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Ask your department heads how things are going, and you’ll hear good news. Leads and engagement are up, sales hit quota, and customer service is chipping away at response time. Every dashboard is green. But ask your customer, the one that’s been passed along three times in five minutes between chatbots and agents and intervention…
With the Senate set to go on recess in three weeks, after Aug. 7, the Clarity Act is still facing several hurdles, Bloomberg reported Friday (July 17). Several Democrats involved in the negotiations said they have reservations about the latest version of the cryptocurrency bill, particularly around ethics issues and President Donald Trump’s involvement with crypto…
His base case has the output gap closing in late 2026 or early 2027, opening room to move toward 3 percent against a neutral range he puts at 2.25 percent to 3.25 percent. Andrew DiCapua, principal economist at the Business Data Lab and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, told Wealth Professional the hold is “the…
Paytm has entered the income tax filing space by partnering with ClearTax to offer income tax return (ITR) filing through its app, with plans starting at just Rs 11. The service aims to make tax filing quicker and cheaper by using pre-filled tax data, automated calculations and post-filing support. The…
Artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform HappyRobot was valued at $1.2 billion post-money in a Series C funding round in which it raised $150 million, the company said in an Aug. 4 press release. The round brought HappyRobot’s total funding to $200 million, according to the release. It was reported in September that HappyRobot was valued at $500 million in a…
As today’s consumer confidence reading from The Conference Board shows, metrics can be complicated. They may be holding in a narrow range, but household finances are moving in a less stable direction. The August 2026 PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index (PCEI) finds that the overall index slipped 0.8 points to 54.8, still within the 53-to-57 band…