Gilbert Carrasquillo | Getty The chief executive and other senior leaders at Adidas discussed the potential fallout from its relationship with Kanye West as far back as four years ago, according to a ...
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Disney is the biggest winner and loser at the Thanksgiving box office
This year’s Thanksgiving box office was both feast and famine for Walt Disney. While “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” added $64 million to its domestic tally during the five-day time...
Domino’s is building a fleet of GM EVs for future of pizza delivery
Domino’s will roll out 800 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles at locations across the U.S. in the coming months. Domino’s Domino’s Pizza will be rolling out a fleet of ...
Many investors are betting on an inflation peak. Here’s why a former hedge-fund manager says they’re wrong.
Investors are waking up to big trouble in big China. Stock futures and oil prices are falling after angry anti-COVID zero protests swept the country. “This is a sudden powerful new distraction for mar...
Amazon shutting down wholesale distribution in third business exit in India
Amazon is shutting down its wholesale distribution business in India, the latest in a series of retreats for the retailer in the key overseas market where it has deployed over $7 billion in the past d...
Audit Standards Overseer Also Backs Startups
Listen to article (2 minutes) An accounting trade body has invested in audit-related tech startups, while setting auditing standards and overseeing millions of audits—prompting concerns within the ind...
Life’s tough for small business owners, but forced tipping is a bad idea
Photograph: Gaelen Morse/Reuters A restaurant in Hyde Park, Ohio, called Dutch’s has this on its bills: “We offer living wages to our employees partially funded by a 20% automatic gratuity.” The reaso...
Employers Rethink Need for College Degrees in Tight Labor Market
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Why China’s COVID policies are rattling investors again
Investors in China-related assets who had expected a significant easing of COVID curbs were left disappointed this week as the country battles the worst wave of cases since Shanghai’s outbreak earlier...
Dollar General’s Business Benefits From Continued At-Home Consumption & High Inflation, Says Analyst
Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joseph Feldman reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) with a price target of $285. The analyst believes the business should benef...
Computer Stock Hits Profit Target As It Extends Torrid Rally| Investor’s Business Daily
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) has made it to the highly select IBD Sector Leaders list as shares rally to all-time highs after a six-week win streak. X The stock has perfect Composite and Relative Stren...
Stock Market Looks Poised to Rally as Bond Yield Falls
Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The worst may be over for the stock market. Key equity indexes continued their autumn rally, and there could be more gains before the end of the year, helped by conti...
The Best Stocking Stuffers For Business Travelers
Business travelers have seen it all, but they may not know about these great travel-themed stocking … [+] stuffer and holiday gift ideas. getty How do you shop for someone who has everything? Or...
‘Most economists are predicting a recession in 2023’: I own a rental property. Is it a good time to take out a bank loan and renovate — or should I wait?
Dear MarketWatch, Along with a sibling, I own a rental property of more than 40 rooms in the Caribbean, where we do weekly rentals. It’s near downtown but in need of repairs and renovation. Is this ...
Big discounts equals high pressure for retailers
Major retailers are under intense pressure to deliver on Black Friday after several of them reported a slowdown in sales heading into the do-or-die holiday shopping season. Macy’s, Target, Kohl&...
Omicron BQ variants dominant, XBB circulating at low level
A person receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The omicron ...
Walmart shooter bought gun day of attack, left behind ‘death note’
A police tape is seen at the site of a fatal shooting in a Walmart on November 23, 2022 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Walmart night crew supervisor who shot and killed six ...
Apple, Manchester United, Activision Blizzard and more
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday...
Inflation? Recession? Starting Black Friday, America plans to spend
Pedestrians view the holiday windows at the Macy’s Inc. flagship department store in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ame...
Can You Buy Bitcoin Without an Exchange Like FTX? We Tried.
Bitcoin is supposed to be a “trustless” token, but you’ll still need to place your trust in someone or something. Illustration by Barron’s Staff FTX’s bankruptcy got us wondering: Can you buy Bitcoin ...
Frontier Airlines gets rid of telephone customer service
Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on August 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Say goodbye to the airli...
Online shoppers spent record amount on Thanksgiving
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images After eating turkey and pie, lots of Americans also went on a shopping spree. Thanksgiving Day online spending hit a record of $5.29 billion, an increase of 2.9% year ov...
Top Ten Business Books For 2022
Books are the perfect gift. Shep Hyken Each year I read 40-50 books and peruse dozens more. While most of my reading focuses on customer service and customer experience (CX), I occasionally stray into...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board Acquires 25% of SSE’s Electricity Transmission Business
SSE PLC has sold a 25% stake in its energy transmission grid unit for $1.8 billion (£1.5 billion) to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board. The London-listed SSE revealed the plans for a portion of i...
Adidas launches investigation into Ye conduct claims
Kanye West at an event announcing a partnership with Adidas on June 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Adidas said it is investigating accusations made by staff relating to the conduct of...
Postal workers in the UK launch Black Friday strike as industrial action sweeps the country
LONDON – Strikers from the CWU Trade Union attend the picket line at Peckham Royal Mail centre on November 24, 2022 in London, England. Strikes planned for the Black Friday weekend and the run-u...
Cloud software is suffering a cold November rain. Can Snowflake and Salesforce turn it around?
The week after Thanksgiving could determine if cloud software is still too fat or if there are some tasty leftovers for Wall Street. Autodesk Inc. ADSK, +1.82% signaled a slowdown in business spending...