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Used vehicle prices ease from tariff fear-buying highs but remain elevated
A Ford mustang is seen at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Used vehicle prices last month eased from their recent high in April as consumers who may have needed a vehicle but feared price hikes due to tariffs flocked […]
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Walmart plans to expand drone deliveries to three more states
Walmart is bringing drone deliveries to three more states. On Thursday, the big-box retailer said it plans to launch the speedier delivery option at 100 stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa within the coming year. With the expansion, Walmart’s drone deliveries will be available in a total of five states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, […]
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Lululemon shares tumble 20% as it cuts full-year guidance, citing ‘dynamic macroenvironment’
People walk past a Lululemon department store in New York City on June 5, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Lululemon beat Wall Street expectations for fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday, but cut its full-year earnings guidance, citing a “dynamic macroenvironment.” As the company navigates tariffs and fears about a slowing U.S. economy, CEO Calvin […]
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Corporate layoffs have ramped up in recent weeks. Here are the companies making cuts
Layoffs are illustrated by an oversized pair of scissors, that looms over seven workers sitting in office chairs suspended by strings. Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images While Elon Musk has ended his government cost-cutting initiative that resulted in thousands of federal job cuts, mass layoffs are still roiling corporate America. Companies are under […]
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Procter & Gamble to cut 7,000 jobs as part of broader restructuring
Packages of Charmin Ultra Soft bath tissue are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store in San Diego, California, on March 11, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Procter & Gamble will cut 7,000 jobs, or roughly 15% of its nonmanufacturing workforce, as part of a two-year restructuring program. The layoffs by the consumer goods giant […]
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‘Car Wars’: Five auto insights investors should know from top BofA analyst
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty when it comes to regulations, electric vehicles, software innovations and competition from China. Such disruptions have been years in the making, but many of the issues are coming to […]
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Ram resurrects Hemi engine for popular pickup trucks in ‘Symbol of Protest’
DETROIT — Stellantis is resurrecting its popular V-8 Hemi engine for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks beginning this summer. The return of the 5.7-liter engine comes after the company discontinued the powertrain amid tightening fuel economy regulations and a company-wide push toward electric vehicles and more efficient engines last year under ex-Stellantis CEO Carlos […]
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Disney says its theme parks generate $67 billion in annual U.S. economic impact
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on April 3, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images For decades Disney’s domestic theme parks have been the growth engine for tourism, job […]
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Brown-Forman shares plummet as whiskey maker warns of tariff uncertainty
Bottles of the American whiskey Jack Daniel’s are offered for sale in a liquor store on November 27, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Jack Daniel’s-maker Brown-Forman plunged more than 18% on Thursday after the company reported quarterly earnings that came in below analyst estimates, weighed down by the impact […]
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Wealthy inheritors plan to fire their parents’ wealth advisors
Wide shot of friends and family enjoying dinner and sunset during destination wedding reception at luxury villa in Morocco Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight […]
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