Black, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaska Native households have the biggest banking gaps among ethnic groups in the US. Lower-income individuals, working households with a disability, and single mothers are also more underserved than the general population.
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| Nov 20, 2024
Black coffee right before I work out. Marcus Johnson:. Oh, that's everyone's answer. And it's a terrible one. Single shot breve Cappuccino is what we're looking for. Jacob? Jacob Bourne:. I'm a green tea drinker, but I do like a good Americano occasionally. Marcus Johnson:. I'll allow it. And Steven, favorite vacation you've ever been on. Steven Gerber:. Honeymoon. Maui. Marcus Johnson:. Good answer.
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| Feb 21, 2025
Stanley Black & Decker is among the retailers preparing to stockpile inventory “for a number of reasons, not the least of which is tariffs," an executive said during the company’s investor day. Smaller companies like Bare Botanics and Stone Fleury are also purchasing as much inventory as they can afford to hold off the impact of tariffs as long as possible, their owners told The Wall Street Journal.
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| Nov 21, 2024
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Source: PureSpectrum; Rutgers University; National AI Opinion Monitor (NAIOM)
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Source: PureSpectrum; Rutgers University; National AI Opinion Monitor (NAIOM)
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| Feb 9, 2025
Source: PureSpectrum; Rutgers University; National AI Opinion Monitor (NAIOM)
While users may be departing the struggling platform overall, we forecast the number of Hispanic and Black users will increase slightly from last year. One reason may be to use social media to talk about the shows they watch, which Hispanic consumers report doing at a higher rate than non-Hispanic consumers.
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| Mar 19, 2024
Hispanic and Black people represent 22% and 18% of the low-income population, respectively, while whites account for 50%. Economic burdens have affected this group’s spending. More than three-quarters (78%) of consumers viewed fast food as a luxury, an April LendingTree survey of just over 2,000 people found. Those earning $30,000 felt particularly stretched.
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| Nov 22, 2024
So we don't really know how it's driving their business because there's a lot more that happens kind of behind in a black box. But clearly whatever the actual number is, it's a big number and I think I would definitely consider all of Netflix's recent experiments to be successful. And I think what it looks like going forward is just building on that. They had a few technical issues.
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| Jan 17, 2025
The streamer is leaving up just four of its 24 interactive titles: “B Mirror: Bandersnatch,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend,” “Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls,” and “You vs. Wild.”. Netflix will remove all other interactive content by December 1 and has no plans to make more.
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| Nov 5, 2024
For example, Stanley Black & Decker explored shifting production from China to other parts of Asia or Mexico, but is “unlikely” to move production to the US because it is “not cost-effective” and there are “questions about whether we even have the labor to actually do that in this country,” said Donald Allen, president and CEO, during the company’s earnings call.
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| Nov 6, 2024
Black coffee is the correct answer, Marcus. Marcus Johnson (02:59):. No it's not. Max Willens (03:02):. For those of you keeping score. I also drink as much of it as I can carry upstairs to my office. I should swap grinder notes with Matt offline because I had one a couple of years ago and it died on me and I'm trying to get back into it.
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| Dec 19, 2024
Black out. Jacob Bourne:. Like the hummingbird. Marcus Johnson:. This is the great Behind the Numbers Takeoff technology trends and predictions for 2025. Great British Bake Off style for today's episode in which our takers or bakers will be cooking up one trend each for you three rounds. Signature take is round one.
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| Jan 21, 2025
The one thing the DEI is appealing to probably a sizable share of Costco customers, but then right away that strike I think is a black mark. And so how does that balance out? I'm not quite sure. Rachel Wolff (07:48):.
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| Jan 29, 2025
They gave an example, restrictions in Norway resulting in a black market that now accounts for 2/3 of all money staked. I think in Hungary, it was like half of the market is unregulated. So it is a very difficult task to try to find the right balance between regulation and not trying to force too many people onto the black markets. Bill Fisher (14:42):. And is there an overlap here?
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| Nov 25, 2024
I went black T-shirt. Yikes. This was a bad choice. I should've leveled up. But this is where we are. Today's fact, people are increasingly more likely to listen to old songs. So something that conventional wisdom might have already told you, but old songs defined here as released over a year and a half ago and now represent 70% of the US music market according to music analytics firm MRC Data.
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| Jan 27, 2025
The acquisition deepens Keurig’s investment in the space, which includes a 30% stake in C4 Energy maker Nutrabolt as well as a sales and distribution deal with Black Rifle Energy Drinks, putting it in prime position to capture a bigger slice of a market currently valued at $23 billion.
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| Oct 24, 2024
For Black consumers, 38% want to get opinions from people who share the same identity components. Our take: Marketers need to focus their efforts on astutely using AI-powered personalization to produce content that resonates with certain patient groups.
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| Oct 25, 2024
Black coffee, as much as I can carry up to my office. Marcus:. Such a bad choice. And back to you, Geoff, for your go-to karaoke song. Geoff :. Living in New Jersey my entire life, it's got to be Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Marcus:. It has to be. Well played. He's back. Max, how about you? Max:. Very impressive.
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| Jan 10, 2025
According to 2023 Nielsen data, Black US consumers primarily discover new music through video platforms like YouTube (55%) and social media channels (53.5%). Music discovery is a significant draw for TikTok users, with 27% of US adults specifically citing the platform as a way to hear new music they haven’t encountered before.
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| Oct 21, 2024
The highest rate of online shopping adoption among non-white users occurs among Black and Asian shoppers, even though they comprise the third- and fourth-smallest share of buyers by race/ethnicity, respectively. Adoption has been motivated by convenience and affordability, but not all categories are bought online at the same rate.
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| Jan 31, 2024
And per the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Citadel never followed through on its pledge to open three branches in predominantly Black and Hispanic Philadelphia neighborhoods in 2009.
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| Oct 15, 2024
Security researchers, including Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, have found evidence of Chinese hackers infiltrating ISPs. One attack exploited a software vulnerability to steal passwords, while another used ISPs to spread malware to users. Cybersecurity experts from Microsoft and Google-owned firm Mandiant have been helping to investigate the hacking activity.
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| Oct 8, 2024
That compares with 21% for Black actors, 9% for Asians, and 23% for white actors. In scripted streaming programs, Hispanic actors represented 10% of main cast roles, the same as Asian actors but down from 19% for Black actors and 59% for white actors. Other studies note room for improvement in TV and streaming representation for all minority groups.
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| Sep 18, 2024
“People are becoming less trusting of product reviews on places like Amazon due to black hat tactics. They’re looking for authenticity,” said Taylor Strickland, director of media channel strategy at VML. These black hat tactics refer to fake or misleading reviews, which have become easier to create with generative AI.
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| Sep 11, 2024