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Target’s sloppier stores are wearing on shoppers, and its turnaround could hinge on cleaning them up
The Target bullseye logo is seen on the outside of its store at the Lycoming Crossing Shopping Center. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Customers used to hold up Target as an example of how to run large, yet sparkling stores. Yet in recent years, shopper complaints about sloppier aisles, longer checkout lines, locked-up […]
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New bipartisan bill would require companies to report AI job losses
A pedestrian walks past Amazon Ireland corporate offices in Dublin, as Amazon.com, Inc., said on Tuesday it plans to cut its global corporate workforce by as many as 14,000 roles and seize the opportunity provided by artificial intelligence (AI), in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 28, 2025. Damien Eagers | Reuters A new bipartisan bill seeks to […]
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Retailers are raising prices to meet tariffs. Amazon is hiking more than others
The Amazon Prime logo on a package in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 16, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have given the country’s retailers another cost to manage during a period of persistent inflation. While many are navigating the change with limited price increases, […]
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Election results, McDonald’s earnings, AI valuation fears and more in Morning Squawk
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 3, 2025. NYSE This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Shock value Stocks sold off yesterday amid investor concerns about the valuations of […]
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Instacart rolls out AI tools for grocers, Sprouts will be first to use its Cart Assistant
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Instacart on Tuesday launched a suite of artificial intelligence tools for grocers to deliver more personalized shopping experiences and improve retail operations. CEO Chris Rogers told CNBC that the announcement is a major step forward in the company’s enterprise strategy, which has grown to power hundreds of digital storefronts. “It’s […]
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Behind the wave of white-collar layoffs: Old-school cost cutting, tariffs and, yes, AI
Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance […]
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Big Tech earnings, Fed cuts rates, Trump-Xi meeting and more in Morning Squawk
Stocks on display at the Nasdaq on Sept. 10, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Magnificent or not? Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat […]
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How a lapse in SNAP benefits could affect consumers and retailers
A man holds a sign reading “SNAP Feeds Families,” as food aid benefits will be suspended starting November 1 amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, during “A Rally for SNAP” on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Nearly 42 million Americans are days away […]
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AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies while small companies get left behind
Amazon Proteus robots demonstrate autonomous navigation using barcodes on the floor during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between large and small companies, lifting up bigger firms that […]
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AI spending is boosting the economy, but many businesses are in survival mode
Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist Norton’s For Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist in Birmingham, Alabama, the artificial intelligence boom is a world away. While companies like Nvidia, Alphabet and Broadcom are lifting the stock market to fresh highs and bolstering GDP, Pappas is experiencing what’s happening in the real economy, one that’s far removed […]
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