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☆ Free returns may soon be a thing of the past as retailers roll out stricter policies
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Crew (which was once well-known for a generous return policy that spanned the lifetime of a garment) have shortened their regular return windows to within a month. Changing the return policy is an easier pill for the costumer to swallow than an increase in the purchase price. "Changing the return policy is an easier pill for the costumer to swallow than an increase in the purchase price." How to avoid return feesStill, shoppers love free returns almost as much as they love free shipping. In fact, 98% of consumers said that free shipping was the most important consideration when shopping online, followed by more than three-quarters who said the same about free returns, according to a recent report by PowerReviews.

☆ A 32-year-old military veteran who owns 74 rental units breaks down how she's continuing to increase her cash flow in the current real estate market.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She's the CEO of the Five Pillars Team, a brokerage team built by veterans to help military members and investors reach their real estate goals, at eXp Realty. In 2017, she had first considered the idea of building a real estate portfolio that could generate an income. However, as demand began to fall due to rising interest rates, she also hit the brakes on this strategy. Normally, when you're scaling a real estate portfolio, any tasks you don't have to do yourself can be delegated, she noted. Although interest rates are higher, buyers have way more power than they had six months to 18 months ago, she said.

☆ Here’s where investors should look as they search for the leaders of the next bull market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"History has shown us that the leaders of the last bull market are not the leaders of this bull market, at least in the last 50 years," Barry said. Energy, for instead, outperformed in the '70s, but consumer staples led the bull market in the 1980s, he said. When it comes to what could lead the market through the next bull market, energy looks promising, Barry said. In addition to energy, Barry thinks industrials look interesting, particularly aerospace and defense. Overall, he likes small-cap stocks over large cap as leaders of the next bull market, value over growth, U.S. over international and equal-weight funds over market-weight funds.

The companies said Kroger agreed to buy Albertsons for $34.10 a share in a deal valued at $24.6 billion. The tie-up comes during a challenging time in the grocery industry. The grocery industry is highly fragmented. Albertsons’ share was about 5%. Consolidation in the grocery industry has not historically paid off in the form of higher profits, he said.

☆ Nike moves to curb automated bots and resale market with penalties
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nike shoes are displayed on a shelf a Nike factory store on June 28, 2022 in Milpitas, California. Nike is taking steps to curb the proliferation of sneaker-buying bots and resellers. Previous versions of Nike's terms already prohibited buying products for resale. Nike also added that it can decline refunds, charge restocking fees and suspend the accounts of users it suspects of reselling. Earlier this year, Nike took legal action against online resale marketplace StockX for allegedly allowing sales of counterfeit versions of its sneakers.

☆ Nike is clamping down on resellers botting its apps, but insiders and analysts say new policies don't go far enough
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported on a recent change to Nike's terms of sale. A Nike insider, as well as analysts, said it's a good move, but it won't solve the problem. But Nike's revised terms of sale, while applauded by many, still comes up short of a full solution to its reselling problem, insiders and analysts said. Nike also has policies that prohibit reselling in Europe and South Korea, but they don't specifically state any repercussions. In September, Nike reported a 44% increase in inventory.

REUTERS/Kham/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - While the rest of the world worries about recession, China is steadily increasing its imports of physical copper. The country's net call on refined copper from the rest of the world was up by 9.8% in the first eight months of the year. China's imports of copper scrapSCRAP AND CONCENTRATES IMPORTS UPThe restocking momentum is also travelling down copper raw materials import channels. GREEN DEMAND DRIVERChina's copper import hunger appears unsated. The sign-posting of more government investment in decarbonisation is a major reason for China's copper buyers to feel confident about restocking physical units at current price levels.

Indian consultancy Coalmint expects September thermal coal imports from Russia to decline 30% from August to 1.4 million tonnes, it said in a note to clients. London-based analytics firm DBX Commodities estimates Indian shipments of the power generation fuel to fall to 1.5 million tonnes this month from 1.9 million tonnes in August, Chief Executive Alexandre Claude told Reuters on Thursday. Coal shipments from Russia had risen in July and August despite a decline in overall Indian imports of the fuel, making Russia India's third largest coal supplier. DBX expects India's total thermal coal imports to fall to about 13 million tonnes from 15 million tonnes in August, Claude said. "(Overall Indian) thermal coal imports have been declining since June as the heatwave then started to recede and the economy started to falter," he said.

☆ Lowe’s Tests Interactive Virtual Models of Two Stores
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. said it’s created immersive, interactive three-dimensional models of two of its U.S. stores to achieve better visibility into inventory data and store layouts. The company is currently piloting the digital twins in its Mill Creek, Wash., and central Charlotte, N.C., locations. Lowe’s is leveraging Nvidia Inc.’s Nvidia Omniverse, a real-time graphics collaboration platform, to create these digital twins and iterate on them. So far, these digital twins have been primarily used in manufacturing and factory scenarios, they say. Lowe’s says it has no clear timeline for when it might extend the digital twin technology beyond Mill Creek and Charlotte.

☆ 7 companies poised to cash in on the $30 billion hydrogen commercial-vehicle market by winning over giants like Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Andrew Moseman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rising fuel costs, the possibility of stricter emissions regulations to come, and questions about battery supplies, have all increased the appeal of zero-emission fuel cells. Volvo TrucksVolvo GroupCEO: Martin LundstedtMarket Cap: $32.97 billionHQ: Gothenburg, SwedenVolvo Trucks said in June 2022 it had begun testing hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. In the latter case, Plug Power has provided Amazon with more than 15,000 fuel cells to replace the batteries in its warehouse forklifts since 2016. Plug just signed a new deal to provide the behemoth with the liquid hydrogen necessary to run its fuel-cell vehicles starting in 2025. As part of a deal with Weichai group, Ballard is building fuel cells in China to power fuel-cell vehicles in that market.

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - If only FedEx delivered profit as reliably as parcels. Boss Raj Subramaniam blamed macroeconomic trends, but the performance at United Parcel Service (UPS.N) suggests poor judgement made matters worse. FedEx raised wages amid Covid-19, when delivery people were putting in overtime to get toilet paper and hand sanitizer onto doorsteps. Founder Frederick Smith is presiding as executive chairman after Subramaniam ascended to be chief executive in June. FedEx plans to cut back flights, reduce working hours, defer hiring and close some of its office locations to save money.

☆ Biden may soon put a floor on sinking oil prices. That’s good for our energy stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

When the government decides to start buying, oil prices could get some nice support, which would be good for our energy holdings. When a player like the U.S. government goes from supplier to buyer, its a pretty positive sign for those that benefit from higher oil prices. Remember, the variable part of the dividend payments that all three companies pay are tied directly to free cash flow generation. Coterra's free cash flow breakeven is about $40 per barrel as of its second quarter results. In July 2021, U.S. oil prices fell below $70 after OPEC said it would increase output as Covid fears weighed on global demand.

☆ American Express Return Protection: A Comprehensive Guide
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-08 | by ( Caroline Lupini | Freelance Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

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