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Are Millennials Really Killing Canned Tuna, Too?

PYMNTS

The millennial path of destruction allegedly continues, with those young consumers now taking blame for the decline in the popularity of canned tuna — a product that joins a casualty list that already includes diamonds and restaurants such as Applebee’s. Before we get to that, let’s review the newest charges leveled against millennials.

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Number Of Millennial Households Expected To Soar Over Next 10 Years

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A lot of millennials are still living at home with their parents, but as more and more of them begin moving out in the coming years, they could have a significant impact on both the housing and rental markets. So what will fuel this significant growth in new millennial households? million households in 2014, while 11.4

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How Millennial Ethics Are Reshaping Fintech

CB Insights

Over the next few decades, baby boomers and Gen X will pass on $30T in wealth to the millennial generation. More than any other generation, millennials are interested in the idea that their investments will have a positive global impact when it comes to issues like sustainability and climate change. PREPARE FOR THE FINTECH FUTURE.

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Millennials Are Buying More Gift Cards Than Ever — For Themselves

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Maybe millennials really are a self-centered bunch? Of those surveyed, 63 percent bought these types of cards this year, compared to 61 percent in 2015 and 56 percent in 2014. Young adults continue to lead this mobile revolution and growing use of prepaid cards as a money management tool.”.

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Best New Financial Apps 2016, The List

Bank Innovation

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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Number Of Millennial Households Expected To Soar Over Next 10 Years

PYMNTS

A lot of millennials are still living at home with their parents, but as more and more of them begin moving out in the coming years, they could have a significant impact on both the housing and rental markets. So what will fuel this significant growth in new millennial households? million households in 2014, while 11.4

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Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO

PYMNTS

Hims , a direct-to-consumer company selling health products targeted at millennials, is using a SPAC to go public , for example. Josh Harris , co-founder of Apollo Global Management , said the SPAC trend is not a flash in the pan. The trend has grown in recent months.

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