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‘To sustain the ride, they started to dilute it’: How Black Friday became a retail letdown
Black Friday early morning shoppers rush in as the doors are opened at a Walmart store in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 28, 2008. Gerald Martineau | The Washington Post | Getty Images Black Friday has long been defined by massive crowds, rock-bottom prices and rabid consumers willing to bite, scratch and claw their way to the […]
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TikTok-fueled K-beauty boom triggers a retail race in the U.S.
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother in her 40s, stood in […]
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Puma shares pop 14% after report China’s Anta Sports is looking to buy the sportswear giant
The logo of Puma SE displayed in the window of the flagship store in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Puma forecast slower profit growth as new Chief Executive Officer Arne Freundt confronts excess inventory and higher costs for marketing sneakers and apparel. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ lead Thanksgiving box office
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Disney Moviegoers have plenty to feast on at the box office this Thanksgiving. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” snared $10.2 million in Tuesday previews, the second-highest haul for […]
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Black Friday is most popular with Gen Z, even as the holiday loses its shine, new survey finds
People shop at a clothing store in Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Black Friday is proving more popular for younger consumers than for their elders, according to a new report provided exclusively to CNBC. AT&T Business‘ 2025 Holiday Shopping Survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that […]
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Uber rolls out driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
Driverless WeRide robotaxis for Uber. Courtesy: Uber Uber on Wednesday rolled out fully driverless rides in its fourth market, launching the service in Abu Dhabi in partnership WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company. The ride-hailing company said the launch in the United Arab Emirates capital represents the first driverless robotaxi service in the Middle East. […]
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A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors (right to left), Mark Reuss, President, Sterling Anderson, Chief Product Officer, and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President Software and Services Engineering at “GM Forward” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in New York. GM DETROIT – A third high-profile technology executive is leaving General Motors amid a restructuring […]
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Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, blasts Biden and says Ukraine peace deal is ‘very close’
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Gobble one of two turkeys to ceremonially pardoned for Thanksgiving in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump extended his pardon power to both Thanksgiving turkeys — Gobble and Waddle — during an annual holiday […]
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Nvidia name-checks Michael Burry in secret memo pushing back on AI bubble allegations
watch now VIDEO3:0903:09 Why investor Michael Burry is shorting AI leaders like Nvidia and Palantir News Videos The fight between Nvidia and one of its loudest naysayers, investor Michael Burry, is escalating. Following the “Big Short” investor’s series of social media posts arguing that the artificial intelligence investment boom is replaying the dotcom bubble from […]
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Abercrombie shares soar 30% on Hollister growth, strong earnings beat
An Abercrombie & Fitch store stands in midtown Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 24, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch soared 30% in morning trading on Tuesday after the company showed investors it’s set to keep growing, even as its namesake brand slows down. During the apparel retailer’s […]
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