Amazon’s Q3 earnings are a mixed bag: Strong sales and ad growth helped return the retailer to profitability, but the company’s retail business continues to lose money.

Insider Intelligence’s forecast estimates a 62% decrease in new neobank account openings, and a 44.6% drop in all digital account openings.

Few CPG brands are posting strong volume growth: But price hikes and shrinkflation are helping companies like Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble generate strong earnings.

Consumers prefer to shop in-person this holiday season: Waning COVID-19 concerns and a desire to try before buying will give brick-and-mortar stores a lift this year.

On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss what to make of the so-called "lipstick effect" and talk about some other uncanny economic trends that tend to occur during periods of economic uncertainty. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the four brands benefiting from lipstick effect-type behavior. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Zak Stambor.

Winter is coming for European retailers (both literally and figuratively): With economic conditions worsening, retail sales in the UK and throughout continental Europe are poised to slow this holiday season.

Temu bets low prices will be enough to attract shoppers: But the Pinduoduo-owned platform will have to improve the customer experience to turn initial interest into lasting gains

The rumors of rapid grocery’s demise are exaggerated—but not by much: While startups struggle to make the model profitable, Uber Eats and DoorDash see an opportunity.

Instacart puts its IPO plans on ice: With Wall Street looking for safe bets and consumers adjusting their shopping habits, there’s little appetite for an Instacart IPO right now.

Strong fixed-income trading drove revenue, but profits plummeted. The bank hopes restructuring will drive a turnaround.

Persistent inflation is weighing on foot traffic: Yet many brands continue to see strong growth thanks to their ability to deliver value and a great customer experience.

Personal banking revenues were strong and loan delinquencies remain low, but banks are stockpiling cash for expected loan losses. Investment banking was battered by slow merger and financing activities.

TikTok signals creators are central to its courtship of advertisers: The platform announces a number of updates, with its creator marketplace upgrades being most significant.

As the cost of living rises, the range of different industries accepting BNPL is diversifying.

Inflation drives high-income consumers to trade down—and up: Affluent shoppers are spending more at Walmart and Aldi, but a strong dollar is keeping luxury demand robust.

Consumers kept pace with inflation in September: But there are signs that they may not be able to do so much longer.

Venture-capital-backed fintechs raised less cash in Q3, hitting a nine-quarter low.

Wall Street’s biggest banks are likely to suffer from the slowdown in M&A, shrinking profits, and could set aside $4.5B to cover bad debt losses.

On today’s episode, we discuss the headwinds of economic uncertainty facing two constituents of the credit card ecosystem: issuers and merchant service providers. In our “Headlines” segment, we focus on the tensions between merchants and card issuers/networks. In “Story by Numbers,” we break down the challenges the industry is currently facing. And in a new segment called “Pretend CEO,” our analyst David Morris gives his best guidance to credit card companies and merchant service providers on concrete steps to take during these uncertain times. Tune in to the discussion with host Rob Rubin and analyst David Morris.

The neobank is reportedly on the verge of a $100M raise ahead of a planned IPO.