Sizzle or Fizzle

Banks Sizzle, CFPB Fizzles And Snapchat Turns An Old Dud Into Holiday Retail’s New Stud
Banks Sizzle, CFPB Fizzles And Snapchat Turns An Old Dud Into Holiday Retail’s New Stud
November 11, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Before we get into the the sizzles and fizzles of the week — a shout-out to the nation’s pollsters. The losing side is always surprised...

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Task Forces Fizzle, AI Sizzles And Twitter Trips Over Earnings
Task Forces Fizzle, AI Sizzles And Twitter Trips Over Earnings
October 28, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Earnings, earnings everywhere and some a stock to sink. That’s the case if you’re Twitter, or Amazon, or Apple. If you’re a tech chip giant, the future...

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The Consumer Electronics Bust And Best Buy’s Coming Fizzle?
The Consumer Electronics Bust And Best Buy’s Coming Fizzle?
August 19, 2016  |  Retail

Yikes. Talk about a Fizzle. What’s up with the Team USA swimming shenanigans in Rio? What had the world aghast last week – the idea...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List
August 12, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The Olympic athletes are undoubtedly the biggest Sizzle of all this week, and Team USA has given new meaning to the word. The focus and...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It
August 05, 2016  |  Bitcoin

This week was the first week of the last full month of summer. That could make this week a Sizzle because it’s the last full...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Facebook Wins, Apple Whiffs And Commerce Gets Contextual
Sizzle/Fizzle: Facebook Wins, Apple Whiffs And Commerce Gets Contextual
July 29, 2016  |  Earnings

The earnings reports are in — and they are quickly separating the sizzlers from the fizzlers. Apple sorta fizzled, but the markets don’t seem to...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: One Momentous Day in Payments
Sizzle Or Fizzle: One Momentous Day in Payments
July 22, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Just when you think that it’s going to be hard, once again, to find a Sizzle, yesterday happens. SIZZLE Payments and Consumer Choice What a difference...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Walmart Pay Pays Off, Marketplace Lending Falls Off
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Walmart Pay Pays Off, Marketplace Lending Falls Off
July 08, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

It's a good time to be a retailing or tech giant — or a combination of both. Walmart says it’s found traction in mobile payments,...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: The Brexit, The Fire Phone Part II And Why It’s A Great Time To Be a Lawyer
Sizzle Or Fizzle: The Brexit, The Fire Phone Part II And Why It’s A Great...
July 01, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Later today, millions of Americans will pack up their gear and head to a favorite spot to celebrate our Independence from the British. No, we...

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