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Bitdefender said in its Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report 2020 that four out of 10 pandemic-themed emails in the first half of the year on average were tagged as spam. “As Hackers who are fueled by the fear engendered by the pandemic, however, used the upset to take passwords, account numbers and other identifying data.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Invitations were tagged “by innovation only” although Apple isn’t expected to change the basic iPhone design. The invitation shows a modern take of the older multicolored Apple logo, fueling speculation about Apple’s plans to add new colors to its iPhone lineup. local time. .

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

as it introduces a subscription that offers free delivery, no lines and discounts on fuel. Now, the adversary is China , and the weapons of choice are tied to tech, data, deal-making and very large price tags. Walmart+ And The Changing Digital Commerce Landscape. Walmart Inc. has accelerated its rivalry with Amazon.com Inc. Airbnb Inc.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

The comments on the part of Natale adds fuel to debate on Wall Street over demand for the iPhone 8. As for the iPhone X, concerns abound that the high price tag could keep iPhone owners from upgrading. The iPhone X becomes available on Nov. 3 and starts at a price of $999. . Meanwhile, Reuters reported that earlier this month the U.S.

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JULY 4, 2019

Indeed, that taps into another, larger commerce trend: the rise of the sharing, or rental, economy, with its growth being fueled not only by demands and expectations from younger consumers, but digital marketplaces, localized payment options and other such tools. Rise Of Rentals.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

So it is with Amazon, and specifically Amazon Prime, the subscription service that has been some rocket fuel for growth at the company as it cements relationships with consumers. The $99 price tag is constant on a per-user basis, annually, so now, we have to assign a percentage of revenues to the Prime members.

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JULY 29, 2019

The big price tag to acquire new video games also highlights the fierce competition to land exclusive rights to top content. Whether online, mobile or inside stores, video games are providing fuel for retail innovation. Apple has stiff rivals in the gaming market.

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JUNE 13, 2018

New data from Greenwich Associates put a price tag on that effort: According to Bloomberg reports Tuesday (June 12), the financial services market spends an estimated $1.7 Even as big money and big names fuel the blockchain hype, waves of doubt continue to crash on blockchain’s shores.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

A variation, perhaps, of the old scheme where someone buys an expensive fashion item for an event, keeps the tag on while wearing it and then returns it when the event is over. It’s interesting to see the social media trend further fueling the returns culture.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

And, generally speaking, they’re buying big — in terms of both the number of items they buy and the price tags on those items. What fuels his thinking is the observation that what’s fueling the shopping and buying behaviors of consumers is influencing how interior designers shop as well: physical store fatigue. “To

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JULY 6, 2018

Sales and promotions won’t attract customers if consumers don’t know they exist, though, and many stores are now working to find improved, tech-fueled ways to better promote their discounted goods. for an RFID tag to go onto a product that only costs $1 or $2, that could blow up the whole profit margin structure,” he noted.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

It takes much land, water, pesticides, electricity and fossil fuel to grow, harvest, package, transport and prepare the food required to make even the simplest possible meals. For the food industry — that waste adds up to a $990 billion price tag, according to Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Zume Inc.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Shell, General Motors and mobile payments provider P97, for example, are using embedded in-dash technology with select vehicles to help consumers find and pay for fuel. Fifteen percent of respondents who paid via smartphone for purchases on location were at a gas station.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The favored trend of the moment — doubtless fueled by the excess of consumption in the fast fashion fad — is simplicity: slimming down the wardrobe to contain less trendy-by-the-minute clothes that maybe have three trips through the washing machine before they’re past their prime and more fit as dust rags.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a market already concerned about expected inflation, the rise in commodity prices operated as fuel on fire, and pushed expectations higher. A less risky route would be to tag companies with significant exposure to Russia, such as Pepsi, McDonald’s and Philip Morris, and evaluate whether the market is overreacting to that exposure.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Ripple provides the infrastructure for blockchain-fueled cross-border payments in an effort to progress towards what the company calls the Internet of Value — a market in which money moves across borders securely and quickly, just like information moves throughout the Internet. The Price Tag. ” A Bit Of Background.

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MAY 5, 2017

Mobile Order-Ahead: Last week Waze debuted a deal with Dunkin’ Donuts that spotlighted the convergence of motoring while fueling via caffeine. Brexit: The price tag on this divorce is getting higher. The latest stats from Starbucks showed that the duality of coffee and mobile are healthy amid foot traffic as well.

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MARCH 19, 2022

In a market already concerned about expected inflation, the rise in commodity prices operated as fuel on fire, and pushed expectations higher. A less risky route would be to tag companies with significant exposure to Russia, such as Pepsi, McDonald's and Philip Morris, and evaluate whether the market is overreacting to that exposure.

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MAY 24, 2016

All in, Kroger runs 2,620 supermarkets and multi-department stores, as well as 326 fine jewelry stores, 1,360 supermarket fuel centers and 37 food processing plants. ” A big price tag is in part an outcome of a big operation. It did over $100 billion in sales in 2014 and employs about 400,000 people. Stores wear out and look old.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

That has been the fuel behind Amazon 's growth — the ability to go, click, buy and wait for it to arrive.”. With a $45-for-three-months price tag, that subscription box has been popular among consumers — there's a waiting list to get it. People still look at the convenience factor.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The company is combining prepaid fleet cards, fuels services and telematics technology for a holistic fleet management and payments offering designed to enhance fleet spend management and efficiency while combatting fraud. Further, the upgrades target freelancers with the capability of tagging transactions for the correct client.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The firms kept the price tag of the funding private , but LendingFront said it will use the backing to strengthen its solution, which uses continuous integrated monitoring of business lifecycles to mitigate borrower risk. LendingFront. Cross-Border Payments. New Zealand’s Latipay announced a $3 million investment on Wednesday (Feb.

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

And then the other piece of that, And this was definitely fueled by low interest rates, but private equity, the fact is, companies can stay private longer. You can put those tags in there but still take a professionally managed strategy… RITHOLTZ: Right. JOHNSON: That’s exactly right. And you see that in the numbers, right?

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AUGUST 18, 2016

With its big price tag and bigger ambition, Jet.com is Walmart’s flashiest play for digital dominance during Q2, but certainly not its only one. Walmart has often been the beneficiary of some tailwinds like lower fuel prices, strong employment numbers and increased wages among workers.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. So, you will have, and we have had clients who say I am interested in, I still want to look at all the gas and fossil fuels, but I’m interested in the transition. RITHOLTZ: I — I have been looking forward to this for a while. GREW: It is nothing short of surreal.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

I think the other big misnomer that’s out there is people are fueled by these headline numbers, right? But my deal is I use one of these services where anything I find interesting, I just tag it as a “to watch.” RITHOLTZ: Your bucket list, which most people don’t tag. RITHOLTZ: Right. This firm just sold for 18x.

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