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US retail sales growth masks uneven holiday demand

US retail sales growth hides underlying weakness in consumer demand as inflation boosts headline figures ahead of the holiday season. The post US retail sales growth masks uneven holiday demand appeared first on Retail Insight Network.

TorchNeuron: running HF models on AWS Trainium is easier than ever

Stripe survey: Four trends reshaping how SaaS platforms compete in the AI era

AI is creating more SaaS competition, and platforms are feeling the pressure. A Stripe survey of 200 platform leaders shows how they plan to evolve pricing, grow revenue, and retain customers.

El MACA DAY llega a Argentina: Mercado Libre reunió a autoridades, marcas y asociaciones en un foro regional de lucha contra la falsificación y la piratería

First-party Mercado Libre or Mercado Pago news in Spanish. Country-specific products and merchant services do not imply availability in every Latin American market.

2026年9月中国快递发展指数报告

国家邮政局快递发展指数报告；适用于中国快递行业背景研究，保留实际报告期和原始发布日期。

国家邮政局公布2026年1-9月邮政行业运行情况

国家邮政局发布的邮政快递行业统计；统计报告期与发布日期分别以原文为准，不代表国际线路报价或当天行情。

Announcement No. 49 of 2026 by the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission: Decisio

Official policy announcement; the original site only indicates the date, so please read the original text for specific applicable conditions and effective time.

Announcement No. 50 of 2026 by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs: Decision on Imposing Export Controls on Items Such as Tunnel Boring Machines

Official policy announcement; the original site only indicates the date, so please read the original text for specific applicable conditions and effective time.

Announcement No. 51 of 2026 by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs: Decision on Optimizing and Adjusting Export Control Measures for Dredger-Related

Official policy announcement; the original site only indicates the date, so please read the original text for specific applicable conditions and effective time.

Announcement No. 52 of 2026 by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs: Announcement on Matters Concerning Further Optimizing the Query and Identificatio

Official policy announcement; the original site only indicates the date, so please read the original text for specific applicable conditions and effective time.

Regional Banks See Growth in Spite of Economic Gloom

Several of America’s regional banks posted robust third-quarter earnings last week amid strong commercial loan demand. And as Reuters reported Friday (Oct. 16), these earnings add to indications that the U.S. economy is still resilient even

Crypto Hardware Wallets Become New Entry Point for Hackers

Last week, cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Ledger said it was investigating a hack that drained $90 million from its devices. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Oct. 18), this reprsents the latest example of a vulnerability in what w

Indian Consumers Embrace Cash Ahead of New Instant Payment Fees

Indian consumers are reportedly increasing their cash usage ahead of new fees on the country’s popular digital payment system. Beginning next month, the United Payments Interface (UPI) system will apply a small fee on all transactions great

Musk Says White House Duties Distracted Him From AI

Elon Musk says his work last year with the White House distracted him from artificial intelligence development at his businesses. “[I] kinda got carried away, basically,” Musk said in an upcoming episode of the new podcast series, “The Buil

October 19 E-commerce Morning Report: Xiaohongshu Double 11 merchants' GMV rises up to 5 times; Amazon tightens NWD brand restricted sales

Anthropic Co-Founder Predicts AI Will Bring US GDP to $44 Trillion

Anthropic’s co-founder predicts that artificial intelligence could boost America’s economic output by nearly 50% by 2030. That forecast comes from one of the AI startup’s internal models, Jack Clark said Saturday (Oct. 17) at the IMF and Wo

Meta outlines Muse AI use cases for businesses

The company has shared info on some of the more common business use cases for its Muse AI tools based on examples it's seen thus far.

LinkedIn adds digital business cards

The platform is rolling out personalized, scannable displays that can be added to users’ digital wallets and used to facilitate offline connections.

The Shift From Owning Trucks To Subscribing To Them, And What It Means For Fleet Finance

The trucking industry has fallen in love with two phrases that get tossed around in conference rooms and press releases without anyone stopping to explain them, and if you have heard the terms truck as a service and driver as a service and

California trucking owner pleads guilty in $2.1M identity theft scheme

Nearly 100 people had their personal information compromised. Federal investigators traced the proceeds through international bank transfers before authorities arrested the operator following 18 months in Turkey. The post California truckin

Global Food Prices Climbed 5.8 per Cent in September Despite Near-Record Grain Output

Disruptions to maritime trade and fertiliser supply chains pushed international food commodity prices up 1.5 per cent month-on-month in September.

News in Brief Podcast | Week 41 2026 | Congestion, cyberthreat and capacity constraint

Port congestion is putting pressure on global supply chains, from West Africa and Europe to the Middle East, while escalating conflict is creating fresh challenges for air cargo. In this episode, Drewry’s head of Ports and Terminals, Eirik

In September 2026, the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size grew by 5.5%

Official industry reference index; publication dates differ from statistical periods; please read the original text for scope of application and detailed data.

First Batch of Standards for AI Empowerment of the Steel Industry Released to Support the Industry's Digital and Intelligent Transformation

Official industry reference index; publication dates differ from statistical periods; please read the original text for scope of application and detailed data.