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| | What’s the stock market up to, eh? | $SPX ( ▲ 0.32% ) $DJI ( ▲ 1.04% ) $NDX ( ▲ 0.14% ) | | Companies mentioned in today’s newsletter | $AMZN ( ▲ 1.4% ) $WMT ( ▼ 2.54% ) $CART ( ▼ 11.51% ) $TGT ( ▲ 0.23% ) $FLYY ( ▼ 5.24% ) | | You can get milk and blueberries on Amazon now | Amazon $AMZN ( ▲ 1.4% ) is making waves in the grocery delivery space with its newly expanded perishable delivery service. | Prime members across the U.S. can now enjoy the convenience of same-day delivery for fresh groceries, such as fruits, vegetables, and dairy, alongside household essentials — all without the indignity of setting foot in something called a “grocery store,” which honestly sounds appalling. I can’t imagine how generations of people have done such a thing without self-immolation afterward, but still. Happy days are here! | The service is currently available in over 1,000 cities and towns and is expected to reach 2,300 locations by the end of the year. For orders over $25, Prime members can enjoy free delivery. Those with smaller orders still benefit from a low $2.99 fee, while non-members can access the service for $12.99. The move aims to integrate fresh grocery delivery more comprehensively into the “Prime membership experience.” | The move adds pressure on competitors like Walmart $WMT ( ▼ 2.54% ) Instacart $CART ( ▼ 11.51% ) , and Target $TGT ( ▲ 0.23% ) . | | | Song of the day: Hayes Carll, ‘We’re Only Human’ |  | We're Only Human |
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| What Folk Alley calls “a songwriter’s songwriter,” Hayes Carll “gazes steadily at the world around him and stares deeply into the human soul, especially his own.” This is the title track from his tenth album and echoes something I often say to my wife whenever she says something nice about me. It annoys her a lot. Still. She’s only human. | | Free yourself from advertising forever! | Now you can sign up for an optional ad-free version of Need2Know! Subscribe for just $5 a month, or $50 a year, and you can continue to enjoy this reasonably high-quality newsletter uninterrupted. Bonus: The immense satisfaction that comes from supporting journalism*! | | Former Zillow exec targets $1.3T market | | The wealthiest companies tend to target the biggest markets. For example, NVIDIA skyrocketed nearly 200% higher in the last year with the $214B AI market’s tailwind. | That’s why investors are so excited about Pacaso. | Created by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso brings co-ownership to a $1.3 trillion real estate market. And by handing keys to 2,000+ happy homeowners, they’ve made $110M+ in gross profit to date. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO. | No wonder the same VCs behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay also invested in Pacaso. And for just $2.90/share, you can join them as an early-stage Pacaso investor today. | Invest for $2.90/Share | Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals. | | *This counts as journalism, right? |
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| | Millions of Americans are rethinking alcohol | A growing number of Americans are rethinking their relationship with alcohol, driven by rising awareness of its potential health risks. That’s according to a recent Gallup poll which shows 53% of adults now believe that even moderate alcohol consumption is harmful to health. | That’s a dramatic increase from 28% in 2015. This shift is particularly driven by younger adults, with about two-thirds of individuals aged 18 to 34 viewing moderate drinking as unhealthy. However, older adults are also beginning to reconsider their views, with 1 in 2 Americans aged 55 or older expressing concerns. | Lydia Saad, Gallup's director of U.S. social research, attributes this generational difference to how health information is perceived. “Older folks may be a little more hardened in terms of the whiplash that they get with recommendations," said Saad. They also probably need a drink at the end of the day to cope with paying the goddamned bills. | Gallup also found that reported alcohol consumption in the U.S. has fallen to a three-decade low, with just 54% of adults saying they drink. | Clearly, there’s no hope for America. | | | |
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