https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-ponder-speeding-up-plans-to-bring-workers-back-to-offices-1162118159 Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices New CDC guidance on masking and social distancing for vaccinated people throws a wrinkle into plans for repopulating city centers At issue is whether the relaxed CDC rules change how quickly workers return to their offices. A Manhattan street last Wednesday.PHOTO: AMIR HAMJA/BLOOMBERG NEWS … Continue reading CDC’s action may speed up employers’ push to return to the office
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Births in U.S. drop to a level not seen since 1979
https://www.wsj.com/articles/births-in-u-s-drop-to-levels-not-seen-since-1979-11620187260 Births in U.S. Drop to Levels Not Seen Since 1979 Millennials fuel continued downward trend in fertility rates By Janet Adamy May 5, 2021 12:01 am ET The number of babies born in America last year was the lowest in more than four decades, according to federal figures released Wednesday that show a continuing U.S. … Continue reading Births in U.S. drop to a level not seen since 1979
Apple Card succeeding largely by appealing to younger women
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2021/05/04/apple-card-grows-to-64-million-cardholders-thanks-to-women/?sh=5f6b9352f576 May 4, 2021,06:00pm EDT|5,794 views Apple Card Grows To 6.4 Million Cardholders Thanks To Women Ron Shevlin Senior Contributor Fintech In March 2020, I reported that there were 3.1 million Apple Card credit cardholders in the US (based on a January 2020 consumer survey from Cornerstone Advisors). How did the card, which was launched in August 2019, … Continue reading Apple Card succeeding largely by appealing to younger women
Selling tech gear?
I decided that the new purple color for the iPhone 12 Mini was simply too fine to resist. Unfortunately, neither Apple nor AT&T (my carrier) is accepting the blue iPhone 12 Mini I just bought last December. That meant selling the blue one I'd bought in December, 2020. I went to gazelle.com which used to … Continue reading Selling tech gear?
Bloomberg says NYC recovering nicely
Here's my unrequested pitch for Apple News. The service gives access to many periodicals that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive for a fairly nominal monthly fee of $9.95. Bloomberg is obviously a terrific source and I wouldn't have access without Apple. I'll go even further and give a repeated pitch for AppleOne Premier. This tier, … Continue reading Bloomberg says NYC recovering nicely
App Store profit margins extraordinary
No wonder Apple could afford to wipe out fees for most (translation = small revenue) developers. The Apple vs. Epic court fight is bound to produce plenty of gems like this. https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/01/apple-runs-app-store-with-78-profit-margin-according-to-court-testimony/ Apple runs App Store with 78% profit margin, according to court testimony Benjamin Mayo - May. 1st 2021 10:32 am PT @bzamayo It … Continue reading App Store profit margins extraordinary
Credit cards’ insidious allure
How Credit Cards Affect Our Brains—and Our Spending Buying with plastic doesn’t just eliminate a barrier to buying. It actively encourages purchases, a study finds. After repeated credit-card purchases over time, the brain learns to anticipate the rewards of credit-card shopping, according to recent research.PHOTO: DAVID PAUL MORRIS/BLOOMBERG NEWS By Cheryl Winokur Mun May 1, 2021 1:00 … Continue reading Credit cards’ insidious allure
Sensible revision of the 4% withdrawal guideline
This is an article worth saving. Please note that even this revision of the traditional withdrawal plan during retirement only works if you have Social Security and some other source of income that's regular (such as a pension). One point the article doesn't focus on is how the nest egg is invested. My view is … Continue reading Sensible revision of the 4% withdrawal guideline
Use Quicken inside a Parallels Window virtual machine?
I have no idea how many people who use the Windows version of Quicken (the Mac version is laughably inferior) mumble constantly about all the downsides of having to run the software in a partition. Parallels makes that ridiculous set-up feasible -- and now Parallels is taking advantage of the new M1 Macs to produce … Continue reading Use Quicken inside a Parallels Window virtual machine?
Got a drawer of ketchup packets?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ketchup-packet-savers-squeeze-them-for-profits-11618412629? Ketchup Shortage Creates New Market for All Your Old Packets Spotty supplies of coveted condiment spark online market where hoarders turn their cache to cash A few ketchup packets Lindsey Cohen kept after selling 20 others on eBay. LINDSEY COHENSHARE By Heather Haddon and Annie GasparroApril 14, 2021 11:03 am ET A ketchup shortage vexing restaurants has fueled … Continue reading Got a drawer of ketchup packets?
How Amazon flexes its muscles with its vendors
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-strong-arms-partners-across-multiple-businesses-11618410439?mod=hp_lead_pos6 How Amazon Strong-Arms Partners Using Its Power Across Multiple Businesses A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing, digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels vendors in one market to engage with it in others PopSockets founder David Barnett at company headquarters. THEO STROOMER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNALBy Dana Mattioli and Joe FlintApril 14, 2021 10:34 … Continue reading How Amazon flexes its muscles with its vendors
Want to get mad? Here’s how billionaires have done during the pandemic
https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/nycs-billionaires-have-amassed-fortunes-during-pandemic-forbes NYC's Billionaires Have Amassed Fortunes During Pandemic: Forbes NYC's richest man could have paid 350,000 New Yorkers a minimum wage salary for a year just from the increase in his wealth. Adam Nichols, Patch StaffPosted Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 12:29 pm ET|Updated Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:33 pm ET Michael Bloomberg's wealth increased by $11 billion in … Continue reading Want to get mad? Here’s how billionaires have done during the pandemic
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