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By Jon D. Markman On December 2, 201904:00 PM Eastern
It’s officially here. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. By all accounts, companies that have embraced digital are winning, again.
Consumers spent $7.4 billion...
By Jon D. Markman On February 26, 202001:00 PM Eastern
How cool would it be if you could get what you need from the local grocery store and just leave? No dealing with cashiers. No fuss.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has been fiddling with the idea since 2015....
By Sean Brodrick On December 28, 202110:13 AM Eastern
Last week, we looked at how we “‘ordinary”’ investors can be exposed to corn prices. Today, we’re taking a look at another grain.
By Kelly Green On November 25, 202107:00 AM Eastern
Investors are always looking for the big events … did you miss out on this sweet one?
By Kelly Green On October 29, 202004:57 PM Eastern
I am one of those people who is anxious to get back to traveling. I’m used to spending the weekend in the Florida Keys, or on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Plus, I had plans to spend quite a bit of...
By Jon D. Markman On May 10, 202103:00 PM Eastern
Connectivity is a big new business, and the surprise winner is Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), a company best known for selling books and a broad array of consumer goods.
Managers at Sidewalk...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 29, 201611:48 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen’s speech last Friday, highlighted a positive outlook for a near future interest rate hike. She noted that solid performance of the labor market, coupled with positive outlook for...
By Sean Brodrick On August 15, 202005:00 AM Eastern
What a wild couple of weeks it’s been for gold.
First, the yellow metal pushed over its previous all-time high of $1,923, and, on Aug. 7, it clocked an intraday high of $2,089 per ounce. Then...
By Jon D. Markman On November 9, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The branding is perfect: No lines, no checkouts, no registers. Retail is going people-less. Technology can replace cashiers, and companies are racing to get there first.
The trend began with...
By Jon D. Markman On August 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Airlines have been the butt of customer service jokes for years. Deservedly so. Now they’re fighting back, with software.
This week, JetBlue announced a large investment in Gladly, a Silicon...