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Home Prices Finally Cooling Off? Market Slows In April But Demand Remains High Despite Rising Mortgage Rates
Topline Home prices, which have been shooting up since last year, grew at a slower pace in April, showing signs of a potential cool down in the red-hot housing market, according to new data from S&P Case-Shiller on Tuesday. Home prices are up significantly from last year but could cool by later in 2022 thanks… More
June 28, 2022, 7:15 am
in Business, Energy, Investing, Markets, Money, Personal Finance, Retail, Retirement, Wealth Management
Dow Falls Nearly 300 Points, Treasury Yields Surge As Experts Warn Of A Hard Economic Landing
Topline Stocks fell and rates on government bonds surged on Wednesday as investor concerns about a slowdown in economic growth continued to weigh on markets, while oil jumped to a 13-week high on the back of climbing U.S. gas prices. Stocks will struggle for direction until there are “clear signs” that the Fed is taming… More
June 8, 2022, 1:09 pm
in Business, Investing, Money, Retail
Is The “Amazon Effect” On Retail Inflation Over?
This picture shows the logo of US online retail giant Amazon at the distribution center in … [+] Moenchengladbach, western Germany, on December 17, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The pandemic’s whiplash effect on inflation over the past year generated much hand-wringing… More
July 9, 2021, 9:00 am
in Business, Investing, Money, Personal Finance, Retail, Retirement
CVS, Walmart And Home Depot Join Fight Against Rampant Social Security Scams
Protect yourself from Social Security scams. Be on the lookout for fake calls and emails. getty If you’re shopping at CVS tomorrow, you might hear the voice of Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul over the speaker system, warning Americans to beware of Social Security telephone and email scams. Screens behind customer service desks at Walmart… More
March 3, 2021, 2:15 pm
in Business, Investing, Money, Retail
Online First Retail – Everyone Is Doing It
Young woman sitting on the couch shopping online. getty The other day, I was looking for 3 juggling balls to buy. Why? That’s a story for another day, but I thought to myself, where should I go to find juggling balls in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Walmart WMT , Dick’s Sporting Goods DKS , etc.? You might… More
February 26, 2021, 12:31 pm
in Business, Investing, Money, Retail
Who Is Abraham Wald And What Can He Teach Retail About Data?
Logistics, supply chain and shipment service for e-commerce, online shopping concept getty This week we saw Walmart, Target and Amazon announce new return policies which would allow customers to keep small items with “relatively low value” even after issuing refunds. According to this recent article in Business Insider, “the policy is applied to a select… More
January 15, 2021, 12:40 pm
in Billionaires, Business, Consumer Tech, Innovation, Money, Retail, Taxes
Trump’s Biggest Side Hustle Outside Of ‘Apprentice’? Multi-Level Marketing Schemes
Topline President Trump made over $11 million endorsing two multi-level marketing companies in the 2000s for which he and his children would later be sued for fraud, according to the New York Times, which revealed for the first time how much money the future president received for hawking the MLMs, and that those two endorsements… More
September 29, 2020, 1:05 pm
in Business, Investing, Lifestyle, Markets, Money, Personal Finance, Retail
Nike Stock Jumps Nearly 10% After Reporting Surge In Online Sales
Topline Shares of athletic apparel retailer Nike surged by nearly 10% on Wednesday, a day after the company reported financial results that crushed expectations thanks to booming online business during the coronavirus pandemic. Nike’s digital sales rose 82% last quarter, even as many of its stores reopened. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts… More
September 23, 2020, 11:32 am
in Business, Consumer Tech, Innovation, Investing, Markets, Money, Personal Finance, Retail, Wealth Management
Here’s Why A TikTok Deal Makes Sense For Walmart
TOPLINE Though many on Wall Street were surprised by Walmart’s recent announcement that it has teamed up with Microsoft in a bid to buy TikTok, a deal would allow the retailer to leverage the social media app to reach younger consumers and build its e-commerce platform, analysts say. A deal for TikTok could be a… More
August 28, 2020, 1:23 pm
in Business, Retail
Toys ‘R’ Us Just Foolishly Gave Amazon The Christmas Gift Of A Lifetime
In this Dec. 9, 2019, photo a girl hugs the Toys R Us mascot, Geoffrey, at the new store at a mall … [+] in Paramus, N.J To get shoppers to spend more on toys, stores want them to spend time first. Toys R Us opened its first two “experiential” stores under new ownership that… More
August 24, 2020, 3:00 am
in Business, Investing, Money, Retail
2020 Back-To-School: Retail’s Need For Speed
Back to school sale sign in the entrance to Skechers. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images … [+] Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images I love to drive racecars. And one thing that I’ve learned is that when you are driving at 150 mph, you need data inputs faster so you can… More
August 21, 2020, 11:46 am
in Business, Consumer Tech, Energy, Innovation, Investing, Markets, Money, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Retail, Wealth Management
These 10 Stocks Are All Up More Than 140% Since The Coronavirus Sell-Off
TOPLINE The S&P 500 is officially out of its 2020 bear market after hitting a new record high on Tuesday, and the massive rebound has been led by energy, homebuilding and retail companies whose shares have more than doubled over the last five months, according to Bloomberg data. Whirlpool’s logo on the front of a… More
August 19, 2020, 1:40 pm

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