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Migration across Latin America is down, damping remittance volume. Lower contributions from Iraq also hurt Western Union. The bigger picture: In the wake of slowing remittance growth, the company is focusing on new avenues to drive revenues鈥攍ike its financial media network (FMN). Earlier this month, Western Union partnered with sell-side advertising company Magnite to expand the network鈥檚 reach.

After making various tie-ups and investments in Southeast Asia, the company is now focused on Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our take: Adding diversified payment methods should also help Adyen鈥檚 terminal gain traction.

Read the full report, Worldwide Retail Ecommerce Forecast 2024 Midyear Update.

The Big Four advertising agencies like Omnicom have also worked to diversify their offerings to serve as a one-stop shop for various client needs. Our take: A revealing business change is the amount of revenues Edelman generates from 鈥渢op鈥� clients.

A $750 billion drop in market value reveals investor unease, with tariffs and recession worries putting pressure on consumer spending, marketing budgets, and tech margins.

Its popularity is huge for ecommerce, specifically in Brazil, where the platform will launch TikTok Shop this year, noted our analyst Matteo Ceurvels. And TikTok鈥檚 Latin America growth mirrors global trends. The platform will grow by 11.6% worldwide this year, per our forecast. 5. TikTok takes No. 3 in Canada.

Despite slow US adoption and economic downturn affecting advertising, TikTok鈥檚 1 billion daily users and Instagram鈥檚 exit from live shopping present opportunities for growth.

The Washington Post backs out of six-figure 鈥淔ire Elon Musk鈥� ad: The decision raises questions about when鈥攐r if鈥攂rands should weigh in on political issues.

US consumers overwhelmed by marketing content: 40% unsubscribe weekly, driven by frequent messaging and privacy concerns, raising questions about responsible data practices.

Search will account for 64.0% of retail media next year, as it is heavily tied to product discovery on ecommerce sites. Display will make up 25.0% of retail media ad spending, 11.0% of which will be video. In-store advertising makes up a small but growing share of dollars spent.

A nearly $1 trillion loss in a day signals market panic. Apple leads the fall, with ripple effects threatening AI growth, ad revenue, and cloud service pricing.

A) North America B) Western Europe C) Middle East and Africa D) Latin America. Digital ad spend will grow by 33.1% in the Middle East and Africa next year, faster than any other geographic area. Digital spend will remain somewhat limited in the area, at $39.41 billion compared with North America鈥檚 $361.48 billion, per our November forecast. December 20, 2024. True or false?

Banks must help customers navigate growing economic uncertainty.

When shoppers are ready to pay, the system will automatically display a roster of items for checkout. Sensei鈥檚 tech is GDPR-compliant, meaning it doesn鈥檛 collect or store any biometric information.

NBC News now expands: The service is bringing 24/7 free streaming to Mexico, Brazil as digital news consumption soars across Latin America.

In 2024, revenue growth will increase by single digits in Europe and North America and double digits in Latin America and Asia, according to Skift鈥檚 鈥淕lobal Travel Outlook 2024鈥� report. The airline industry is charting the course for a 12% revenue climb in 2024, with cruises buoying up by 11%. Leisure and business digital travel sales show sizable growth.

On today鈥檚 episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analysts Paul Briggs, Matteo Ceurvels, and Carina Perkins to examine what impact global economic turbulence is having on retail and ecommerce in different markets.

Levi鈥檚 delivers downbeat outlook as uncertainty roils retail industry: The company expects potential tariffs, FX headwinds, and higher taxes to weigh on its 2025 performance.