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• Ulta shouldn't worry about Amazon's foray into the beauty sector, but other brands might not be so lucky, analysts say

  25-06-2019 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amazon unveiled a new online store for beauty products marketed toward professionals on Monday. 
  Shares of Ulta and Sally Beauty dropped shortly after the announcement, but analysts say Ulta shouldn't worry.
  Ulta's customer loyalty and reliance on sales to non-professional stylists are two assets that should keep the beauty brand safe from Amazon's encroachment, they argue.
  Sally Beauty and other brands might have a harder time.
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• The Personal Data Paradox [eBook]

  25-06-2019 23:24 via retailpro.com
      Today’s headlines are ablaze with privacy scandals and consumer demand for transparency in data collection. From Facebook to Amazon, we aim to bring down giants for perceived intrusions on our autonomy. These are powerful political concepts that dominate …
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• The DOJ is reportedly probing Tyson and other major processors over poultry price-fixing claims — and chicken stocks are sinking (TSN)

  25-06-2019 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  The US Department of Justice reportedly launched a probe Tuesday into claims over whether major chicken producers like Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride, and Sanderson Farms fixed prices.
  Tyson shares fell as much as 4.2% after Bloomberg reported the DoJ's probe, citing a court filing.
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  Shares of the major US chicken processors fell sharply Tuesday afternoon after Bloomberg reported the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into claims
  
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• This forgotten investigation into Microsoft, 10 years before the antitrust trial, let it get away with tactics that sealed its tech dominance, according to a key player (MSFT)

  25-06-2019 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  With concern growing over the power of Google, Facebook, and the other tech industry behemoths, people have been looking back to the Microsoft antitrust trial for possible insights.
  But an earlier investigation into the company may have a more important lesson, said Rick Warren-Boulton, an economist who served as an expert witness for the government in that trial.
  That investigation, led by the Federal Trade Commission nearly a decade before the antitrust trial, looked into the tactics Microsoft
  
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• Spotify is spending hundreds of millions to become a major podcasting player — and Wall Street sees massive potential for the stock (SPOT)

  25-06-2019 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spotify's integration of podcasts into its streaming services could boost its advertising revenue, an analysis published by Guggenheim on Tuesday found. 
  Between new listening formats, better ad targeting tools, and exclusive content deals, Guggenheim sees a path for Spotify to monetize podcasts more effectively.
  SunTrust Robinson Humphrey hosted an investor meeting with members of Spotify's management team this week and reached a similarly bullish conclusion.
  The Sweden-based music streami
  
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• Blue Apron slides after Morgan Stanley slashes its price target by more than 70% (APRN)

  25-06-2019 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron sank after Morgan Stanley slashed its price target to $6 from $21.
  The downgrade came after a recent 1-for-15 reverse stock split did little to boost Blue Apron shares, now trading at an all-time low of $6.58.
  The company has struggled since its IPO in mid-2017.
  Watch Blue Apron trade on Markets Insider. 
  A popular meal-kit service may not be delivering for much longer. 
  Shares of Blue Apron tumbled as much as than 4% to an all-time low of
  
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• Fed chief Jerome Powell just issued the strongest signal yet that the central bank will soon cut interest rates

  25-06-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trade uncertainty and other global strains have risen in recent months and could lead the Federal Reserve to lower borrowing costs, Chairman Jerome Powell signaled on Tuesday. 
  "If you see weakness, it's better to come in earlier rather than later," Powell said of rate adjustments at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. 
  Ongoing tariff disputes between the US and major trade partners have dimmed forecasts for growth, with policymakers preparing to step in if conditions worsen.
  
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• Most people think real estate is a safe bet, but 1 key indicator looks like we're in for another Great Recession

  25-06-2019 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Big Wall Street investors are now investing roughly 10% of their portfolios into real estate and increasingly, they're putting their money into higher-risk, higher-return properties.Joe Azelby, head of real estate and private markets at UBS Asset Management, said he's concerned about this trend especially among US pension funds.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Big Wall Street investors are now investing roughly 10% of their portfolios, or $1 trillion, into real estate and incr
  
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• Here's the pitch deck Careem used to secure its first round of venture capital. 6 years later, Uber acquired it in a $3 billion deal (UBER)

  25-06-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Uber in March announced plans to acquire Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service operating in 14 Middle Eastern countries, in a $3.1 billion deal.
  Six years earlier, Careem's co-founders Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson raised $12.3 million in the company's first investment round.
  Business Insider has obtained that original pitch deck, which we're publishing in full, to show where those original backer's 100x return on their investment began.Uber has struggled to attain the same dominance i
  
