Shoppers Are Under Pressure. A Recession Could Be Next.

After two years of working overtime on delivering record-breaking holiday seasons, Santa Claus has had enough. If 2022’s holiday retail sales are anything to go by, the head of the North Pole has hopp...

Saudi Arabia reports first budget surplus in nearly 10 years

The Kingdom Tower (center) stands on the skyline above the King Fahd highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Arabia reported its first budget surplus in nearly 1...

Here’s what Black Friday sales tell us about the retail sector — and our top pick

The holiday shopping season got off to a solid start over the weekend, as Black Friday’s online sales beat expectations and started to build some much-needed momentum for the retail sector. Acco...

Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more

A pedestrian stands outside of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ab...

Best Buy, Dick’s, Abercrombie & Fitch and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy rallied 7% in the premarket after its third-quarter results beat analyst estimates. The electronics retailer also re...

Retailers’ biggest holiday wish is to get rid of all that excess inventory

A clearance sale sign is seen at the Gap retail store on September 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Allison Dinner | Getty Images As some of the nation’s largest retailers report quarterly e...

Second strike at Liverpool to add to European port congestion

A striking dockworker on a picket line outside the Port of Liverpool during a strike in Liverpool, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Logistics experts are warning an...

Dollar Tree, Peloton, Salesforce and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar Tree (DLTR) – The discount retailer’s stock slid 6.6% in the premarket after cutting its full-year earnings forecast, due to the ...

Republican AG group holds private retreat for corporate donors at swanky Palm Beach resort

Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Republican Attorneys General Association is hosting a pr...

Clothes are expensive even as retailers try to clear inventory

A customer shops for shirts at an American Eagle Outfitters store in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Excess inventory has racked up in many retailers’ warehouses and ...

Why the retail industry is facing a bankruptcy wave

Revlon makeup products are displayed at a CVS store on August 9, 2018 in Sausalito, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The retail industry is up against a potential wave of bankruptcies follow...

Target warns of squeezed profits from aggressive inventory plan

Target warned investors Tuesday that its profits will take a short-term hit, as it marks down unwanted items, cancels orders and takes aggressive steps to get rid of extra inventory. The retailer slas...

Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) reaffirms 2022 outlook, boosts guidance

A sign is posted in front of the Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters on April 09, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Levi Strauss & Co. on Wednes...

Glam makeup and dressing up are back, boosting Macy’s and Ulta

A Nordstrom employee fixes a floral dress on a mannequin in one of the retailer’s department stores. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Out with sweatpants, in with blazers, lipstick and eye-p...

Macy’s (M) reports Q1 2022 earnings beat, raises forecast

A person walks past a Macys store in Hyattsville, Maryland, on February 22, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Macy’s on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profits and sales ahead o...

Kohl’s stock surges on report bidders are still competing for company

The Kohl’s logo is displayed on the exterior of a Kohl’s store on January 24, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s shares surged more than 15% Wednes...

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) Q1 2022 earnings top estimates, outlook cut

A Dick’s Sporting Goods store stands in Staten Island on March 09, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday reported results for its fiscal first qu...

Nordstrom (JWN) reports Q1 2022 losses

Nordstrom on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter sales ahead of analysts’ expectations and hiked its full-year outlook, citing momentum in the business as shoppers visited the company’s ...

What retail woes signal about the market’s fight against inflation

Jay Laprete | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers are missing and missing big. It started last week with the Walmart and Target results which showed big inventory builds and the need for markdowns, and...

Snap, Abercrombie & Fitch, Roblox and more

A man photographs a banner for Snap Inc. on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of the company’s IPO in New York City, March 2, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out th...

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reports Q1 2022 loss

A person carries a bag from the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, February 27, 2017. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Abercrombie & Fitch shares fell more than 25% in early tra...

Best Buy, Abercrombie & Fitch, Snap and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy jumped 5.2% in the premarket after the electronics retailer reported a mixed quarter. Best Buy fell 4 cents a shar...

Gap (GPS) reports Q4 2021 narrower losses, projects revenue decline

Sale signs are on display in the windows of a Gap retail location. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Gap Inc. shares climbed in after-hours trading Thursday after the apparel retailer offered an upbeat forecast for i...

Nordstrom, Salesforce, Ford and more

Pedestrians walk past a Nordstrom Inc. store. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nordstrom — Shares of the department store rallied a whop...

Salesforce, Ford, Nordstrom and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nordstrom — The retail stock spiked 30.5% in premarket trading after the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Nordstr...

Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse

A shopper carries a bag outside a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse w...

Inflation fuels holiday online sales to record $204 billion: Adobe

A worker moves boxes of goods to be scanned and sent to delivery trucks during operations on Cyber Monday at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, November 29, 2021. Mike Sega...

Illumina, Rivian, Juniper Networks and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Illumina (ILMN) – Illumina issued a 2022 revenue outlook that exceeded consensus analysts’ estimates, noting strong demand for its gen...

Retailers see staffing challenges as omicron rages, sales taking a hit

A “now hiring” sign is posted on an Urban Outfitters store in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail executives presenting at the virtual ICR Conference this we...

General Electric, Rivian, Illumina and more

Offices of Illumina, in San Diego, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Illumina – Illumina shares surged 12.7% a day after the biotechnology co...

Abercrombie & Fitch trims holiday-quarter sales outlook

Customers exit an Abercrombie & Fitch store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Abercrombie & Fitch said Monday that it saw strong demand from consumers ...

Discovery, GameStop, T-Mobile and more

In this photo illustration the Discovery Channel logo of an US television network is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making hea...