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Fintech Focus For March 31, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:35pm | 2414Quote To Start The Day: Making renewable energy from solar isn’t that complicated anymore. Source: Greg Barron-Gafford One Big Thing In Fintech: The technology needed to support ETF trading has advanced considerably in the last decade. In the past it was necessary to build in-house, but now...
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Fintech Focus For October 16, 2020
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 6:42pm | 2217Quote Of The Day: Cowboy innovation is worse than no innovation at all. - Alan Konevsky Fintech Movers: The shift toward touchless payments is dramatic, with 8x more earnings calls mentions vs. last year. - CB Insights Metromile eyes insurance transparency. Intel bought digital currency for 5...
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The Most Loved And Hated Super Bowl LII Commercials: Pepsi Steals The Show, Diet Coke Falls Flat
Monday, February 5, 2018 - 8:38am | 657A new generation? Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) stole the show with its 2018 Super Bowl commercials as its brands Doritos, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew each delighted viewers and generated massive amounts of positive chatter. The company’s brands captured three of the top four spots in LikeFolio consumer buzz...
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Why Wal-Mart Is Investing In Shipping: JPMorgan Explains
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 2:46pm | 389Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced recently that it is rolling out a free shipping service similar to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Amazon Prime service, but at a price of $50 per year, which is almost half of what Amazon charges. Chris Horvers, JPMorgan Chase senior analyst,...
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Follow Ackman Into P&G? Maybe, Maybe Not
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 12:41pm | 868On Thursday, shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), the world's largest consumer products company, jumped almost four percent on volume that was nearly triple the daily average on news that Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital has built a position in the company. Only time will tell what...