Blue Nile's online-only business model, the brainchild of co-founder and Executive Chairman Mark Vadon, has one big advantage over bricks-and-mortar jewelers: The company carries little inventory, and sources most products only after orders are placed. Competitor Zale (ZLC), in marked contrast, recently begged suppliers to repurchase jewelry .... Top-performing real-estate fund managers at Neuberger Berman say 2011 should be another good year for commercial real estate. ...
today's sector strength was seen in real estate (iyr +3.15%), financials (xlf +2.75%), regional banks (rkh +2.1%), materials (xlb +1.8%), & utilities (xlu +1.7%). this sessions sector weakens was seen in agriculture (dba -2.4%, ...
