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Crowded Payments Space Gets Another Player In Chase

JPMorgan (JPM) late Monday introduced Chase Pay, which is set to take on Apple (AAPL) Pay and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Pay. But can the new platform stand out in an already crowded space? The big bank says Chase Pay will be available in mid-2016 and can handle in-store, in-app and online purchases. JPMorgan shares fell 0.7% in the stock market today while Apple and Alphabet were fractionally lower. Apple reports quarterly earnings after Tuesday’s

Apple’s iPhone 6S off to fast start in U.S.

Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 6S series accounted for 24% of the company’s U.S. smartphone sales in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 26, despite being on the market for just two days in the period. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reported Monday that the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, which went on sale on Sept. 25, accounted for nearly a quarter of Apple’s iPhone sales in the U.S. in its fiscal Q4. The 4.7-inch iPhone 6S made up 16% of total U.S.

Pandora Deflects Apple Music, Gets Ratings Upgrade

Pandora Media (P) can hold its own — and likely boost its user base, too — even in the face of competition from Apple (AAPL) Music, according to a report from Macquarie Capital on Monday, a bid of confidence that sent Pandora stock rising. Macquarie analyst Amy Yong said in a research note on Monday that “the impact of Apple echoed throughout the space this quarter, leading to a one-time marketing surge from all players (Spotify, etc).” However,