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Macy’s speeds up plans to open smaller stores outside of malls
In 2020, Macy’s opened its first Market by Macy’s location, which was in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Source: Macy’s Macy’s is accelerating its plans to open smaller stores that aren’t attached to suburban shopping malls, in a bid to evolve along with its customers’ shopping preferences coming out of the Covid pandemic. The department store […]
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From Gap to GameStop, there’s a retail executive exodus underway — and more departures are coming
Shoppers explore a mostly empty mall in Columbus, Ohio. Matthew Hatcher | Getty Images Don’t expect the stream of departures from retailers’ C-suites to stop anytime soon. Already this year, Gap and Bed Bath & Beyond abruptly replaced their CEOs as the companies’ sales plunged. GameStop fired its chief financial officer in the middle of […]
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Op-ed: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on what Main Street and the economy need from Congress
Pawel Toczynski | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.S. economy is going through one of the most difficult periods I’ve seen in my 40-year career. Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions — all of them are hitting big business hard and small businesses even harder. And so this week, at Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Baker Hughes, Biogen, Netflix and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Baker Hughes (BKR) – The oilfield services company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, just half of what analysts had forecast. Revenue also fell below estimates, with Baker Hughes citing various challenges including component shortages and supply chain inflation. Baker Hughes tumbled 6% […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks slip up Equities futures fell Wednesday morning after a strong close Tuesday for the major […]
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Charts suggest Tuesday’s rally could ’just be at the beginning,’ Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer told investors that Tuesday’s market recovery could be the start of a longer rally. “The charts, as interpreted by the legendary Larry Williams, suggest that Wall Street has finally thrown in the towel and some powerful seasonal patterns are finally on the side of the bulls. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: I like Deere over Mosaic
Mosaic Co: “If you want to be in that group, you should be in Deere, because that’s been able to come back regardless of the cycle of fertilizer.” Novocure Ltd: “It’s still the best thing for experimental and sad brain cancer, and I think it’s going to be the standard for a long time.” Archer-Daniels-Midland […]
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Jim Cramer says stubborn investors are taking the ‘wrong approach’ to the market
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday warned investors not to be so set in their ways that they miss the chance to make money. “The level of negativity about stocks at this moment is the highest it’s been in years. … There’s a new class of investors who buy stocks not based on fundamentals, but based […]
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Activision employees announce second union ahead of game company’s sale to Microsoft
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2022, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images A group of software testers at Activision Blizzard have formed the company’s second union, months before Microsoft is expected to close its nearly $69 […]
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Netflix only loses 970,000 subscribers in second quarter after warning of loss of 2 million
Fans gather at the Netflix booth at a trade show. Mike Blake | Reuters Netflix shares jumped 8% after the company said it lost fewer subscribers than anticipated during the second quarter. The company also said it aimed to unveil its lower-cost, ad-supported tier in early 2023. This comes on the heels of Netflix tapping […]
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