A private Swiss bank’s stock price dropped drastically after it disclosed a significant exposure to a troubled client—and social media amplified the news.
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| Dec 4, 2023
What it means: Finland is one of many European countries grappling with how to rapidly shift away from dependence on Russian energy. The effort is fraught with barriers, mainly caused by a lack of sufficient planning. The decision to double down on nuclear energy is poised to lower energy prices and carbon emissions and reduce the need for energy imports from Norway, Sweden, and Russia.
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| Apr 14, 2022
In Europe, Amazon offers product warranty insurance in partnership with the London General Insurance Company. Our take: Amazon’s competitors appear to be well-established, with many of them benefitting from an uptick in consumers searching for price deals amid rising inflation.
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| Oct 21, 2022
The US isn’t the only country with serious talks of TikTok bans. Japan, the UK, Germany, and France are all countries with over 15 million TikTok users each that could be left with a lot of time on their hands if TikTok bans succeed.
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| May 19, 2023
CEO Al Kelly said Visa wanted to position itself in the middle of open banking, particularly in Europe. Tink recently expanded into five new markets, including the Netherlands and Norway. Open banking-powered payments cut cards out of the transaction process, so Visa may be looking to use Tink to avoid being disintermediated and to create new card-powered payment synergies with the technology.
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| Apr 28, 2022
So I think with the European laws right to be forgotten in GDPR, they will quickly put a stop to this sort of expansion if it's unregulated. So not surprising at all. Marcus Johnson:. There's certainly consequences here. So the Italian regulator, so they opening inquiry into Open AI, giving them three weeks to prove it is trying to comply with EU privacy rules or it could risk being fined.
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| Apr 5, 2023
On today’s podcast episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and analysts Paul Briggs and Matteo Ceurvels to examine the podcast landscape around the world, looking at changes in listenership and the advertising opportunities that the format affords.
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| Nov 27, 2023
The BNPL provider added a credit opt-out feature to help prevent consumers from going further into debt
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| May 25, 2023
TikTok’s latest strategy to boost social commerce sales relies on AI: The social platform is testing a feature that automatically links users to TikTok Shop without creator input.
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| Oct 31, 2023
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Amazon can stake a claim as one of Canada’s top mass merchants, even without having physical stores. It has reached this milestone after more than three years of accelerated retail ecommerce in the country.
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| Mar 27, 2023
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TikTok Shop is far from DOA, but early reports suggest its rollout hasn’t been easy. As TikTok works to build its livestreaming and in-app commerce business in the US, including by restructuring its commerce division, US merchants must decide whether the investment is worth it.
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On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss how Gen Zers discover products; where they stand on buy now, pay later; and how loyal they really are to brands. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank three campaigns that really worked with Gen Z. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Arielle Feger and editor Catherine Ollinger.
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| Nov 29, 2023
Google, Meta to get boost from Western Europe digital ad spending: Total category expenditures to exceed $90 billion this year, fueled by appeal of search and display formats.
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| May 25, 2022
The leading reason consumers in the UK and US return online purchases is due to fit, size, or color, according to Coveo. Damage, defects, and poor quality are other top reasons. Some 18% of UK and US consumers make returns because they order multiple sizes with the intent of keeping only those that fit.
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| Dec 29, 2022
Apple acquired UK-based open banking fintech Credit Kudos—here’s what it can do with the new tech.
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| Mar 24, 2022
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why livestream shopping hasn't caught on in the US and the UK the same way it has in China, what TikTok is doing to make the US’s launch more successful than the UK's, and what shoppers are looking for from a livestream. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four brands that have done livestream shopping well. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.
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| Mar 21, 2023
Thanksgiving food costs are expected to soar 13.5% this year: Walmart, Aldi, and Lidl aim to use discounts on turkey, stuffing mix, and other holiday ingredients to attract new customers.
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| Nov 4, 2022
Ditching Netflix to pay for groceries: Consumers in the US and UK show a willingness to cut back on media and retail subscriptions as the cost of living skyrockets.
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| Aug 5, 2022
UK regulators prune Meta’s walled garden: Meta has been ordered to sell Giphy, and new ownership could bring back the GIF database’s popular ad program, without the antitrust concerns.
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| Dec 1, 2021
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what to expect in 2024, whether Google's new AI search tool will destroy traffic, a new self-checkout machine, loyalty in the age of the "zero consumer," if everyone will soon be creating digital clones of themselves, roads that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, analyst Blake Droesch, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
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| Jan 5, 2024