These are the times that try traders’ souls. Apparently, these are also the times that try trading platforms’ souls – by exposing vulnerabilities in their infrastructure. Robinhood Financial LLP has suffered three outages in roughly two weeks, and going dark has helped no one –...
The real estate industry lives and dies by the mantra “location, location, location.” The same could be same for retail, where foot traffic is key, where wandering customers and impulse buys can propel the top line. And if the reverse is true, if traffic does...
In the age of the Coronavirus, amid supply chain disruptions and workers being sent home, there’s still the need for human contact, for information and check-ins, and even the exchange of jokes and memes. Might it be the case that the two sizzles that stand...
To be the bank, buy the bank. Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. Upon releasing its latest earnings, LendingClub, known up until now for its personal loans delivered through...
April 20, 2018
It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and underwriting securities, advising on mergers and acquisitions, taking companies public and brokering deals. Not so much anymore. In recent years, its core trading business has slowed, and its capital market […]
April 13, 2018
The first quarter of 2018 was a record breaker for retailers - but not a good one, as retail set a record for defaults. And that was one of many...
March 09, 2018
Who fizzled most this week from the news that a trade war looms, courtesy of the Donald Trump administration? There was the continued drain of the Trumpian brain trust. Gary Cohn,...
February 23, 2018
Sizzle Of the Week: Grocery Customers It’s a good week to be a grocery shopper in America – because, after all, who doesn’t like being pursued? The grocery business in...
August 15, 2019
A trade war tariff reprieve does not a sustainable rally make, at least not for Chinese tech stocks. However, the news Thursday (Aug. 15) was centered on earnings at Alibaba, where shares were up low single-digit percentages after results beat estimates. And it’s fair to say there were some positive takeaways from the company’s commentary […]
September 22, 2017
Sizzle Authentication Technologies: Bound to get a bump, and a big one, sustainable for quite a while. With Equifax in the headlines, naturally, and a rush to cover one’s,...
March 03, 2017
Sizzle Snapchat and the snapback in tech IPOs? When Snapchat posts a 44 percent gain its first day out of the gate, what does that say about the state of...
December 02, 2016
With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant and chipper, even, when it...
