Customers’ expectations around experience are changing. 94% US consumers ages 18 and older surveyed in May 2020 by Qualtrics’ XM Institute described themselves as very likely to make more purchases from companies across all industries that provided “very good” customer experience (CX). As critical as CX is, it wouldn’t offer competitive advantages if every brand…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Lucas Jackson/Reuters The stock market is poised for a “significant relief rally” after it tested a key support level on Thursday, according to Fairlead Strategies’ Katie Stockton.The S&P 500 fell more than 2% Thursday morning after a higher-than-expected CPI report, but has since recovered all of those losses and then some.“Seasonal influences are positive in…
“Smile.” Paramount The horror movie “Smile” has grossed over $100 million at the global box office. It cost just $17 million to make. Horror is a reliable genre in theaters, especially at a time when the industry is facing a lack of movies. “Smile,” a new low-budget horror movie from Paramount, has topped the US…
President Joe Biden gives a speech before designating Camp Hale as a national monument on October 12, 2022 in Red Cliff, Colorado. Camp Hale, a World War II training ground for the 10th Mountain Division, is the first national monument that Biden has designated during his term as president. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Some publications have…
A report by Zapier last year found that 90% of workers spent up to five hours a day checking work messenger apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Dimitri Otis/Getty Images Emojis are meant to add emotion to your messages, but co-workers may get the wrong idea from your thumbs-up. ‘Emoji nuance’ exists in the workplace…
Paul McCulley Bloomberg TV The Fed will likely keep hiking rates by 75 basis points until “something cracks” in the economic data, Paul McCulley warned. He pointed to the Fed’s watchfulness on the labor market and inflation, suggesting there could be a prolonged tightening cycle ahead. But a “crack” could first hit markets before it…
Netflix. SOPA Images/Getty Images. Netflix announced it will launch its ad-supported plan in the US on November 3. It will cost $6.99 per month and cap viewing resolution to 720p. It will also be missing some content, though, due to licensing agreements. You’ll soon be able to pay for a cheaper Netflix plan — if…
Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Barclays said Thursday it now expects “more aggressive, front-loaded hikes by the Fed” after September’s CPI. It projects the Fed to raise rates by 75 basis points in December and by 50 basis points in February 2023. It also sees the central bank starting to cut rates later next year. …
You won’t have to wait too much longer to play the otherremastered Spider-Man game on your computer. Insomniac and Nixxes have announced that Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be available on PC November 18th through the Epic Games Store and Steam. The port offers visual upgrades beyond the PS5 version, including ray-traced shadows for outdoor light….
Samsung’s unified Wallet app will soon be available to many more people. The company says it will roll out Wallet to 13 more countries by the end of 2022. Most are in Europe, Scandinavia and western Asia, including Denmark, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The functionality will also be available in key parts of…