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CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
June 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The week that was: a week that many investors wish had not been. The Connected Economy 100 stock index did marginally better than the broader...

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Recession Fears Send CE100 Stocks Lower, Led by Live and Bank Pillars
Recession Fears Send CE100 Stocks Lower, Led by Live and Bank Pillars
June 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Emerging from the stock market rubble that was this past week, the Connected Economy stands battered and bruised, at least as measured by universal declines...

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Late Bounce in CE100’s Battered Food and Car Sectors Offers Hope
Late Bounce in CE100’s Battered Food and Car Sectors Offers Hope
May 16, 2022  |  Connected Economy

For the CE100™ — given just how volatile the week was — well, it could have been a lot worse. That’s a sentiment we could...

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CE100™ Index Lags Rebound in Broader Markets
CE100™ Index Lags Rebound in Broader Markets
March 28, 2022  |  Connected Economy

There was not much movement in the CE100™ Index this past week. The rather muted downdraft — 30 basis points — trailed the broader indices,...

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CE100™ Index Barely Budges Amid a Volatile Week
CE100™ Index Barely Budges Amid a Volatile Week
March 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Amid the volatility of last week — the soaring prices at the pump and everywhere else, the double-digit percentage point plunges (and gains) as companies...

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InsurTech Porch Group Buys SaaS Provider Floify
InsurTech Porch Group Buys SaaS Provider Floify
October 27, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Porch Group, which works in virtual software for the home services industry, has bought digital mortgage automation and point-of-sale (POS) company Floify, according to a...

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Porch Leverages IPO To Bring Digital Technology To Homebuying
Porch Leverages IPO To Bring Digital Technology To Homebuying
February 03, 2021  |  Real Estate

Relocating one’s living quarters can be a great life event (new house) or a devastating one (foreclosure). During the pandemic, Pew Research Center found that...

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eBay Gets Into The Household Services Business
eBay Gets Into The Household Services Business
November 12, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Online marketplace eBay is getting into the home installation market in a bigger way, announcing news on Monday (November 12) of new partnerships with Handy,...

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Facebook’s Marketplace Adds Home Services
Facebook’s Marketplace Adds Home Services
May 23, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Starting now, thousands of home services professionals will be available via Facebook. The social media site’s Marketplace platform is rolling out a new feature designed...

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