August 09, 2021
Flexibility Needed To Keep Streaming Video Subscribers Locked In
Video streaming services are coming off their most profitable times as Americans entertained themselves at home during the pandemic. But as theaters and venues reopen, the return to normal is...
July 30, 2021
US Labor Costs Rose Almost 3 Pct In Last Year
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) rose 0.7 percent last quarter, following a 0.9 percent increase in the first three months of 2021, per a Friday (July 30) Reuters report. The...
July 29, 2021
Amazon Sees Decelerating Sales As Post-Lockdown Life Resumes
This probably isn’t how Andy Jassy wanted his first earnings report as Amazon CEO to go. Amid increasing eCommerce competition, regulatory headwinds and consumers’ return to in-person shopping, Amazon reported...
July 26, 2021
Amazon Upgrades Luxury Marketplace With Glossy Ads Aimed At Designers,...
Less than a year after the inception of Amazon’s Luxury Stores, the company has opened the doors to more consumers and begun using the platform as an opportunity to introduce...
July 23, 2021
In The Heat Of Summer, US Business Activity Cools
Business activity in the U.S. grew at a moderate pace in July for the second consecutive month, suggesting economic cooling in what was predicted to be a hotter quarter. As...
July 23, 2021
Skechers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Back-To-School As Sales Accelerate
Despite beating internal and Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, Skechers is emphasizing that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and that the situation remains fluid, even while projecting...
July 22, 2021
Recovery’s Future Hangs Between The Two Faces Of Fall: Fear...
As of mid-July, just under half (49.3 percent) of Americans report being vaccinated and roughly 57 percent are halfway there with a single dose. While lower than government projections, that...
July 19, 2021
Delta Variant Fears Hit Wall Street
Fears over the increased spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 have triggered upsets on Wall Street as the main indexes dropped 1 percent or more, Reuters reported on Monday (July 19)....
July 09, 2021
COVID-19 Delta Variant Leading To Border Closings, No Fans At...
Just when many people thought it was safe to ditch the masks and return to life as they knew it before the COVID-19 pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus...