The History of Clipping In the 1970s retailers began offering discount coupons in an attempt to keep products moving off the shelves and into customer’s shopping bags. The marketing strategy proved effective. By 1999 the number of coupon’s issued annually had peaked at 340 billion. Since then, however, this number [...]
Raindrops on Rallies and Wobbly Conviction Since the S&P’s most recent low on June 16, the market has made an attempt at a rally. Despite being up about 4% in two weeks, the tape was still muddied with down days and some investors remain unconvinced of durable upside. As much [...]
After Emissions In the push to fight climate change, reducing emissions or capturing them from a smokestack are both major areas of focus. In the past, once carbon dioxide was emitted into the atmosphere, there wasn’t much that could be done. Now, technology has emerged that focuses on removing carbon [...]
2022 has already been a rollercoaster, from geopolitical conflict to inflation reaching record levels to a return to office for millions. More recently, we entered a bear market and the Federal Reserve announced the largest interest rate increase since 1994 – and it’s still only June. But with all the [...]
Shoppers Rethink Buying on Credit Buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes took off during the pandemic, when house-bound consumers increasingly turned to online shopping and deferred payment on purchases with a couple mouse-clicks. Now, amid soaring inflation, rising costs of debt servicing, and recession worries, consumers are starting to think [...]
Pricey Homes, Expensive Mortgages Since March, the Federal Reserve has been hiking rates, causing mortgage costs to soar. At the same time, home prices remain sticky following their upward trajectory over the last few years. In this environment, many would-be home buyers find themselves priced out of the market and [...]
SoFi members, rejoice: SoFi Checking & Savings is helping people earn more off their hard-earned money by raising our industry-leading annual percentage yield (APY)¹ for all members. Members with direct deposit will now earn 1.50% APY on their balances, 50 times the current national average². For members without direct deposit, [...]
The Thrill is Gone Since 2015, Amazon (AMZN) has leaned on its “Prime Day” to boost sales, often during the typically slower summer season. This year’s event is scheduled for July 12 and 13. The tech giant endeavored to “make it the biggest day ever” and featured special graphics on [...]
Blame the Batteries Car buyers face a bit of a double-edged sword these days. Gasoline prices are up near record highs, making traditional automobiles less attractive in comparison to electric vehicles. That said, the batteries used by EVs are getting more expensive for companies like Tesla (TSLA) and others. Major [...]
Subscribers Pull the Plug Netflix’s (NFLX) share price has plummeted by about 70% since its October 2021 high. The streaming pioneer lost some investor support after it experienced a net loss of subscribers for the first time in over a decade earlier this year. 200,000 consumers pulled the plug on [...]
