February 09, 2019
Beyond Flying Cars: Predictions That Weren’t Necessarily On The Money
Welcome, valued PYMNTS readers, to the weekend. No doubt you worked hard, and chances are you put in more than 40 hours — probably significantly more. So it may amuse you...
February 08, 2019
Amazon Launches Live Streaming Video-Shopping Service
Amazon has launched a brand new video streaming service called Amazon Live, according to reports. The service features live shows from Amazon’s talent pool and also from brands through an...
February 08, 2019
Amazon Rethinks New York City HQ2 Campus
After facing resistance from politicians and protestors, Amazon is reportedly rethinking its planned New York City campus. The eCommerce retailer, which had intended to bring 25,000 jobs to the city,...
February 08, 2019
L’Oreal’s Q4 Sales Exceed Expectations
L’Oréal’s fourth-quarter sales exceeded analyst expectations, allaying fears over how the slowing Chinese economy will affect the beauty industry. Bloomberg reported that sales for the last quarter of 2018 went...
February 08, 2019
Uber, Amazon Lead In Top Business Expenses
Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management service provider Certify has compiled the most-expensed purchases among its business customers from last year, with Uber dominating the top spot. In a press...
February 08, 2019
Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
Western Union shares took a slight dip in after-hours trading yesterday (Feb. 7) when its Q4 earnings met analyst expectations on adjusted earnings per share (EPS), but came in slightly below estimates on revenue....
February 08, 2019
Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
If bad days are measured by declines in stock market prices, then yesterday (Feb. 7) was a really bad day for Grubhub. It was the day that the online food...
February 07, 2019
Car Tech Startup Aurora Snags $530M From Amazon, Others
Aurora, a self-driving car technology company, has raised upwards of $530 million in a series B financing round led by Sequoia Capital, with a large investment from Amazon and T....
February 07, 2019
Amazon Backs Proposed Facial Recognition Tech Legislation
Amazon supports a national legislative framework for the use of facial recognition that “protects civil rights and ensures that governments are transparent in their use” of the technology. Michael Punke,...
