Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz Bought $10 Million of Stock

Text size Howard Schultz has halted Starbucks’ buybacks of its stock. Getty Images Howard Schultz, now on his third stint as Starbucks ‘ top executive, just bought millions of dollars of the cof...

‘U.S. consumer is alive and well’ — Affirm CEO says market turbulence has no impact on business

Affirm Holdings Chairman and CEO Max Levchin told CNBC that despite the market’s poor performance this year, U.S. consumers – and Affirm’s customers – are spending healthily. “The U....

J&J names Thibaut Mongon as CEO of spin-off consumer health company

Signage is displayed outside of Johnson & Johnson headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Aug. 1, 2020. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday announced t...

China’s consumer prices climb as Covid prompts food stockpiling

Fresh vegetable prices rose by 24% year-on-year in April as consumers stocked up to prepare for potential stay-home orders. Pictured here is a delivery driver for Alibaba’s Hema Fresh supermarke...

Here’s Why Philip Morris’ Potential Offer for Swedish Match Is Bad for Altria Stock

Text size Philip Morris is in ongoing talks to acquire Swedish Match, the maker of smoke-free tobacco products. Fabrice Coffini/AFP via Getty Images Philip Morris‘ potential acquisition of Swedish Mat...

April’s consumer price index report expected to show inflation has already peaked

Shoppers inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, May 2, 2022.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images April’s consumer price index report is expected to show ...

South Korea’s New President Postpones Crypto Taxes to Promote Consumer Protection – crypto.news

The country’s new president is demonstrating his familiarity with cryptocurrency by announcing that no taxes will be levied on cryptocurrency investment profits until legislation can provide consumer ...

Consumer trust in crypto drops – but it doesn’t need their trust

A recent report on trends in crypto says that consumer trust in crypto has declined since the beginning of the year. How many of them would know that crypto is generally a ‘trustless’ technology? Morn...

SEC expands crypto team to bolster consumer protection efforts

The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to nearly double its crypto team to protect investors and combat violations in the crypto industry. A report unveiled this news earlier today, ...

South Korea’s new president delays crypto taxes in favor of consumer protections

South Korea’s newly-elected president Yoon Seok-yeol announced Tuesday he would push to defer taxation on crypto investment gains at least until a new set of regulations called the Digital Asset Basic...

Buy Lithia Motors Stock. The Used-Car Dealer Could Rise 65%.

Lithia Motors owns about 280 dealerships nationwide and has a market capitalization of $8.2 billion. Courtesy Lithia Motors Text size Good luck finding a bargain on a used car—but you can get one in t...

Why Amazon Is Winning The Consumer Battle Over Walmart

Amazon is the most famous on-line shopping company in the world. getty It had to happen. Consumer spending at Amazon AMZN now exceeds that at Walmart WMT . In my conversation with Scott Murray, SVP of...

GE Stock Is Overpriced, What Ails Teladoc, and More From Analysts

Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...

Amazon Stock Plunges On Surprise Q1 Loss, Weak Near-Term Outlook

Updated at 5:42 pm EST Amazon Inc  (AMZN) – Get Amazon.com, Inc. Report posted a surprise first quarter loss Thursday, thanks in part to a $7.6 billion write down on its investment in EV maker R...

Beyond Meat Stock Jumps on Hopes McDonald’s Partnership Will Be Permanent

Text size A McDonald’s McPlant Beyond Meat burger. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyond Meat stock jumped on Wednesday, following reports that its McPlant partnership with restaurant behemoth McD...

US Consumer Bureau Dusts off Old Rule to Address Crypto ‘Risk’

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of the U.S. is invoking a largely dormant legal provision to increase its power over crypto and fintech firms. The CFPB announced it would use the rule ...

Retail and consumer IPOs, M&A activity slowing amid inflation: KPMG

People shop at a grocery store in Monterey Park, California, on April 12, 2022.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Supply chain headaches, surging interest rates and the war in Ukraine have combi...

Kohl’s Stock Is Rising. Another Bidder May Have Emerged.

Text size A Kohl’s store Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Are two department stores better than one? The owners of JCPenney may think so, if reports that they are the latest potential suitors for Ko...

Buy Under Armour Stock. Shares Can Climb 50% From Here.

In sports, there’s nothing like a good underdog story. The same might be true of investing. Under Armour checks both boxes. For years, investors had good reason to avoid the athletic-apparel and footw...

Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Other Stocks That Can Keep Climbing—Even If the Housing Market Slows

Text size Home improvement retailers like Home Depot will thrive even if the housing market has peaked. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Home improvement stores were big beneficiaries of the white-ho...

4 Cheap Food Stocks With Big Earnings Growth

Text size Lamb Weston is expected see its 2022 per-share earnings climb more than 48%. Courtesy of Lamb Weston Many food producers did well during the pandemic, as consumers broadly shunned restaurant...

Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are Hours for Easter Monday 2022.

Text size Dreamstime U.S. investors eager to trade after the holiday weekend will have plenty of news to digest, thanks to corporate earnings. More than 100 companies are slated to report this week—an...

Peloton Is Raising Its Subscription Price. What It Means for the Stock.

Text size Peloton XXX Ezra Shaw/Getty Images For years, Peloton Interactive executives characterized the company’s $39 a month subscription price point as “sacred,” “sacrosanct,” and “our golden goose...

Big Investor Sold AMC and Apple Stock. It Bought PayPal and Pfizer.

Text size An AMC theater Dreamstime A large European asset manager slashed its investment in the volatile shares of a movie-theater chain, and made other changes in its U.S.-traded stock portfolio. DN...

The Pandemic Made These Retailers Stronger. Their Stocks Are Buying Opportunities.

Far from killing retail, as initially feared, Covid-19 wound up being a boon for the industry. It’s the recovery that looks more perilous. The pandemic was a great time for retailers. Consumers were f...

Rite Aid Stock Is Soaring. The Outlook Impresses Investors.

Text size Rite Aid’s quarterly loss was bigger than expected. Mario Tama/Getty Images Rite Aid’s stock surged after the drugstore chain said it expects to lose less money in the current fiscal y...

PayPal Stock Is Falling. It’s Not Because Its CFO Is Leaving for Walmart.

Text size PayPal’s has a new interim CFO. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Walmart said late Tuesday that it had named John Rainey as its chief financial officer. Rainey currently holds the same pos...

U.S. inflation hit 8.5%: what’s happening with consumer spending?

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Loire Valley Producers Respond To Consumer Demand For Organic Wine

Domaine Chainier’s Clos de Nouys organic vineyard in the heart of Vouvray Michelle Williams It is a late October morning in Vouvray. The blanket of fog from the Loire River is receding, revealin...

Meet The Startup That Designed CT Scanners To Make Consumer Products Better

Lumafield’s CT scanner can see what’s inside your running shoe Courtesy of Lumafield Lumafield emerges from stealth with $32.5 million in funding and early customers that include L’Oreal, ...

Kohl’s Stock Climbs on Reports of a $9 Billion Offer From Franchise Group

Text size Kohl’s stock has risen this year on hopes for a buyout. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Kohl’s stock climbed on a report Tuesday that Franchise Group is the latest company to throw its ha...