Ace Hardware Stores Are Closing in 2026: See Updated List of Doomed Locations

The recent closures show how uneven conditions can be for independently owned operators.

The recent closures show how uneven conditions can be for independently owned operators.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE), a closely watched measure of inflation, landed as expected today. While showing sticky inflation at 3.3%, above the target rate, the inline reading for July was greeted with a sigh. July PCE was 3.7% versus an expected 3.6% year over year. July core prices were in line at 3.3%….
The global payments industry continues to build on a decade of sustained momentum in digital payments. According to the Capgemini Research Institute’s ‘World Payments Report 2027’, non-cash transactions have grown nearly fivefold over the past decade and are on track to double again by 2030. What began as the digitisation of consumer payments is now…
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U.S. dollars back nearly every stablecoin on the market, but there are signs that non-USD tokens are gaining traction. In a notable development in this trend, UK-based fintech Revolut plans to debut its first euro-backed stablecoin, EURR, in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. This is expected to be just the first phase in the firm’s broader…
Edward Jones is on track to launch its in-house bank for advisors in January of next year to give clients more lending options, according to a top executive. David Chubak, head of wealth management and field management, said he is “cautiously optimistic” that Edward Jones Bank will be up and running in January, and described…
Union demands compensation and exemptions Unite, which represents nearly 80 percent of Barclays’ 45,000 UK staff, is organizing the opposition and encouraging employees to sign an open letter sent to the bank’s leadership and circulated across its UK offices. The union is calling for the plans to be halted entirely and has set out three…