you’re talking about. In eCommerce? Boom times...

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Betting On A Big Mall Fizzle
Betting On A Big Mall Fizzle
November 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The holidays are approaching. The money that comes into retailers’ coffers at brick-and-mortar locations will filter up to pay the landlord; the landlord will stay...

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Google’s Turn In The (Expanding) AG Gaze
Google’s Turn In The (Expanding) AG Gaze
November 15, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bit by bit the dozens of attorneys general looking at Google are expanding how — along with where and why — they are examining the...

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Big Fizzles For Once High-Flying Unicorn Investors
Big Fizzles For Once High-Flying Unicorn Investors
November 08, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The problem with large investments – the type that run into the billions of dollars – is that just as gains can be astronomical, the...

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Big Fizzle: Marcus Libra Optimism A Fizzle In The Making?
Big Fizzle: Marcus Libra Optimism A Fizzle In The Making?
October 18, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Optimism can be contagious. A can-do attitude can rally the troops, get things done, spark innovation where once the status quo was, well, good enough....

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