In its recent updates, ranging from a patent milestone to a hiring push, TD signals to would-be employees that they’ll get a chance to do innovative work for it.
CFPB eyes ‘junk fees’ from banks: The regulator issued a public-comment request for a slew of fees it says people only encounter after initially selecting products and services. The scrutiny may accelerate the trend away from them.
TrueLayer’s European moves point to rising competition: The UK-based open-banking provider said it’s expanding into five new markets in Europe.
Total retail sales in Southeast Asia grew 2.5% in 2021.
The turnover of CMOs is the highest it has been in more than a decade. Spencer Stuart’s latest data shows that average CMO tenure in the US dropped to 40.0 months in 2020, its shortest since 2009.
In China, ecommerce sales will make up a substantial share of 2022's total retail sales at 46.3%, while the UK and South Korea will round out the top 3, with 36.3% and 32.2% ecommerce shares, respectively.
Carmakers team up to pivot to EVs: Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi bet $25.8B on five new EV platforms shared across brands. This could yield EV standards as the world pivots to electric.
Brain computing interface applications find niche in healthcare and patient rehabilitation: New trials could generate further investment as fringe tech makes its way to the mainstream.
The federal gov’t could block the deal (as it’s done for others like it) due to anticompetitive concerns
Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young: The streaming service’s inability—or unwillingness—to balance listener safety and creator freedoms could hinder its growth.
Amazon’s expanded agreements with Universal Music Group chip away at long-standing tensions: Creators on Twitch have grown increasingly frustrated with harsh music rebroadcasting rules.
Winter Olympics provide Beijing the opportunity to scrub China’s internet clean: The door to a free and open Chinese internet is closing fast as regulators aim to reshape the Great Firewall of China.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Liz Hershfied, senior vice president and head of sustainability at Madewell, about how Madewell has repositioned itself to adopt sustainability into the brand’s ethos and the steps other retail companies should take to encourage sustainable shopping behaviors.
New York sports betting soars in first nine days of legalization: The rapid success could win over states like California, which is set to consider legalization in 2022.
Apple’s iCloud goes dark globally: Users are locked out of iMessage, Apple Mail, and other services, exposing the danger of running multiple services on the same cloud on an overburdened network.
Buyer's remorse intensified in 2021 as ecommerce adoption rose: High return rates are cutting into retailers’ margins and increasing inventory pressure.
Marketers prefer TikTok to YouTube for influencer marketing: While YouTube struggles to catch up to its competitors, TikTok is yet to reach its full potential.