Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That said, the movie business remained concentrated, with the biggest players dominating each segment of the business. Through this period, t he big studios still controlled a large share of the content business, but independent studies, often more daring in choice of topics and settings, took a share.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Chevrolet may use “the heartbeat of America” as its advertising tagline, but it’s small business that everyone believes keeps the heart of the U.S. Source: Beyond Antitrust: The Role of Competition Policy in Promoting Inclusive Growth Jason Furman Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers. economy pumping. But maybe that’s the good news.

Concentration 53

Concentration Retail Advertising Economics 53

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

Euromonitor used the same optimism, comparing it to other BRICs and predicting it as the country likely to see the strongest economic growth. Loud signage dominates small storefronts advertising the data plans available inside and is evidence that cellular companies are winning the consumer spending war. Free Basics and Free Internet.

Concentration 40

Concentration Advertising Education Forecasting 40

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

factor tilts) on top of an index to implement their own proprietary investment strategy; advisors who want to build their client’s portfolio around a large, highly appreciated, or concentrated investment position; or clients whose human capital is tied up in (and leaving them over-exposed to) one particular company or industry.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 15, 2023

SEIDES: Yeah, I wouldn’t measure it in terms of economic returns. So that comes out in position sizing and conviction and just making sure that you’re thinking about all the things that could go wrong if you’re taking a more concentrated position in something. So, it cost the firm $320,000, well worth every penny?

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Investments Marketing Treasury 52

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 4, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: I really love “The Wall Street Journal” article about you that began, quote, “In the overwhelmingly male world of hedge funds, Ilana Weinstein is one of the most powerful women, but Ms. ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: So let’s talk about this competition out there for some of the best fund managers.

Investments 56

Investments Numbers Risk Management Concentration 56

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But in the New York Times, there was an advertisement that the value line investment survey needed analysts. Low price stock has historically had some very large concentrated positions. We thought it was free advertising for their index, but I guess guess they thought that their index was pre advertising for our fund or something.

Benchmarking 103

Benchmarking Concentration Investments Profit and Loss 103

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

During Facebook’s Q2 quarterly results last month, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandburg said monetization beyond advertising across all of the platforms that Facebook operates, including Messenger, was still “early days.”. Today, four years after Marcus left PayPal to ignite the Messenger platform, Messenger has roughly 1.3

Banking 44

Banking Transportation Investments Currencies 44

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Bitcoin’s processing operation is highly concentrated within a handful of miners in China — which is getting more concentrated now, since the price of bitcoin has crashed and fewer players can afford to keep the lights on (literally, since bitcoin processing requires a massive amount of electricity). It isn’t because it won’t.

Currencies 85

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Leverage 85

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The Grand Bazaar was the mastermind of the ruling Ottoman Empire , which thought that organizing thousands of merchants into a single location for shoppers to visit would establish Istanbul as an important trading center, boost economic development in the region and add to the ruling party’s wealth. For centuries, it did.

Sales 51

Sales Retail Advertising Leverage 51

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The Grand Bazaar was the mastermind of the ruling Ottoman Empire , which thought that organizing thousands of merchants into a single location for shoppers to visit would establish Istanbul as an important trading center, boost economic development in the region and add to the ruling party’s wealth. For centuries, it did.

Sales 44

Sales Retail Advertising Leverage 44

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

You turned out to be the first dual economics financial management major at Quinnipiac. ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: Prior to 2022, when rates were cheap, when rates were zero, when capital was plentiful, it seemed like the entire industry went through this wild merger frenzy. You have a concentrated securities position, right?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 60

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 60

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

And the second was, of course, the Warren Buffett story that came out the same week, where he essentially called people who post buybacks, you know, economically illiterate. It’s not a great advertising model — RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: — just sell enough advertising so it’s a break even.

Valuation 114

Valuation Education Finance Investments 114

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Davos tries testing: Everyone at the World Economic Forum annual meeting — including journalists and participants — has to take a PCR test upon arrival. An ERV can economically introduce fresh ventilation air into your home. We are now two weeks away from holiday travel, so we should have a result. See below at case data.

Concentration 130

Concentration Economics Manufacturing Numbers 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

Koch-backed organizations have been in the fight since March 2020, messaging against business closures and later, school closures and masking in an effort to minimize economic disruption. It is extremely rare to find any PAC advertised at being below 45 dBA…. Held at AIER’s headquarters in Great Barrington, Mass.,

Nonprofit 130

Nonprofit Securities Treasury Economics 130