April, 2025

April, 2025

Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with....

Meta’s Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again
Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial that started Monday could be more grueling, experts said....

The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom
Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe beefed up its defenses amid an uncertain relationship with the United States....

How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations....

From Aging to Z: How CUs Can Capture Younger Generations
Credit unions (CUs) face a generational challenge. Their membership is aging faster than the customer base of other financial institutions (FIs), leaving their futures uncertain. Many millennial and G...

Inside the Quiet Boom of Retail Lockers and Smart Shelves
The pressures facing retailers were in place long before tariffs and the specter of rising inflation dominated headlines. They’ve been dealing with theft (also known as shrinkage) and the changing e...

Acquirers Step Up Battle Against Fraud With GenAI, Biometrics Push
For merchants seeking to deliver a seamless omnichannel experience to their consumers, fraud remains a persistent concern. And while they look to acquirers to offer up the payment innovations that hel...

Convenience Drives Digital Wallet Use for More Than Half of Consumers
Budget-conscious consumers reach for debit cards to maintain financial discipline, while the allure of rewards continues to fuel credit card use. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “How People Pay: Budg...

CE100 Index Shrugs Off JPMorgan and Delta’s Warnings and Rallies 4.9%
The whipsaw action in stocks — as tariffs were on, then (largely) off with a 90-day pause, and then focused on China (...

Frozen Funds Still Unresolved as Synapse Bankruptcy Nears Conclusion
The protracted Synapse Financial Technologies bankruptcy is nearing its final stages with a whimper rather than a bang. Late last week (April 10) Trustee Jelena McWilliams filed a status report with t...

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