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• Illinois just became the first state to legalize marijuana sales through the legislature — here are all the states where marijuana is legal

  25-06-2019 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Illinois became the first state to pass a bill legalizing marijuana sales through the legislature.
  Governor JB Pritzker, who made legalizing marijuana a core component of his campaign for governor's office, signed the bill into law on Tuesday. 
  Marijuana sales are set to go live in Illinois on January 1, 2020. 
  Recreational marijuana is now legal in 11 states; medical marijuana is legal in 33.Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that legalizes the possession and commercial sale of marijuan
  
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• Trump isn't the only major world leader who will challenge China's Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting

  25-06-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time at the G20 meeting this week.Bolsonaro criticized China's commercial interests in Brazil during his 2018 campaign but has changed his tune since taking office in 2019.
  Trade and technology are likely discussion topics, along with plans for further meetings this year. 
  Read more on Markets Insider. 
  The US is not the only country hoping to address the impact of Chinese trade at the G20 meet
  
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• JPMORGAN: Investors have a 3-item wish list, but getting all of them will be impossible. Here's how they can outsmart a complex market trap.

  25-06-2019 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Benjamin Mandel of JPMorgan Asset Management says investors want to see a stronger global economy, an end to the US-China trade war, and interest rate cuts from the Fed. But they can't have all three of those things.
  Mandel argues that those events can't all happen together, because of the way they are connected.
  Each group of outcomes has its own implications for stocks and bonds, and as he watches events evolve, Mandel says he is very cautious on stocks and thinks the credit markets offers les
  
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• Goldman Sachs is making renewable energy a big priority based on its hiring strategy. It's a sign that its idea incubator is working.

  25-06-2019 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Goldman Sachs is making strides into renewable energy through its internal business incubator, GS Accelerate which only proceeded with eight of about 1,000 entries last year. 
  The bank is hiring for a VP of operations whose responsibilities will include investment strategies in the "green/renewable energy industry."
  It's part of a broader push by the bank into green investing following the recent equity financing for lithium battery producer Northvolt. 
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• Dozens of retailers are in Washington to testify about how Trump's next round of China tariffs could hurt them. Here's what they're saying.

  25-06-2019 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hundreds of company and industry representatives descended on Washington this month to testify about proposed escalations in the US-China trade war.
  Many retail companies warned that plans to target another $300 billion worth of imports from China would lead to higher costs for Americans and threaten US jobs.
  Here's what they told the Trump administration, according to US Trade Representative transcripts.
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• What were the strategy themes from Cannes Lions 2019?

  25-06-2019 18:00 via warc.com
  It’s impossible to catch everything at Cannes Lions, but WARC’s content team can point you towards the good stuff you might have missed.
  
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• Listen up: advertisers should muscle in on the podcast market while it’s still worth it

  25-06-2019 17:00 via warc.com
  Podcasts are hot – and still an undervalued channel – so advertisers should get in now, says VaynerMedia’s James Green.
  
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• Mars tackles brand safety 'whack-a-mole'

  25-06-2019 02:00 via warc.com
  Brand safety is “a constant game of whack-a-mole”, says Mars’ global head of media, as he juggles the food giant’s own ethical approach to marketing with the ever-mutating digital landscape.Mars has played a central role in...
  
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• Essity builds on 'virtuous circle of bravery'

  25-06-2019 02:00 via warc.com
  Essity’s groundbreaking campaigns for its feminine care products have been helped along by support from another agency client which took a similar approach in its own category, in what AMV BBDO’s strategy director describes as...
  
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• China's homegrown running shoe brands chase global giants

  25-06-2019 02:00 via warc.com
  China’s leading domestic sports shoe makers are ready to take on the world with their own brands after decades of producing hundreds of millions for the likes of Adidas and Nike.And they’re doing so from the heart of the...
  
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• Businesses lose out over data problems

  25-06-2019 02:00 via warc.com
  Businesses in the US and UK are losing money because of a failure to share data internally and because of bad data, new research claims.A study from Dun and Bradstreet,
  
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• Australia's catalogue market scores high for engagement

  25-06-2019 02:00 via warc.com
  Australian catalogue lovers show themselves to be among the most engaged consumers, new research shows.Readers not only stay focused on their catalogues, they also share items of interest with family and friends, plus catalogue content leads to...
  
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