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Swedish Krona Continues To Fall Amid Other Currency Upheavals
Swedish Krona Continues To Fall Amid Other Currency Upheavals
August 29, 2018  |  International

The currency decline continues: The Swedish krona fell Wednesday (Aug. 29) against the euro, the fifth straight day that has happened. The decline comes amid...

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Moody’s Sounds Warning Over America’s Corporate Debt
Moody’s Sounds Warning Over America’s Corporate Debt
August 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. corporations, MarketWatch reported on...

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Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Jumps Across The Pond
Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Jumps Across The Pond
August 24, 2018  |  Banking

Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm, rolled out its consumer bank Marcus in the U.K. Thursday (Aug. 23) offering what the Financial Times said...

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Consumer Sentiment Misses Expectations, Nears Sept. 2017 Lows
Consumer Sentiment Misses Expectations, Nears Sept. 2017 Lows
August 17, 2018  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment – at least as measured by one gauge – has hit a low not seen in almost a year. As noted by CNBC...

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CashCall, Courts And California’s Increasingly Confusing Lending Market
CashCall, Courts And California’s Increasingly Confusing Lending Market
August 15, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Headquartered in Orange County, California and founded in 2003, CashCall is a big firm that consumers likely know best from its early commercials featuring the...

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Fintechs Are Going After Borrowers With Poor Credit
Fintechs Are Going After Borrowers With Poor Credit
August 14, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

FinTechs are going after another financial market void, this time providing loans to customers with low credit scores. According to a report in the Wall...

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Canada’s Twist On The Digital Banking Model
Canada’s Twist On The Digital Banking Model
August 13, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Oh, Canada?  A good market to be in for FIs seeking to create digital only banks, if you get the rates right, the timing right...

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Consumer Spending Increases In June Driven By Restaurants, Accommodations
Consumer Spending Increases In June Driven By Restaurants, Accommodations
July 31, 2018  |  Economy

Driven by spending at restaurants and on accommodations, U.S. consumer spending increased in June, setting the stage for a strong economy heading into the third...

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Netflix’s Failure With Hedging Provides Lessons For Digital Players
Netflix’s Failure With Hedging Provides Lessons For Digital Players
July 30, 2018  |  Risk Management

What’s good for the U.S. dollar was not good for Netflix in the second quarter, and the company’s experience (or lack thereof) with currency hedging...

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