Dollar General Corp
Dollar General is one of the best stock performers of Trump’s first 100 days
The Dollar General in Snow Hill, Maryland on April 2, 2024. Deb Lindsey | The Washington Post | Getty Images Dollar General is among the best-performing stocks in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term. Since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, shares of the discount retailer have soared more than 36% as of […]
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Proposed SNAP cuts could pressure low-income shoppers — and retailers that serve them
Shoppers at the Walmart Supercenter in Burbank in Burbank Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images For millions of low-income Americans — already rattled by the threat of tariffs and higher prices — changes to a program that helps with grocery costs could make life more expensive. House […]
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Cambodia hit with highest Trump tariff, but manufacturing ‘absolutely not’ coming back to U.S., trade group says
A garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Among the top goals for President Donald Trump and his administration in hitting trading partners with steep tariffs is bringing manufacturing capacity back to the U.S., even if it comes at the price of short-term market and economic duress. But in Cambodia, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Tesla, Dollar General, Adobe, UiPath and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle maker dropped more than 4%, marking the latest in a volatile string of sessions. Tesla jumped over the last two sessions after notching its worst day since 2020 on Monday. American Eagle Outfitters — Shares slipped 3% after the […]
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Dollar General CEO warns consumers are cash-strapped, and says 2025 won’t be better
The exterior of a Dollar General convenience store on August 30, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said on Thursday that inflation continues to hurt the discounter’s customers and that the macroeconomic environment won’t improve this year. On the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Vasos said customers are […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Adobe, American Eagle Outfitters & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – The stock jumped 10% after the company said it had appointed Lip-Bu Tan – who was previously the chief executive of software company Cadence Design Systems – as its new CEO. Tan is replacing interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and MJ Holthaus. UiPath – Shares […]
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Dollar General store review and closures dent fourth-quarter earnings
A Dollar General store in Germantown, New York, on Nov. 30, 2023. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dollar General on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street estimates, while a store portfolio review cut into the chain’s profit. As part of the reevaluation, the dollar-store chain said it will close 96 Dollar General stores […]
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Invest in these stocks with ‘stronger fundamentals and less risk,’ Piper Sandler says
Heightened tensions around President Donald Trump’s tariffs have weighed on the market in recent days, but some stocks could provide investors safety amid persistent uncertainty, according to Piper Sandler. All three major averages closed the past week lower after Trump on Monday said that 25% tariffs would be imposed on goods from Canada and Mexico […]
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Stocks that are getting hit the most from Trump’s tariffs Monday include GM, Chipotle and Canada Goose
U.S. President Donald Trump hold up an executive order, “Unleashing prosperity through deregulation,” that he signed in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, D.C., while also speaking to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. stock market was rocked as […]
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Store closures hit highest level since pandemic — see who is shutting down the most locations
Shoppers seek closeout sale discounts at Party City in Stamford, Conn. July 3, 2023. Tyler Sizemore | Albany Times Union | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Store closures in the U.S. last year hit the highest level since the pandemic — and even more locations are expected to shutter this year, as shoppers’ dollars increasingly […]
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