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In Construction, Tech Provides The Blueprint To Profits

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There is a sudden surge in construction technology startups, and investors have perked up. Analysts forecasted a 40 percent increase in venture capitalist (VC) funding for construction startups between 2014 and 2017, with investments totaling $375 million last year. trillion global valuation by the end of the decade).

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On the Primacy of the Consumer-Welfare Standard

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Producers who earn profits have actually produced value; producers who suffer losses have not. Activities that are ‘proven’ profitable are continued and perhaps expanded, while activities that generate losses are halted. But to describe as “productive” this extra hour that Joe spends constructing a table is mistaken.

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The UK Construction Sector’s B2B Payment Practices Crumble

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write off $62 billion in unpaid invoice debt as losses every year. 28) concluded that 55 percent of companies in the construction subcontracting industry feel powerless to influence the payment terms of their contracts with larger construction companies. Late payments are considered an epidemic by some in the U.K.

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Walgreens, Coinbase, Duolingo, Ralph Lauren

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Duolingo – Shares of the foreign language learning platform lost 10% after the company reported revenue below expectations while also posting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss. following reporting a quarterly loss that was smaller than expected. Beazer Homes — Shares of the home construction company added 4.3%

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The Legendary, Wildly Profitable QQQ Fund Makes No Money for Its Owner : An historical artifact prevents Invesco from profiting from its flagship ETF. Now it is staring down default, facing billions of dollars in losses and $200 billion in unpaid bills. (

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China Drafts Updates To Commercial Bank Regulations

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In August, news surfaced that five of the country’s biggest state-owned lenders saw their largest profit losses in at least 10 years, as defaulted debt has jumped amid the coronavirus. During the first two quarters of 2020, these lenders also put more funds aside in anticipation of loan losses to come.

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Disaster And Opportunity

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According to the World Economic Forum, globally reported economic losses attributed to climate and water extremes reached $1.48 C by 2100, the world will suffer less than an 8% loss of GDP to disasters and climate change. C by then, causing losses estimated at 24% of the global economy. increase over the previous decade.