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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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That sounds like a large number, though it is difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison with cards issued by others, since as a general rule banks do not break out performance by individual cards. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

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Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). By comparison, a hit show in prime time carries a CPM of $35 million or more. And then there’s Tom Brady.

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

PYMNTS

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). By comparison, a hit show in prime time carries a CPM of $35 million or more. And then there’s Tom Brady.

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities

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Ohio, by comparison, attracted $303 million, and Kentucky $22 million. “A Case has been promoting entrepreneurship as a path for development in America outside the hubs in Silicon Valley and Boston. I think that innovators can be part of the problem or part of the solution.”. In 2010 California companies received $28.4

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Smart Watches, Run Hubs And New Balance’s Retail Reset Button

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Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. New Balance, by comparison, brings in a mere $3 billion annually — certainly nothing to shake a stick at, but still 90 percent smaller than Nike. The Step Into Tech: The RunIQ . We started in the U.S.

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The Truth Is In The Data, Not The Mirror

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There are a few innovators trying to solve the problems of fashion fit and style, both online and in physical or omnichannel environments. A companion mobile app enables tagging of favorites, style comparisons and, of course, shopping recommendations. Innovation Trajectory. Fashion Tech. A Different Approach.

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Innovation in the Asset Management industry

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On the “Beta” end of the scale, ETFs are steadily becoming one of the most successful innovation in recent decades. While generic performance comparison has been more open for some time, how it applies to each person’s investments universe is a more recent trends. MorningStar recently acquired HelloWallet for $52.5M