Know The Difference Minute

Why retailers HATE returns 30.12.2021 1:02 ↓

2 out of 3 shoppers will return at least one gift this season. In all $128 billion in goods will be returned.

Charging into the holidays 29.12.2021 1:01 ↓

36% of shoppers owe an average of $1249.

Home prices, airline bumps, and retail sales 28.12.2021 1:02 ↓

Despite the supply chain crisis, holiday retail sales increased 8.5% this year. Credit goes to early shopping driven by concerns about potential shortages.

Peeking at '22 23.12.2021 1:02 ↓

Consumers are confident. That’s good, because 70% of GDP is driven by the consumer.

Gone in 18 days 22.12.2021 1:02 ↓

The median price of an existing home sold in November was $353,900, up almost 14%.

Lumber prices. Up again. 21.12.2021 0:58 ↓

Lumber prices still aren’t as bad as the dark days of May when futures hit $1700 per thousand board feet.

The Fed speaks 15.12.2021 0:56 ↓

Projections released today indicate Fed officials see as many as 3 rate hikes coming in 2022.

(whispering) more signs of more inflation 14.12.2021 1:01 ↓

With a nearly 10% bump in PPI, many companies have no choice except to raise prices to offset costs.

2022 raises 09.12.2021 1:02 ↓

The largest one-year bump since 2008?

That's a LOT of jobs 08.12.2021 0:58 ↓

Available jobs in the US now stands at 11 million—up 400,000.

The future of autos is.....subscriptions? 07.12.2021 0:58 ↓

Stellantis has announced a plan that could generate over $22 billion in revenue by 2030 through software services and subscriptions

Retail In The Days Of Inflation 03.12.2021 1:00 ↓

Dollar General is preparing for reduced sales and clients with less disposable income by opening a new set of stores.

Federal Estate Tax Revenues Are Down - What You Should Know 02.12.2021 0:59 ↓

The IRS reports estate tax revenues less than half of where they were in 2018. As the ultra-rich take advantage of tax opportunities, you might want to, as well.

Fed Wants You To Consider (Word) Retirement 30.11.2021 1:03 ↓

Speaking before a Senate panel, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested we "retire" use of the word "transitory" in describing inflation.

An oil change 23.11.2021 0:56 ↓

50 million sounds like a big number until you realize the US consumed over 18 million barrels a day LAST year—when demand for oil was low.

Supply chain slowwwwwwwlllly untangling? 18.11.2021 1:02 ↓

West Coast conditions are now described as a slow crawl instead of bumper-to-bumper.

The stay-at-home Thanksgiving 17.11.2021 1:02 ↓

Only 32% of Americans are planning to drive, a 35% decline from last year during the height of the pandemic.

About those 2022 raises........ 16.11.2021 1:02 ↓

A survey of 150 C-suite executives shows 68% plan on wage and salary increases.

The hunt for the house 11.11.2021 0:57 ↓

Wild time for home sales. Pandemic full stop. Quick sales. Bidding wars. Rising prices. And some just giving up in frustration.

CP-ai-yi-yi 10.11.2021 1:02 ↓

CPI was worse than expected in October and its highest point in more than 30 years.

GE goes on a diet 09.11.2021 1:01 ↓

The plan is to split into three separate companies; aviation, healthcare, and energy.

Jobs. In the right direction. 04.11.2021 1:02 ↓

The Labor Department reported the number of workers filing unemployment claims fell to 269,000. That’s still above the pre-pandemic average of 218,000 but far off the peak of 424,000 we saw in the middle-of-July.

High fives at Ford 03.11.2021 1:01 ↓

Measured from June, Ford sales are up nearly 11% despite the chip shortage.

The Squid Game Con Game 02.11.2021 1:01 ↓

Scammers created a fake cryptocurrency, pulled in buyers, and raised the price to over $2800 per coin.

Buy it NOW 28.10.2021 1:02 ↓

The number of out-of-stock messages online is up 172% from January of last year.