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Consumers Say Hassle-Free Returns Are More Important Than Ever
In-person returns are preferred according to a new consumer study. Courtesy of Happy Returns by PayPal Shoppers are making buying decisions based on retailers’ return policies, according to a new cons...
Anti-Tech Consumers Prefer Crypto Payments, Report
Wahid Pessarlay People with the least tech knowledge are mostly interested in crypto payments According to a recent report by PYMNTS, “tech-averse” consumers prefer to use cryptocurrencies for regular...
Why Consumers May Be in Better Shape Than We Think
Why Consumers May Be in Better Shape Than We Think getty Economists’ expectations for a downturn in the next year are so high that the recent good news — the economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate in the ...
Fidelity Institution’s President Advocates Room for Consumers to Acquire More Crypto
Michael Durbin, the Fidelity Institutional President is advocating for more digital currency allocations for consumers in a bid to match the current demand. Speaking at a Securities Industry and Finan...
What Happens When The Interest Rate Tsunami Hits Consumers?
Young man watching movie on laptop at home getty The forces bearing down on the US economy are so varied and mostly uncontrollable that it seems impossible for consumer-facing businesses to accurately...
Crypto To Play A ‘Critical Role’ In The Way Consumers Transact
From crypto to blockchain to non-fungible tokens, the mode of payment in businesses in the vast sphere of the world’s consumer sector has been undergoing a transformation over the course of the past f...
Bank of America and JPMorgan Say US Economy Is Doing Well, Consumers Are in Good Shape Despite Inflation – Economics Bitcoin News
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and JPMorgan & Chase CEO Jamie Dimon both agree that the U.S. economy is doing well and consumers are in good shape. “The consumers basically have more money in ...
MasterCard Is Set To Serve As A Bridge To Enable Banks Offer Consumers The Opportunity To Trade Crypto Like Bitcoin
– Advertisement – MasterCard hopes to increase confidence in crypto by allowing banks to offer trading services. A CNBC report today by Kate Rooney reveals that MasterCard is set to act as...
What bank earnings tell us about how consumers are doing with high inflation, recession worries — ‘It’s not a crack in current numbers’
For all the worries about inflation’s pinch and the chance of a recession, just-released earnings reports from big banks indicate the wallets of many regular Americans are generally holding up as they...
Even as inflation bites, consumers are still turning to Amazon
A spate of fresh data this week showed consumers are feeling the sting from high inflation. While that likely means more pain for retail stocks, new Wall Street research suggests club holding Amazon (...
Teenage Consumers Prefer Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks And Chipotle. Here’s Why
MIAMI, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 09: People visit a Chipotle restaurant on February 09, 2022 in Miami, … [+] Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images Piper Sandler’s 44th semi-ann...
Fake meat sales are now plunging because of high prices and being too ‘woke’ for consumers — here’s the 1 timeless takeaway for investors
Fake meat sales are now plunging because of high prices and being too ‘woke’ for consumers — here’s the 1 timeless takeaway for investors Just a few years ago, the rise of plant-bas...
Afterpay’s New Monthly Payment Solution Gives Consumers More Ways to Pay
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Afterpay, a leader in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payments, today introduced a new payment solution that give consumers even more choice, flexibility and time to pay, with trans...
Almost ¾ of consumers say it’s a bad time to buy. Could you be an exception?
Almost ¾ of consumers say it’s a bad time to buy. Could you be an exception? After months of frenzied demand, with homebuyers scrambling to outbid each other and prices climbing to historically high r...
Costco Sales Rise as Inflation Continues to Weigh on Consumers
Updated Sept. 22, 2022 6:09 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Costco Wholesale Corp. posted higher sales in the most recent quarter, the latest indication that the warehouse retailer remains a haven...
Enhanced KYC checks can be a win-win for crypto exchanges and consumers — here’s why
Crypto is a fast-moving sector where new trends — decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens among them — accelerate in the blink of an eye. And as demand for digital assets grows, the need for regu...
UK FCA Warns Consumers About Crypto Exchange FTX (Report)
The top financial regulator in the United Kingdom – the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – reportedly said that the cryptocurrency platform FTX does not have the necessary license to provide products...
FTX is under regulatory fire in the UK. Are its consumers in danger?
The UK financial regulator is on the trail of FTX. The Financial Conduct Authority has said that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX may be offering financial services or products in the United Kingdom wi...
Verizon is ‘not going to throw away money’ to woo consumers with cheaper phones, CEO says
In a competitive market for wireless deals, Verizon Communications Inc.’s chief executive says the company is “not going to throw away money” on promotions. The company recently rolled out its deals f...
More Than 500 Million New Consumers Might Buy Crypto by 2030: Report
Arman Shirinyan Cryptocurrency market is still not at top of adoption curve as 500 million more consumers to appear by 2030 According to a report shared by an economist and macro analyst Alex Krüger, ...
My proposal with Sen. Gillibrand empowers the SEC to protect consumers
The United States has been the global financial leader since World War II when the U.S. dollar became the world reserve currency. Consequently, Americans have enjoyed benefits like greater buying powe...
Canada just hiked its key rate by a supersized 0.75% — here’s what the move could mean for US consumers
‘The clock is ticking’: Canada just hiked its key rate by a supersized 0.75% — here’s what the move could mean for US consumers Two weeks out from his next interest rate announcement, Federal Re...
IMF Executives Call for Global Crypto Regulatory Regime To Keep Consumers Safe
Two senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) executives are advocating for a global cryptocurrency regulatory framework. IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department’s deputy director, Aditya Narain, a...
High West Encourages Consumers To Drink ‘Campfire’ Instead Of Lighting One To Protect The West
High West Distillery has released its latest edition of Campfire, a blended whiskey, and it … [+] coincides with the distillery’s commitment to ‘Protect the West.’ High West Di...
Germany Agrees on Gas Relief Package for Businesses, Consumers
BERLIN—Germany unveiled its third energy crisis relief package this year to shield consumers from soaring prices over the winter, a day after Russia indefinitely suspended gas deliveries to Europe’s l...
Global Energy Markets Enter Winter Of Discontent
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 26: Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against rising energy … [+] prices outside Ofgem’s headquarters in Canary Wharf on August 26, 2022 in Lon...
Purchase Rewards Provider Valuedynamx Launches Globally With 400 Million Marketable Consumers
Valuedynamx launched the first global travel rewards program in 1987. Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images Valuedynamx, a leading global provider of curated, data-driven, omnichannel purchase rewards, ...
New Ethereum-based layer 2 utility token, ProperT, hits the market boasting some exciting benefits for crypto and real estate consumers alike
ESG Holdings, the charitable organization token issuer, recently released a utility token to proactively prepare for the future of a chaotic real estate market in the US. The token is called ProperT, ...