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Pokémon’s New Retail Customer Acquisition Math

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The coming ascendence of augmented reality and virtual reality have long been article fodder for tech enthusiasts, gamers and retail watchers alike. The problem is that these applications work more naturally in some places than in others – and retail presents the clearest possible example of why. By The Numbers.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

Here’s your investing playbook. Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame. They have each other’s phone numbers.

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Lego Builds Stellar First Half As ‘Kidults’ Stay Home

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The digital numbers for Lego.com doubled to more than 100 million in the first half of 2020. The company is on track to open around 120 new retail stores in 2020, 80 of those in China. During the first half, it opened 46 retail stores, 30 of those in China. During the first half, it opened 46 retail stores, 30 of those in China.

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My New ETF: 100% of Upside + 0% of Downside

Barry Ritholtz

But just do the math: Would you prefer to give up 67 basis points (RWM’s dollar-weighted average fee is ~0.67%) or would you prefer to give up 30% of your gains PLUS pay an annual 0.79% fee for the TJUL ETF? The performance numbers reveal this is a terrible trade-off for the average retail investor. Chart after the jump ).

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Walmart Drops $500M To Build 47 New Stores In India

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Walmart India revealed that it is investing about $500 million to open 47 new stores by 2022. According to CNBC-TV18 , the new stores would take the total number of Walmart locations in India to 70. “A typical store needs anywhere between $9 [million] to $10 million in terms of investment. .” So you can do the math.

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Data Enablers: SigOpt’s Machine Learning Tools Help Businesses Optimize Operations

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From some guy’s garage in San Francisco, a group of math nerds has grown into one of the world’s finest-tuned machine learning operations. SigOpt now helps optimize fraud detection and investments like beer brewing and even the manufacturing of synthetic rhino horns. PYMNTS: Can you give me some personnel growth numbers?

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Barry Ritholtz

Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. I, I found this to be really an intriguing conversation with somebody who, whose investment charge is unconstrained. Two reasons.