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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Block, Pinterest, Verizon and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Block — The fintech stock surged 10% as it prepares to officially join the S & P 500 before the opening of trading on July 23. Block will replace Hess, which has been acquired by Chevron. Pinterest — Shares of the social media company jumped more […]
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‘Lost their identity’: Why Target is struggling to win over shoppers and investors
Shortly before a road trip in early 2024, Mary Molina realized her view of Target had changed. Molina, a mother of five and entrepreneur who lives in Westchester, New York, said her weekly trips to Target looked and felt different from her experience before the Covid pandemic. Items such as national brands of laundry detergent […]
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Retailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day
A worker sorts packages on Amazon Prime Day in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Klaus Galiano | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. online sales jumped 9.9% year over year to $7.9 billion on Tuesday, the kickoff of Amazon‘s Prime Day megasale, according to Adobe Analytics. At that level, it marks the “single […]
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Retailers avoided a worst case scenario in Vietnam. But executives say Trump’s trade deal could still hit consumers
The retail industry is breathing a sigh of relief after it appeared to avoid the worst case scenario on Vietnam tariffs. But some executives believe the tentative trade deal President Donald Trump announced Wednesday is still bad for business and could have a chilling effect on consumer spending. “It’s a lot better news than where […]
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Essence Fest leads a summer of events for Black entrepreneurs galvanized by economic uncertainty
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage with Essence CEO Caroline Wanga at the Global Black Economic Forum during the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 6, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Michael Democker | Getty Images News | Getty Images In a year when […]
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Back-to-school spending persists despite economic pressure, consumer survey says
A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Families are not holding back on back-to-school spending this year, despite growing economic pressure, according to a new PwC consumer survey. […]
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Prices for common baby items are rising due to Trump’s tariffs, congressional analysis says
Baby car seat carriers for sale at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of some baby gear has risen in recent weeks due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, according to a new congressional report. The cost of five common […]
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Here’s how tariffs could affect the price of goods like shoes and sweaters
What is the true cost of tariffs? It’s debatable — not only because of political biases, but also because it’s far from straightforward to calculate just how much of the levies consumers end up paying. Even so, it’s possible to estimate how much the price of common items could increase under President Donald Trump’s various […]
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Nintendo Switch 2 launches globally with shortages expected amid pent-up demand
A man checks out the special sales corner for Nintendo Switch 2 in front of an electronics retailer in Tokyo on June 5, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo‘s Switch 2 launched on Thursday and is widely expected to be in short supply globally amid pent-up demand for the more powerful next-generation gaming […]
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Nationwide coordinated retail crime crackdown results in hundreds of arrests, authorities say
A nationwide coordinated crackdown on retail crime — what authorities are calling the first of its kind — led to hundreds of arrests in 28 states last week. The blitz, led by Illinois’ Cook County regional organized crime task force, involved more than 100 jurisdictions and over 30 retailers including Home Depot, Macy’s, Target, Ulta […]
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