THE MOBILE PAYMENTS REPORT: Market forecasts, consumer trends, and the...
Although the mobile wallet ecosystem is maturing, in-store mobile payments haven't yet taken off. Consumer disinterest, coupled with delays in fully implementing the necessary infrastructure, are...
View ArticleThe maker of the EpiPen is being investigated for antitrust violations in New...
Anger over high drug prices has put EpiPen maker Mylan in the news recently, but the company is now being investigated over another potential issue altogether.The price of the EpiPen, a device used in...
View ArticleFormer Princeton admissions director reveals the biggest mistakes applicants...
Thousands of high school students around the world are busy submitting their college applications. We talked to Steve LeMenager, who worked in the admissions office of Princeton University for 24...
View ArticleUnderstand the payments industry in one hour with this report
The modern smartphone is a remarkable device. A single device that fits in your pocket can do all the tasks that once required cameras, camcorders, GPS devices, watches, alarm clocks, calculators, and...
View ArticleThe '007' bond market is changing everything
Bond yields are historically low, and that's affecting every corner of the market.To Peter Oppenheimer, a strategist at Goldman Sachs, the drop in bond yields is so intense it borders on...
View ArticleAllergan's CEO wants to be the drug industry's good guy (AGN)
Drug prices are in the national conversation again, this time with the focus on the EpiPen, an emergency injection used to treat extreme allergic reactions, which has increased in cost by more than...
View ArticleWireless headphones are still way less popular than wired ones (AAPL)
Apple’s got a new iPhone coming tomorrow, and the biggest expected change might not be much of an “upgrade” at all: the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack. There’s been an unhealthy amount of words...
View ArticleTHE CONNECTED DEVICE PAYMENTS REPORT: Market opportunities, top stakeholders,...
The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) offers payments companies an opportunity to expand beyond mobile phones, cards, and point-of-sale devices, to a broad and diverse ecosystem of...
View ArticleSTOCKS CLIMB: Here's what you need to know (SPY, SPX, DJI, IXIC, USO, WTI,...
Stocks rallied a bit on Tuesday, even after the most important sector of the US economy grew at its slowest pace in 6 years.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 18,538.12, +46.16, (0.25%)S&P 500:2,186.48,...
View ArticleHere are the 9 best Wall Street banks to work for
There has been big shift on Wall Street.Vault.com just released its annual ranking of the best banks to work for, examining factors like culture, satisfaction, work/life balance, training, compensation...
View ArticleA giant mutual fund is trying to block Oracle's $9.3 billion acquisition of...
NetSuite's largest institutional shareholder wants to block Oracle's $9.3 billion acquisition of the company, arguing that the deal undervalues NetSuite and that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's relationship...
View ArticleWhat you need to know on Wall Street right now
Finance Insider is Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "Get updates in your inbox," or click here.Bill Ackman...
View ArticleMillennials are fleeing these 10 American cities because of high home prices
Most millennials want to own homes, but they'll likely be driven to the suburbs because of high home prices in cities.This was reconfirmed in a survey of 19- to 35-year-olds conducted by Bank of...
View Article7 distinct psychological traits of the super rich
It's true that the 1% think and act differently than average people.But according to a 2015 study led by financial psychologist Bradley Klontz, ultra-wealthy Americans are so distinct that they even...
View ArticleA ghost fleet of cargo ships with nowhere to go is running out of food and water
Last week, Hanjin shipping, one of the largest container shipping lines in the world, filed for bankruptcy protection.At the time of its collapse, Hanjin had unpaid bills totaling more than half a...
View ArticleMike Ashley's Sports Direct AGM was a disaster
Mike Ashley used Sports Direct's Annual General Meeting to blame the retailer's recent problems on the trade union Unite.The meeting began calmly, with board chairman Keith Hellawell telling the...
View ArticleNintendo shares are going insane after announcing Mario is coming to iPhone...
Nintendo's resident mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage at Wednesday's Apple iPhone 7 launch event to make the surprise announcement of Super Mario Run— finally bringing Nintendo's flagship...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs just announced a huge shake-up in its trading business
Goldman Sachs just announced a big shake-up.Tom Cornacchia, the global cohead of fixed income, currency and commodity — FICC — sales at the bank, is leaving.An internal memo, sent after an initial...
View ArticleFED: The economy is still progressing at a 'modest' pace (TLT, TLO, USD, DXY)
The economy is still expanding at a modest pace and inflation is "slight", according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book. The release is a compilation of economic anecdotes from across the Fed's...
View ArticleMercedes just unveiled a bizarre-looking delivery van that uses drones to...
Mercedes-Benz is getting into package deliveries.The German automaker is pouring $562 million over the next five years to create a network of all-electric vans and drones for a rapid delivery...
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