California sues Amazon for preventing third-party sellers offering cheaper prices elsewhere

Amazon still can't avoid lawsuits over third-party prices. The New York Timesreports California has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon of violating both the Cartwright Act and state competition law through its pricing rules. The internet giant is stifling competition by preventing sellers from offering lower prices on other sites, according to Attorney General Rob […]

UK Property: Asking prices soften slightly as sellers do deals to move by Christmas

Asking prices dropped by an average of 2.3 per cent last month (Image: getty) With the average sale currently taking thirteen weeks from an offer being accepted to completion and moving date, that leaves very little time for buyers who want to move before Yuletide to find a property to purchase in order to meet […]

How to take advantage of the spring property market boom for buyers AND sellers

A recent trend for post-Christmas new year-new home marketing can’t compete with the more traditional spring sales boom, mostly because the evenings are getting longer giving prospective buyers more time to see properties in their true light. For sellers that means making sure their homes are clean and tidy inside and out, with a spot […]

Ken Dodd dead: Remember his NUMBER ONE hit? Song is among UK’s biggest sellers of ALL TIME

Dodd was also a bona fide recording artist, and one of his songs was even one of the best-sellers of all time. Tears, released in August 1965, was a Number One smash hit, and went on to spend five weeks at the summit. It sold over a million copies in the UK, and was the […]

House prices UK: Buyers out in force as sellers return to market in February

The report, which provides an overview of consumer behaviour and asking prices, rather than historical transactional data, shows a rise of 0.8 per cent in the last month to take the average property asking price to £300,001 in February, up from £297,587 in January.   But it’s not just asking prices that increased last month. […]

GoPro’s plunging stock made short sellers $45 million in a single day (GPRO)

Reuters / Mike Segar GoPro short sellers made roughly $ 45 million in mark-to-market profits on Monday as the company’s stock plunged as much as 33%. The stock is feeling pressure following an announcement that GoPro will lay off more than 250 employees and exit the drone industry. While GoPro‘s stock came under serious pressure […]

Craigslist sellers can now specify if they accept bitcoin

Next time you sell old furniture, you can use it as a chance to add more bitcoins to your stockpile. Craigslist now gives you a way to specify in your listing whether you accept virtual currency. Blockexplorer News has noticed a new checkbox option that says “cryptocurrency ok” when you create a new ad, which […]

Elon Musk told his kids that short sellers are ‘jerks who want us to die’

REUTERS/Bobby Yip Rolling Stone is out with a massive profile of Tesla founder Elon Musk, and it’s pretty personal. Musk’s company has come under attack from short sellers who say, correctly, that it doesn’t turn a profit. Musk called those people lying “jerks” and explained to his children that they “want us to die.” Elon […]

Amazon is discounting products from third-party sellers but risks angering merchants

(Reuters) — Amazon is cutting prices of products from third-party sellers on its website, moving beyond its more typical method of discounts on items it sells directly. The “discount provided by Amazon” applies to products including board games and technological gadgets offered by other merchants as the holiday season approaches. The retailer has been trying […]

Estate agent fee RIP-OFF: House sellers have paid more than £300m this year so far

The average commission paid to a High Street agent across England and Wales is £3,862. And this is despite traditional agents cutting their sales commission from a typical 1.6 per cent to 1.3 per cent to compete with a growing number of online services. The £26bn worth of property already sold in 2017 means families […]