November 08, 2023
National Association of Realtors Faces Potential Billions in Lawsuits Following...
In the wake of a landmark $1.8 billion verdict against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several residential brokerages, private plaintiffs are gearing up to launch a wave of...
November 08, 2023
Main Street Meets Luxury Consignment Shops With a High-Tech Update
Luxury consignment is a thriving niche within the fashion industry, offering a sustainable and cost-effective way for consumers to access high-end, designer products at more affordable prices. While the brick-and-mortar...
November 07, 2023
SBF Conviction Could Fuel FTX Celebrity Lawsuits
The criminal case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried reached its climax last week. The civil cases involving his former company, however, are ongoing. Bankman-Fried’s conviction in what has been called...
November 06, 2023
Federal Reserve Survey Reveals Tightened Lending Standards and Weaker Demand
Lending standards have tightened and demand has weakened in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Reserve’s October Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) on Bank Lending Practices,...
November 06, 2023
CE 100 Index Leaps 7.9%, Led by Shopify’s 32% Post-Earnings...
The CE 100 Stock Index surged 7.9% as Shopify and Affirm led the way with highflying gains that topped 32%. Nine of the 10 pillars gained ground, with the lone...
November 03, 2023
Service Sector Slows: Sign of the Times as Consumers Shift...
The latest ISM Services PMI reading came in at 51.8 in October, down from a 53.6 reading in September. A reading above 50 notes expansion — but the expansion is...
November 02, 2023
Bankman-Fried Guilty on All Counts in Crypto King’s Final Collapse
That’s all she wrote. Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday evening (Nov. 2) was found guilty on all counts. And it wasn’t twelve angry men that did him in — rather, it...
November 01, 2023
Zillow’s Revenue Outperforms Industry as Real Estate Faces Headwinds
Real estate platform Zillow Group outperformed the industry during the third quarter. Despite a 3% decline in residential revenue year over year (YoY), Zillow outperformed the industry decline of 14%, the company...
November 01, 2023
Personalization Helps Credit Unions Out-Compete Banks on Lending
You can’t have a successful business, no matter the business, if you don’t attract customers. When it comes to today’s world of evolving financial markets and fluctuating interest rates, consumers...