Connected Economy

Connected Economy
Xerox Surges on Lexmark Deal but Can’t Budge CE 100 Index
December 30, 2024

The CE 100 Index barely budged in a shortened trading week that left only two more days of stock market action for 2024. The index was down a scant 0.02%, and the year-to-date performance — where the index is up 24.8% — continues to trail...

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Retail Retreat: Shopify’s Checkout Woes Lead ‘Shop’ Pillar Drop in CE100 Index
December 23, 2024

Go figure. During the most intense shopping season of the year, the “Shop” pillar of the Connected Economy 100 went down 3.7% last week. It led the index down by 2.8%, as all the pillars dropped at about the same rate as the general markets....

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CE 100 Index Gives Up 2.2% as MongoDB and Adobe Slip on Earnings
December 16, 2024

What goes up must come down — and after three straight weeks of rallies, the CE 100 wound up snapping a long streak of wins, declining 2.2% in the penultimate “full” week of trading for 2024. All pillars lost ground. MongoDB Slips on 4Q Guidance...

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CE 100 Index Gains Ground on Porch Group’s 51% Rally
December 09, 2024

The CE 100 Index rallied by 2.2% this past week, starting the last month of trading in 2024 on a positive note. The Live segment stood out here, jumping by more than 7.2%.  Within that pillar of the CE 100 Index, Porch Group’s share surged...

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CEO Interview: Squire Creates New ‘Operating System’ for Neighborhood Barbershops
December 02, 2024

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...

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CE 100 Index Ends Holiday-Shortened Trading Week 1.4% Higher
December 02, 2024

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...

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CE 100 Index Jumps 5.2% as C3.ai and Snowflake Surge by Double Digits
November 25, 2024

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%.   ...

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Discord Grows a Central Hub of Social Gaming and Community Engagement
November 20, 2024

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...

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European AI Search Engines Plan New Index With Merchant Rankings
November 19, 2024

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...