I am attending (and presenting) at the Behavioral Summit 2018 (agenda) this week, part of a Conjunction of Conferences, with three in NYC this week: the Behavioral Summit today, SABEW tomorrow,...
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My mid-week morning train reads: • Inside S&P 500, most stocks in correction or bear market (Reuters) see also Can the Stock Market Predict The Next Recession? (Wealth of Common Sense) • The Slow...
If you think U.S. stocks are volatile, you should see Emerging Markets. EM did well in 2017, but have seen their fortunes slip in 2018. Still, diversification means that some of your assets will...
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You often hear people complain that deficits are "evidence of overspending." It's taken as de facto proof that the government is behaving "irresponsibly" or "living beyond its means." But economists know (or should know) better. It is inflation...
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Enough with the Retail Apocalypse! So says Barbara E. Kahn, Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, author of The Shopping Revolution: How Successful...
New York Man Busted Using Fake Court Orders To Remove Negative Google Reviews From the Internet
The San Francisco-based megabank has been hit with one scandal after the next, ranging from fraud, layoffs and even protests.
These events have deeply impacted their business, resulting in a loss of consumer trust and weakening mortgage...
The Buyer Traffic Index decreased to 51 in September, down from 61 in September 2017, according to the National Association of Realtors Confidence Index.
The index gathers monthly information from Realtors about local real estate market...
SABEW is the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing; the group’s mission is to recognize and pursue “the highest standards of economic journalism.” I am humbled to be one of their...
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train reads: • How Best Buy survived the retail apocalypse (The Week) see also The Retail Apocalypse Can’t Keep Tractor Supply Co. Down (Bloomberg Businessweek) • The...
The transcript from this week’s MIB: Barbara Kahn, Marketing Professor at Wharton is below. You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras...
Source: How Much Here is the short list: Top 10 Most Valuable Retail Brands 1. Amazon: $151B 2. Walmart: $61B 3. Alibaba: $55B 4. Home Depot: $34B 5. IKEA: $24B 6. CVS Health: $21B 7. JD.com:...
Home prices experience the 79th consecutive month of year-over-year gains
Small Is Better and So Is Passive in Money Management S&P’s latest report on fund managers portrays persistent contrasts in performance. Bloomberg, October 22, 2018 “How is your portfolio...
Falling asset inflation plus rising cost inflation equals stagflation.
Inflation is a funny thing: we feel it virtually every day, but we’re told it doesn’t exist—the official inflation rate is around 2.5% over the past few years, a little higher...
Two Deutsche Bank Traders Convicted For Manipulating LIBOR Index
Cheap Is Great, But Free Will Cost You Whenever a company offers something at no charge, that means the price is hidden and out of sight. Bloomberg, October 17, 2018 There is a basic,...
My morning train reads: • Funding Secured: Softbank’s $100 billion Vision Fund has transformed Silicon Valley, driving unicorn (Uber, Lyft, Palantir, Airbnb) valuations much higher. Half of that...
We begin this Monday sharing an automobile I have thought deserves a place in my garage: The modern retro design updates the 1960s GT40 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times...
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