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Asian grocery start-up Weee! draws shoppers with tradition, tech and a dash of Hollywood
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Asian grocery start-up Weee! draws shoppers with tradition, tech and a dash of Hollywood

Online grocery delivery start-up Weee! encourages customers to share videos of recipes and favorite items on its app. It specializes in hard-to-find Asian foods, along with fruits, vegetables and other staples. Weee! Online grocery start-up Weee! specializes in hard-to-find foods from Asian and Hispanic cuisines. It nabbed another kind of rarity earlier this year: A […]

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Investing Club: Here’s how much each company in our portfolio is exposed to China
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Investing Club: Here’s how much each company in our portfolio is exposed to China

Shanghai and Beijing have retained, if not tightened, many Covid-related restrictions on business and travel. In this picture, workers disinfect a residential community on May 11, 2022, in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images Source

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We’re selling the rest of a specialty retailer and putting more cash to work in a beer stock
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We’re selling the rest of a specialty retailer and putting more cash to work in a beer stock

Half the cash raised from this sale is funding our additional purchase of shares in a company better suited for the current market. Source

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to open lower after its worst day since 2020 on inflation worries A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. […]

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Alex Rodriguez invests in mixed martial arts company PFL at 0 million valuation
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Alex Rodriguez invests in mixed martial arts company PFL at $500 million valuation

Alex Rodriguez at eMerge Americas conference in Miami on June 13, 2017. David A. Grogan | CNBC Alex Rodriguez is betting on the growth of mixed martial arts. The former MLB star is now a partial owner of the Professional Fighters League after he contributed to a $30 million funding round, the company said Thursday. […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Kohl’s, BJ’s Wholesale, Spirit and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Kohl’s, BJ’s Wholesale, Spirit and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Kohl’s (KSS) – Kohl’s reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 11 cents per share, well short of the 70-cent consensus estimate. Revenue was better than expected, but the retailer noted a tough sales environment as well as higher costs. Kohl’s shares fell 3.3% in premarket trading. BJ’s […]

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Kohl’s says final sale bids expected in coming weeks; retailer slashes full-year outlook after earnings miss
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Kohl’s says final sale bids expected in coming weeks; retailer slashes full-year outlook after earnings miss

Customers leave a Kohl’s store on November 12, 2015 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kohl’s on Thursday said final and fully-financed bids from potential buyers are expected in the coming weeks, as the retailer faces heightened pressure from activists to sell. Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass said […]

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U.S. stocks could fall another 15% as earnings falter, strategist says
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U.S. stocks could fall another 15% as earnings falter, strategist says

After a steep sell-off on Wednesday pushed the S & P 500 to the brink of bear market territory, one strategist warns there could be more pain ahead. The plunge came after Target fell well short of Wall Street’s earnings expectations as soaring inflation began to eat away at margins. The report sent the retail […]

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Bath & Body Works shares fall as retailer cuts profit outlook due to inflation
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Bath & Body Works shares fall as retailer cuts profit outlook due to inflation

Sale signs inside the Bath and Body Works store in Edmonton. On Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bath & Body Works shares fell in after-hours trading Wednesday after the retailer cut its profit outlook for the year, in part due to expected increases in inflationary […]

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Here’s what Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s tell us about the state of the American consumer
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Here’s what Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s tell us about the state of the American consumer

How well is the American consumer holding up against sky-high inflation? It depends on whom you ask. Four major retailers — Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s — reported quarterly financial results this week, and they each offered a different perspective on where and how people are spending their money. Walmart said some of its […]

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