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Consumer

Klarna Swipes Key Walmart Partnership Ahead of US IPO

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It seems like Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later partnership with Walmart wasn’t on quite such firm ground, after all.

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Consumer

Whipsawing Trade Policy Sows Uncertainty in Big Box Retail

A slew of retail company earnings reports last week raised the spectre of sapped spending as executives discussed tariffs.

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Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Pops on Plans to Boost AI Investments

While ecommerce is currently Alibaba’s biggest piggy bank, hype is building around its burgeoning cloud computing biz.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Consumer

Walmart-Backed Fintech Scores Big Funding Round

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Besides being your one-stop-retail-shop for everything, Walmart would like to be your virtual banker, too.

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Consumer

The Spookiest Day of the Year Saved Its Biggest Scare for the Chocolate Biz

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The cost of manufacturing chocolate and confectionery from cocoa has risen a terrifying 45% this year, according to the producer price index.

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Consumer

Back-to-School Spending Is Flat or Falling, Depending on Whom You Ask

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Early data this year suggests back-to-school season spending is either flat from last year, or took a slight dip.

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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Healthcare

Walgreens Plans to Shutter Stores and Refocus after Weak Earnings

Walgreens’ new leader is planning a rebound for the chain, starting with shuttering a substantial, if unspecified, number of US locations.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Big Tech Takes Over

Nvidia is back to its winning ways, lifting tech stocks and pushing the broader S&P 500 index to another all-time high.

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