Expect ecommerce will drive Consumer Habits in that direction for the foreseeable future. Reporter fedex and u. P. S. Compete with the Postal Service, but they are also suppliers and customers that rely on mail carriers to deliver some packages. Analysts say the Postal Service would have to run into far more trouble, for fedex and u. P. S. To see a big financial boost. We dont think either u. P. S. Or fedex is interested in carrying first class mail, well i should say theyre not interested in carrying it for 5o cents a package. Theyll carry it at their normal ground and express rates and theyll deliver it on a timely manner, but to deliver something for 50 cents, thats just not in the profit mandate for these companies. Reporter congress will have the last word on saturday delivery. One in ten Americans Still have no Internet Access at home. Thats a large group of voters with a good reason to press lawmakers to keep the mail coming on the weekend. Darren gersh, n. B. R. , washington. T
Expect ecommerce will drive Consumer Habits in that direction for the foreseeable future. Reporter fedex and u. P. S. Compete with the Postal Service, but they are also suppliers and customers that rely on mail carriers to deliver some packages. Analysts say the Postal Service would have to run into far more trouble, for fedex and u. P. S. To see a big financial boost. We dont think either u. P. S. Or fedex is interested in carrying first class mail, well i should say theyre not interested in carrying it for 5o cents a package. Theyll carry it at their normal ground and express rates and theyll deliver it on a timely manner, but to deliver something for 50 cents, thats just not in the profit mandate for these companies. Reporter congress will have the last word on saturday delivery. One in ten Americans Still have no Internet Access at home. Thats a large group of voters with a good reason to press lawmakers to keep the mail coming on the weekend. Darren gersh, n. B. R. , washington. T
Chest. At apples annual Shareholder Meeting today, cook said the companys board remained in quote very, very active discussions about options for cash sharing. Some apple experts say the tech giant is more likely to divulge those options some time in march. I think they can modestly raise the dividend and modestly increase the buyback without doing anything special any other sort of financing things like that. What investors are looking for is a way to use that 100 a share in cash and getting it back to the u. S. For more dividends and more buybacks. Reporter the push for apple to share some of its wealth has accelerated this year, as the stock once a market darling lost a lot of its shine. After hitting a high of about 700 a share in september, it now trades in the mid 400s. This year alone the stock has slide 17 , as the Broader Market has rallied. But hoarding cash isnt apples only problem. Theres been a growing perception on wall street that apples Growth Prospects are dwindling. T
Meeting today, cook said the companys board remained in quote very, very active discussions about options for cash sharing. Some apple experts say the tech giant is more likely to divulge those options some time in march. I think they can modestly raise the dividend and modestly increase the buyback without doing anything special any other sort of financing things like that. What investors are looking for is a way to use that 100 a share in cash and getting it back to the u. S. For more dividends and more buybacks. Reporter the push for apple to share some of its wealth has accelerated this year, as the stock once a market darling lost a lot of its shine. After hitting a high of about 700 a share in september, it now trades in the mid 400s. This year alone the stock has slide 17 , as the Broader Market has rallied. But hoarding cash isnt apples only problem. Theres been a growing perception on wall street that apples Growth Prospects are dwindling. Thats as competition heats up for sma
Reporter overall, homes sales are up more than 10 over last year. And builders are picking up the pace. They are now on track to build around 900,000 homes this year, but by the end of the year, the National Association of realtors expects the pace to pick up to an annual rate of 1. 1 million starts. Thats great, but keep in mind a normal year for Home Construction is closer to 1. 8 million. The outlook for apartments and other multifamily construction is also good, even though those starts dropped last month. Rents rose 4. 5 last year and researchers at zillow expect a similar increase this year. Thats why investors are pouring into the market and building new apartments. Assuming you can buy the property cheaply or build it cheaply and rent it out, then you seeing 4. 5 growth in your top line numbers for what you are able to rent it out for looks attractive. Reporter but the outlook varies depending on where you live and how strong the job market is in your area. The market will be u