June 12, 2015
Facebook Messenger App Reaches 700 Million Users
Facebook held its annual shareholder meeting yesterday (June 11), when it revealed just how successful some of its top products have become. Like its standalone Facebook Messenger app, which has...
June 04, 2015
Cult Jokes Aside, Why SoulCycle Is Laughing All The Way...
While every retailer yearns for that dedicated, fanatical customer willing to tattoo the brand logo on their forearm and/or sleep outside in a makeshift tent for three days to be...
May 18, 2015
UK: BBC under attack over unfair competition
PACT, the trade body representing Britain’s independent production industry, has laid into plans by the BBC to compete directly for commissions – accusing the broadcaster of benefitting from illegal state...
May 18, 2015
Icahn Hitches A $100 Million On Lyft
Lyft has secured another big investment — this time from billionaire activist Carl Icahn. The ride-hailing company announced Friday (May 15) that it has secured $150 million in funding, which is...
May 11, 2015
The Role of Economic Analysis in the Comcast Time Warner...
David S. Evans (GlobalEcon/UChicago) Comcast recently abandoned its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable in the face of opposition by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications...
May 07, 2015
Fashion Startups Can Do Without Department Stores
If fashion startups stay on track, it’s possible that department stores could go the way of the dodo. That’s the thinking of some panelists who spoke in New York on Monday (May...
May 06, 2015
US: Netflix asks US FCC to reject AT&T-DirecTV merger
Netflix wants the Federal Communications Commission to reject AT&T’s proposed acquisition of DirecTV, or at least impose conditions that would prevent AT&T from abusing market power to harm online video...
May 04, 2015
US: Charter pursues Time Warner Cable merger
Top executives close to Charter Communications have reached out to management at Time Warner Cable to discuss a possible merger of the cable operators, the Wall Street Journal reported on...
May 02, 2015
Is Online Consignment The Future Of E-tail?
Digital commerce is somewhat obsessed with the new. The newest gadget, the latest look, the niftiest way to pay – even PYMNTS built “What’s next” into our tagline. And while...
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