Connected Economy

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Peloton Launches P2P Used Equipment Marketplace, ‘Repowered’
June 04, 2025

Peloton introduced its own peer-to-peer resale marketplace, Repowered. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

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CE 100 Index Gains 1.7% as Investors Send AI-Related Names Higher
June 01, 2025

The CE 100 Index resumed its winning ways  in a holiday-shortened week, notching a 1.7% gain that was powered, in part, for investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI)-related news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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CE 100 Index Slips 2.7%, Led by Xerox, as All Pillars Lose Ground
May 26, 2025

Through the past several weeks, the CE 100 Index has shown resilience, outperforming the broader markets, and posted several weeks where all segments were higher.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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CE 100 Index Jumps 5% as Shopify Gets a Post-Earnings Bump; Payment Brands Rally
May 19, 2025

A rally across all market indices, as China-focused tariffs were reduced, helped lift the CE 100 Index 5% higher in a week that saw almost all pillars advance, with the exception of the “Be Well” segment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Sezzle and Porch Group Lead Post-Earnings Gains as CE 100 Index Advances 2.2%
May 12, 2025

Earnings season is nearing its end, and in a week that saw 10 of 11 of the pillars in the CE 100 Index gain ground, management continued to take note of resilient consumer spending, while at the same time asserting that the current and future...

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CE 100 Index Shrugs Off Concerns Over Consumer Spending, Surges 3.2%  
May 04, 2025

Earnings season rolls on. For the CE 100 Index — which saw uniform gains across all pillars — quarterly reports and management commentary on earnings calls drove stock performance this past week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Revolut and Other FinTechs Making Push Into Telecom Sector
May 04, 2025

Companies in the FinTech sector are making inroads into the telecom world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales
May 01, 2025

Samsung led the global smartphone market in the first quarter as the market recorded slight year-over-year growth of 0.2%, global technology market analyst firm Canalys said in a Wednesday (April 30) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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App Makers Form Lobbying Group to Challenge Smartphone Manufacturers 
April 30, 2025

Technology companies Meta, Spotify, Match Group and Garmin have founded a lobbying group that said it will “combat anti-competitive practices by smartphone platform owners.”  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...