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The Consumer Electronics Bust And Best Buy’s Coming Fizzle?
The Consumer Electronics Bust And Best Buy’s Coming Fizzle?
August 19, 2016  |  Retail

Yikes. Talk about a Fizzle. What’s up with the Team USA swimming shenanigans in Rio? What had the world aghast last week – the idea...

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Can The Wealthiest City Win At FinTech?
Can The Wealthiest City Win At FinTech?
August 19, 2016  |  International

Tokyo has a reputation for not only being the wealthiest city in the world, but also having one of the world’s largest metropolitan economies. But...

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Say Hello To The New Kids On The Fraudster Block
Say Hello To The New Kids On The Fraudster Block
August 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

It’s natural to worry about teens acting reckless on the roads when they first get their driver’s license or even skipping school, but what about...

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What Matchmakers Always Get Wrong
What Matchmakers Always Get Wrong
August 17, 2016  |  Matchmakers

In this week’s episode of "The Matchmaker Is In," Alidad Moghaddam, European MD of Trainline for Business and one-time matchmaker entrepreneur, joins Karen Webster and...

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Yelp’s Year Of ‘Big’
Yelp’s Year Of ‘Big’
August 17, 2016  |  eCommerce

There is no arguing that online reviews aren’t important in the digital age.  Depending on which figures you fancy, between 65 percent and 90 percent of consumers check online...

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Mastercard On EMV Nine-Plus Months In
Mastercard On EMV Nine-Plus Months In
August 16, 2016  |  EMV

More chip cards. More EMV terminals. A few weeks ago, Mastercard released its latest EMV data and revealed that 80 percent of its U.S. consumer...

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