The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly saying that crypto-related investment scams on popular professional networking platform LinkedIn are now a serious threat to the public. Accordi...
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Apple’s big move into ‘buy now, pay later’ could spell trouble for competitors — and consumers, too
Apple’s big move into ‘buy now, pay later’ could spell trouble for competitors — and consumers, too When Apple Pay Later rolls out in September, the service will solidify “buy now, pay later” as more ...
Consumers have to face that nasty inflation is here to stay for a while: Morning Brief
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Affirm and Klarna ramp up competing efforts to attract US consumers
Welcome to The Interchange, a take on this week’s fintech news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Buy now, pay later has become nearly ubiquitous here in the U.S. As such, companie...
Crypto Scammers Have Drained Over $1 Billion From Consumers Last Year – FTC
Crypto scammers have defrauded more than 46,000 people over $1 billion since the start of 2021, according to a report released by the Federal Trade Commission on Friday. Fraudsters are capitalizing on...
FTC Reports Consumers Lost $1 Billion to Crypto Fraud Last Year
American consumers lost over $1 billion to cryptocurrency-related fraud over the course of the past year, according to a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC’s latest ...
Consumers Lost Over $1B to Crypto Fraud Since January 2021, FTC Says
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Airline Pioneer Frank Lorenzo Says JetBlue-Spirit Deal Would Raise Costs. JetBlue Says Consumers Would Win.
Continental Airlines Chairman Frank Lorenzo announced a $75 million hub expansion at Cleveland … [+] Hopkins International Airport in 1986. Bettmann Archive One of the airline industry’s b...
Consumers spend $133 more monthly on subscriptions than they realize
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images There’s a decent chance you don’t have a good handle on how much your subscriptions are really costing you. Consumers’ offhand gue...
Consumer Confidence Declined In May Amid Inflation And Rising Interest Rates
Getty Images Key takeaways The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell in May amidst 40-year-high inflation Consumers cite increasing worries about food and energy prices, plus decreasing de...
Brew Money Simplifies Access To Defi Ecosystem For Millions Of Consumers
Brew Money is a non-custodial wallet in form of a mobile app. It lets its users invest in multiple blue-chip DeFi protocols like Aave and Balancer & earn up to 10% APY in one single click. Decentr...
Crypto Carnage To Have Minimal Impact on US Consumers, According to Goldman Sachs: Report
Banking giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly saying that the most recent crypto market crash had next to no impact on the financial well-being of US consumers. According to a new report by Bloomberg, eco...
15 Ways Consumers Can Deal With—and Even Benefit From—Rising Inflation
We are feeling the squeeze everywhere—from the groceries we buy to the gas we pump into cars. Inflation stood at 8.3% in April, remaining close to a four-decade high of 8.5% reached in March from the ...
If Inflation Is So Scary, Why Are Consumers Still Spending?
If Inflation Is So Scary, Why Are Consumers Still Spending? getty Just as the pandemic seemed to be receding as an imminent threat to us all, there comes a new boogeyman — inflation. That was the head...
Consumers Aren’t OK. Why April Retail Sales Are Misleading.
Walmart sales climbed in the first quarter from a year ago, but flat transaction numbers suggest inflation drove the gain. Here, a Walmart in San Leandro, Calif., last year. David Paul Morris/Bloomber...
Why Consumers Will Buy Ford’s F-150 Lightning, According to Analysts
Text size The stakes are high for Ford’s new F-150 Lightning. Courtesy Ford The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is one of the most significant vehicle launches in U.S. history. Americ...
Fuel is a problem for business and consumers — Why prices are so high
A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The surge in gasoline prices is impossible to miss and at ...
Federal Financial Regulators Prepare To Throttle US Oil Producers
Climate change protestors covered in fake blood gather around the Wall Street Bull during an … [+] Extinction Rebellion demonstration in New York in 2019. Climate activists have long criticized ...
5 Creative Ideas That Saved Hospitality, Travel And Benefit Consumers
Sha Wellness spa, Spain Manolo Yllera According to a United Nations report, the global tourism industry has lost $4 trillion, mainly because of lockdown measures over the past two years. To put that n...
Democratized. Distributed. Decision-Driven. Welcome To Manufacturers’ New Data Future.
Rather than being powered by leaner processes and lower costs, the driving force behind the … [+] industry’s next stage of operational improvements will be technology. And, especially, the evolu...
Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein Advises Companies and Consumers to Prepare for US Recession — Says It’s a ‘Very, Very High Risk’ – Economics Bitcoin News
Goldman Sachs Senior Chairman and former CEO Lloyd Blankfein has warned that companies and consumers should prepare for a recession in the U.S. He stressed that it’s a “very, very, high risk.” Goldman...
Prestige Fragrance Houses Draw On Sustainability Initiatives To Appeal To Gen Z Consumers
Chanel N°5 getty Prestige fragrance brands are leveraging the value of their ongoing sustainability initiatives to appeal to a younger, Gen Z consumer. As the first point of engagement younger consume...
Health Care Pricing Shouldn’t Be A Surprise For Consumers
Consumers ask a basic question – “how much will this cost?” – for most purchases they make. But for health care, which accounts for nearly $4 trillion in spending, it’s a question that’s almost imposs...
Inflation outlook for consumers falls from record, Fed survey shows
A worker stocks items inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers grew a little more optimistic about inflation in April, t...
33% Of Britain’s Consumers Have Used Crypto, Coinbase Report Reveals
Crypto adoption continues to surge in Britain, with a whopping 33% of the country’s customers having previously invested in such assets. The ratio is up 4% from six months ago, and is second only to t...
E-commerce stocks plummet as consumers pull back online spending
The Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoppers are eager to head back to brick-and-mortar stores, while inflation is stoking fears that consumers are pulling back their spending on s...
Consumers at breaking point as Fed inflation battle heats up: Boockvar
The economy may be hitting a crucial turning point. Investor Peter Boockvar warns the Federal Reserve will not be able to meaningfully contain surging inflation, and there’s not much more consum...
A Second Durbin Amendment Won’t Help Low Income Consumers
Retailers that accept credit cards pay an interchange fee for processing each transaction. The fee depends on the volume of business the retailer does and ranges from 1.2 to 3.5 percent of the transac...
Opinion: Inflation is making everything we buy more expensive, and once stagflation hits things could get even worse
Last month I examined the culprits that are causing global inflation, including rising interest rates, persistent supply chain issues (China locking down cities), and climbing energy and fertilizer pr...