There’s no shortage of business model innovation enabled by SaaS technology. It makes entering new markets easier. It makes data more accessible, a critical feature in the age of GenAI. It allows companies to scale up and down with agility. Perhaps one of the innovations...
The holiday-shortened trading week produced a modest gain for the CE 100 Index, which was 1.3% higher. All pillars save one were in the green, with the “Be Well” segment up 3%. Teledoc shares led that group higher and were up by 12%. The company...
Artificial intelligence — specifically, AI companies that have been riding the wave of simulating human cognition — powered the CE 100 Index 5.2% higher through the past week. All pillars gained ground. The Enablers segment of the CE 100 Index roared ahead by 8.1%. ...
Initially designed to fill a need for multiplayer gamers to interact, the communications platform Discord has grown into a vital hub for gamers, developers and creators alike. Launched in 2015, Discord has redefined social gaming by offering a platform that goes beyond simple communication. “Back...
Ecosia and Qwant have unveiled plans to create their own artificial intelligence (AI)-powered European search index, which could reshape online commerce by offering merchants an alternative to Google’s algorithm. The joint venture, called the European Search Perspective (EUSP), aims to break free from Big Tech’s...
It’s hard to believe it was more than 20 years ago. Feb. 4, 2004. George W. Bush was president. The Lord of the Rings ruled the movie box office. “Hey Ya!” ruled the top 40. And in Cambridge a sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg registered the URL...
The scorching post-election rally that lifted stocks across all market capitalizations and verticals paused this past week. Even post-earning surges in select CE 100 names were not enough to lift the overall index, which slipped 1.5%. Eight of the 11 pillars lost ground, along with...
Earnings, earnings everywhere — and for connected economy stocks in the CE 100 Index, roaring ahead almost in lockstep, the week was a good one. Indeed, two sectors of the CE 100 — the Live segment and the Pay and Be Paid pillar — surged...
It was a good week on Wall Street for FinTechs despite one high-profile stock price drop from a member of the PYMNTS FinTech IPO 100: Marqeta. Led by BILL and Payoneer among others, earnings results drove the Index close to double-digits at 8.67% up for...
