PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The USDA forecasts that grocers lose a whopping $15 billion each year in unsold fruits and vegetables. Some companies are aiming to tackle this economic and environmental challenge with the help of mobile order-ahead innovation. The firm has also created an algorithm that optimizes the rebates retailers should offer to customers.

Concentration 57

Concentration Retail Education Forecasting 57

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The music companies provided marketing support, seeking out radio stations that would carry their music, and distributional backing to get albums to retailers. That said, the movie business remained concentrated, with the biggest players dominating each segment of the business.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

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. But a deeper examination of the trends within individual economies reveals ripple effects that make such forecasting complex. One of those routes to market is the availability of cash.

Concentration 40

Concentration Advertising Education Forecasting 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. And so, with this gave me exposure to everything from investment banking to retail, looking at like checking account campaigns, like how do you get more assets in the door to credit risk.

Investments 116

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 116

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 31, 2023

The economic dislocation, the health risks, just the mayhem that took place, but from the perspective of a number of corporate CEOs, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, the hedge fund that had a couple of amazing trades based on this. HOFFMAN: So obviously, I’ve — you know, economically minded from the jump.

Treasury 52

Treasury Economics Retail Entertainment 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

And now, some of the retailers are talking about easing Amazon and Walmart. TROPIN: I mean, you know, there were equity hedge funds that were pretty levered, that had pretty highly concentrated, you know, growth bets, and a lot of technology companies and so on. How does this impact global trade and other economic factors?

Profit and Loss 118

Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Valuation Investments 118

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. I create these concentric circles for people who have time and say, if you have this much time, try these extra things. I mean, strong words for Buffett.

Valuation 115

Valuation Education Finance Investments 115

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

And economic indicators, like the unemployment rate or the claims data, and you know, we actually did some scenario analysis around that recently, just talking about, Hey, what happens if the employment rate rises versus falls? I mean, I, I haven’t done that much work. I think, I think it’s probably more useful.

Marketing 61

Marketing Leadership Finance Investments 61

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