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FTC sues to block Coach parent Tapestry’s acquisition of Capri Holdings
Pedestrians walk past a Coach store and a Michael Kors store. Scott Olson | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings by Coach and Kate Spade’s parent company, Tapestry. The move by regulators brings at least a temporary halt to a deal that would […]
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Boeing expects slower production increase of 787 Dreamliner because of parts shortages
Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company’s North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023. Juliette Michel | AFP | Getty Images Boeing told employees on Monday that it expects a slower increase in production and deliveries of new 787 Dreamliner planes because of supplier shortages of “a few key parts.” […]
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Luxury real estate prices just hit an all-time record
Real estate is increasingly a tale of two markets — a luxury sector that’s booming, and the rest of the market that continues to struggle with higher rates and low inventory. Overall real estate sales fell 4% nationwide in the first quarter, according to Redfin. Yet luxury real estate sales increased more than 2%, posting […]
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Disney technology executive Aaron LaBerge to leave company for personal reasons
The Walt Disney company logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Dec. 1, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Aaron LaBerge, the chief technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, is leaving the company, according to an internal memo. LaBerge is taking a job as […]
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What investors should know about the UAW’s organizing drive of VW
Volkswagens are seen in the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers notched a big win this weekend. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UAW – marking the Detroit […]
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Ex-JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to run Airbus North America
Robin Hayes, chief executive officer of JetBlue Airways Corp., speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes will run Airbus’s North America arm, replacing Jeffrey Knittel, the airplane maker said Monday. Hayes […]
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Express files for bankruptcy, plans to close nearly 100 stores as investor group looks to save the brand
Longtime mall retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, but a group of investors led by brand management firm WHP Global is looking to save the company by acquiring it. Express, whose portfolio includes its namesake banner, Bonobos and UpWest, said it will close 95 of its eponymous shops and all of […]
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Cricket, a big business in India, brings star power to the U.S. with the country’s first world cup
USA Cricket Vice-Captain Aaron Jones poses next to a giant cricket ball, installed at a marketplace to mark 100 days to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 22, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images A major cricket world cup is coming to U.S. soil for the […]
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VW workers in Tennessee vote to join UAW in historic win for Detroit union
Kelcey Smith displays UAW buttons in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 10, 2024. Kevin Wurm | The Washington Post | Getty Images Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers — marking a major milestone for the union and its first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s […]
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Lululemon to shutter Washington distribution center, lay off 128 employees after tripling warehouse footprint
Lululemon is planning to shut down its Washington distribution center and lay off 128 employees after opening a massive new warehouse outside of Los Angeles, the company confirmed Friday. The athletic apparel retailer filed a WARN notice with the state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday, notifying it of its plans to close its distribution center […]
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