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The Mysterious Companies Behind Costco’s Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe’s O’s The Companies Hidden Behind Store Brands Like Kirkland Signatur The Real Story Behind Store Brands

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The Mysterious Companies Behind Costco’s Kirkland Signature and Trader Joe’s O’s The Companies Hidden Behind Store Brands Like Kirkland Signatur The Real Story Behind Store Brands

New York CNN business – Kirkland’s signature. Two-bit Chuck. Simple truth. Cat and Jack. Great value. Basics on Amazon. Store brands have never been this popular. They have become fully fledged forces and account for about 21% of sales in the US $ 1.7 trillion food industry, according to the IRI. As prices rise, store … Read more

The roaring job market puts “boom inflation” back on the investor map

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The roaring job market puts “boom inflation” back on the investor map

Instead, concern has shifted to what a booming labor market and rising costs for everything means for stocks and bond portfolios, particularly if it morphs into a resilient mix of higher growth and inflation. How to call such a scenario? “Boomflation,” said Kent Engelke, chief economic strategist at Capitol Securities Management, indicating that annual wage … Read more

This is the only part of the labor market where workers have less bargaining power

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This is the only part of the labor market where workers have less bargaining power

Friday’s employment report showed surprising strength in the job market, but there are signs it may not be all right for all workers. Resignations in low-wage industries like retail, leisure and hospitality are slowing, said Nick Bunker, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab. That means people working in those industries likely have less bargaining power … Read more

How to find an LGBTQ ally financial advisor or advisor

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How to find an LGBTQ ally financial advisor or advisor

Personal finances can be particularly daunting for members of the LGBTQ + community, who have faced exclusion and discrimination from their families and from financial and governmental institutions. According to an analysis by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, gay men earn about 69 cents per dollar to their straight peers and lesbians earn about 89 … Read more

Tesla Investors Urged to Vote Against Board Members, Over Shareholder Proposals by Influential Advisory Services

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Tesla Investors Urged to Vote Against Board Members, Over Shareholder Proposals by Influential Advisory Services

Two prominent and influential proxy consulting firms are urging Tesla Inc. investors to vote against the re-election of two directors and recommend challenging the wishes of the company and voting on six of the eight shareholder proposals. Tesla TSLA, + 0.04% is facing several employee-related disputes and is caught in the spotlight on CEO Elon … Read more

“It will mainly be a white-collar recession”: economist Milken William Lee on how the next economic downturn will be different

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“It will mainly be a white-collar recession”: economist Milken William Lee on how the next economic downturn will be different

“It will mainly be a white-collar recession. And the blue-collar recession will not be in the same places we have seen in the past ”. It was William Lee, chief economist at the Milken Institute, a think tank based in Santa Barbara, California, in an interview with MarketWatch, speculating on the nature of the next … Read more