Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 635,000 units. That’s down from a sharply revised upward rate of …
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Delivering personalized communications that drive customer engagement at every touchpoint continues to be a challenge for most marketers. And with a plethora of channels to choose from, it can be difficult to determine where to allocate budget and resources to ensure the best customer experiences — and drive the best outcomes. Earlier this year, performance …
The Latest on the gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (all times local): 3:20 p.m. David Jones, a leading historian of the Federal Reserve, says he thinks President Donald Trump’s reference Friday to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as an “enemy” set an unfortunate precedent. “This challenges something that has been sacred in the …
Apple’s WebKit team published its tracking prevention policy last week, outlining its stance against technologies designed to track user activity across the web. Falling in line with the company’s pro-privacy position, the WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy outlines the web tracking practices it believes should be limited by default. Webkit, the open-source rendering engine that powers …
Wynn Kramarsky. Wynn Kramarsky, an inexhaustibly curious arts philanthropist and public servant who assembled one of the postwar era’s richest collections of contemporary drawings, died yesterday at the age of 93. His death was confirmed by his eldest son, Daniel Kramarsky. The cause was pneumonia. Over more than a half-century, Kramarsky almost entirely devoted his …
President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Friday. “I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon,” Trump tweeted. “This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States.” U.S. markets tumbled, as did …
The popularity of Amazon Marketplace over the years has made Amazon a more attractive destination for brick-and-mortar retailers. In a recent column, I discussed the example of one retailer that relies on Amazon to complement its offline operations. Recently published data suggests that Amazon presents a major opportunity for retailers to attract more business by …
The Latest on the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The nation’s largest retail trade group says that it would be unrealistic for U.S. retailers to exit China. The National Retail Federation made its comment in response to President Donald Trump’s call Friday …
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Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump called on U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing’s latest tariff increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 400 points after the president made the announcements on Twitter. Trump also said …