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Beyond Meat to launch new steak alternative as it focuses on health
Beyond Meat in El Segundo, California, on May 30, 2024. Christina House | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Beyond Meat will introduce a whole-muscle steak alternative as part of its pivot to win over health-conscious consumers. CEO Ethan Brown said on Wednesday that the rollout will likely include a partnership with a restaurant chain […]
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Target CEO addresses ‘price gouging’ accusations in retail
There’s no room for price gouging in a ultra-competitive business like retail, Target CEO Brian Cornell said on Wednesday. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the retail chief disputed campaign talking points accusing grocers of inflating prices. He said retailers have to be responsive to customers or risk losing business. He was asked by […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Advanced Micro Devices, HP, Sweetgreen and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker’s stock gained more than 2%. Advanced Micro Devices announced plans to buy server builder ZT Systems in a cash-and-stock deal totaling $4.9 billion. HP — Shares slid more than 3% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the personal computing company to equal […]
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Walmart says prices are coming down — except in one key area
A customer pushes her shopping cart through the aisles at a Walmart store in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian | Reuters Prices of many groceries and other items have fallen at Walmart, according to CEO Doug McMillon. Yet the leader of the nation’s largest retailer said Thursday that inflation “has been […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street surges; Starbucks ousts CEO
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 12, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Whirlwind week Stocks nearly recovered to break even last week after a rout on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.04% and 0.18%, respectively. A weak […]
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Restaurant CEOs’ new favorite word is value as they aim to bring back customers
A sign advertises meal deals at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Restaurant CEOs have become obsessed with the word “value” in explaining to investors why their sales lagged this quarter while sharing plans to revive traffic in the coming months. On McDonald’s quarterly conference call […]
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As inflation fury lingers, politicians join customers in pushing companies to cut prices
Kroger, Walmart, and McDonald’s. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Brandon Bell | Getty Images | Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Expensive Big Mac meals and fears of surge pricing at grocery stores have put food chains and consumer product companies in politicians’ crosshairs. Walmart, McDonald’s and Kroger are just a few of the companies that have […]
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Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China
Pictured here is a McDonald’s store in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 30, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China market. The Chinese economy — home to more than four times the population of […]
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Airbnb shares drop 14% on earnings miss as company warns of slowing U.S. demand
Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky speaks at The Fast Company Innovation Festival on September 21, 2022, in New York. Eugene Gologursky | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Airbnb shares dropped 14% in after-hours trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations and warned that it’s seeing signs of slowing demand […]
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