The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg Iacurci I paid $95 to recycle a mattress. It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of...
Luxury stocks may be a risky China stimulus bet
Chinese consumers have long powered luxury brands to new highs. But with questions surrounding China's sluggish economy and changing consumer tastes, analysts aren't so sure whether these shoppers will be able to coax the luxury sector out of its doldrums. The Chinese government's new stimulus measures announced late September revived...
Elections, hurricane damage and more: Here are four factors that will shape holiday shoppers’ purchases
A Macy's store is seen at Herald Square on December 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Inflation may have cooled, but retailers are still staring down a holiday season with plenty of uncertainty. Several hard-to-predict factors will influence consumers' spending, as they deck...
Why a stock picking approach to small caps may boost performance right now
Stock picking may be the key to getting exposure to small caps. Rob Harvey, who's behind the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, uses an actively managed approach to buying the group. He's trying to avoid small caps that are underperforming and dragging down the index. "There's no reason to...