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...Cash-rich buyout groups have been quick to return to what has been a favourite hunting ground. Strategic buyers are also taking advantage of cheap assets....
...The people who are really gearing up to take advantage of bargain hunters this year are the scammers....
...Bargain-hunting Americans are expected to turn out in record numbers for the start of the US holiday season, but their fatigue at higher prices is making retailers cautious and putting strain on the nation...
...UK stocks are trading close to a record discount relative to their Wall Street counterparts, luring some bargain-hunting investors back to the country’s battered stock market....
...Funds such as the Pension Protection Fund, the UK’s £32bn-in-assets retirement scheme lifeboat, and Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, a £60bn local authority pool, are among those looking for bargains...
...Yet as US stock market valuations break record after record, many argue that British companies are looking more bargain basement by the day....
US retailer’s chief says ‘pockets of disinflation’ are helping customers but rising fuel and borrowing costs present risks
...Meanwhile, the market for the underlying properties has stalled because of the gap between bargain-hunting buyers and sellers unwilling to crystallise losses....
...Economists have spent the past couple of years hunting for possible explanations....
...The search for dividend income, big tech and bargain hunting were the most tempting themes for customers of UK investment platforms in 2023, according to lists of the most popular stocks picked this year...
...Investors are hunting for quality, not just a bargain....
...“You end up getting them very cheap if you have an adorable kid coming to try and bargain with you,” he smiles. “It’s about being charming, establishing relationships with people.”...
...Jura and Savoie in the subalpine east of France are also great hunting grounds but have become too fashionable to be bargains....
...Having been burdened by rising prices across the economy for several years, bargain-hunting consumers — and even higher-income households — remain on the lookout for deals....
...The bargain-hunting buyout funds of start-up world A San Francisco billboard features Kjerstin Erickson’s face with the slogan: “We invest in second chances.”...
...South Korean diving instructor Park Soo-hong has been a customer of AliExpress, Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s online shopping service, ever since he went bargain-hunting for car parts five years ago....
...With the stretched British consumer becoming adroit at hunting down deals, supermarket margins will remain under pressure and big-brand producers will take a hit....
...Global asset managers said that it would take more than just low valuations to justify the effort needed for them to start bargain-hunting in mainland markets....
...Mentioned in this podcast: Walmart sales rise as inflation keeps consumers hunting for bargains Target sales hit by Pride backlash and consumer caution Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to...
...Read the full story here Chart of the week UK stocks are trading close to a record discount relative to their Wall Street counterparts, luring some bargain-hunting investors back to the country’s battered...
...Despite the significant drop in the biotech markets, most big pharma companies have stuck to larger late-stage deals, rather than hunting for bargains....
...If you want to go bargain hunting, a reliable income helps ease the pain of disappointing capital growth while markets continue to struggle....
...And when people understand inflation is generally high, they spend less effort on bargain hunting. That means firms find it easier to try it on....
...Chart of the day Bargain-hunting Americans are expected to turn out in record numbers for the start of the US holiday season, but their fatigue at higher prices is making retailers cautious and putting...
...Chief executive Mark Clouse said the consumer was still “resilient”, but had begun to feel “pressure” from challenging economic conditions, which would accelerate bargain-hunting trends towards private label...
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