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Finance

Sixth Street Gives Affirm a Big Boost

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Private credit and buy-now-pay-later firms are teaming up to cut banks out of the consumer finance supply chain.

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Regulation

Regulation is Here at Last for Buy Now, Pay Later

But the new don’t require platforms to report how they interact with credit bureaus, keeping many transactions in a black box.

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Banking

Visa, Mastercard Agree to Massive Settlement That Limits Swipe Fees

The agreement with US-based merchants is expected to reduce the credit card titans’ take by a combined $30 billion through 2030.

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Banking

Capital One Plans Purchase of Discover to Build Credit Card Colossus

The mega bank intends to buy the fourth-leading credit card network in the US.

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Personal Finance

Today’s Consumer: Bigger Credit Card Debts, Smaller Bank Deposits

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The biggest four banks in the US all saw their customers boost spending in 2023, as delinquencies rise in turn.

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Economics

US Consumers Are Taking a Credit Card Break

Facing eye-watering amounts of debt and record-high interest rates, US consumers have started charging less on their credit cards.

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Finance

Americans Paid Down Their Credit Cards, Lenders Are Starting to Freak

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

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