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Shoppers Are Caught Off Guard as Prices on Everyday Items Change More Often

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“There have been more times than not where we’re almost just breaking even on products because of failure to be able to update the pricing,” said Jeff Wachenfeld, who manages two True Value hardware stores on New York’s Long Island. So-called dynamic-pricing strategies aren’t new. Newsletter Sign-up. Quicklizard Ltd.,

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

There’s new evidence that market timing doesn’t work. New York Times ) see also The “Art” of Market Timing : Market timing is extremely difficult, very few people (if any) do it consistently well. The good news stretches far beyond the rich. New York Times ) see also Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

It’s a New Era for Tech Stocks. Regulators seem opposed to every proposed merger, while legislators push for new rules to crack down on the internet giants. New York Times ) • The Perks Workers Want Also Make Them More Productive : The pandemic, combined with a strong labor market, means even more changes could be coming.

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

New York Times ) • How creators became an economic juggernaut and the new American Dream : Millions have ditched traditional career paths to work as online creators and content-makers, using their computers and phones to amass followers and build businesses whose influence now rivals the biggest names in entertainment, news and politics.

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Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking, Phishing

PYMNTS

Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group ( TAG ) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets, the California-based global technology company wrote on its blog Thursday (May 27). Slovenia, Canada, India, Bahrain, Cyprus, and the U.K. has emerged, ?establishing

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Lost Pet Posters Get An Upgrade For The Digital Age

PYMNTS

A distraught owner might tape or staple some homemade signs around the neighborhood, knock on doors, put out some favorite treats on the porch or lawn, and perhaps even pray and check the bank account in hopes of offering a monetary reward. In a new PYMNTS interview, Chavez talked about bringing more online efficiencies to pet ownership.

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Deep Dive: How Digital ID Verification Helps Build Trust in Carsharing and Housesharing Platforms

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Sharing economy providers and workers similarly must trust that their platforms have adequately screened new users and verified their identities. Another report cited a 31 percent rise in ATOs year over year with no sign of resolution. Other account takeover (ATO) schemes involve bots, which can conduct some 100 hits per second.