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REITs May Feel Sting from Bed Bath & Beyond’s Woes
Bed Bath & Beyond ‘s problems may cause a headache for its landlords. Earlier this week the big box retailer warned there is “substantial doubt” it can continue. That was enough to send Bed Bath &...
Retailers Are Cutting Jobs Instead of Hiring Help Ahead of the Holidays
The holiday season is usually a reason for stores to staff up to handle the surge of shoppers. But Friday’s jobs report showed a concerning trend: Retailers are shedding workers. According to the Bure...
T. Rowe Price Has Had a Rough Time of Late. Negativity in the Money Manager’s Stock Could Be Overdone.
Money manager T. Rowe Price Group has fallen way out of favor on Wall Street. There are 15 analysts covering the stock, according to FactSet. None say to buy. More say to sell than hold. That’s approa...
Where to Get Yields of 10% and Up, if You Can Stomach a Little Risk
The $280 billion convertibles sector is replete with 10%-plus yields on many issues. There is a risk in these high-yielders, but they can offer nice appreciation potential and a good alternative to th...
The PC boom has gone bust, and we are about to see the results ahead of Black Friday
The pandemic-fueled personal-computer boom has ended, so how will that affect demand and pricing for PCs and the retailers that sell them this holiday season? A sense of the fallout will be provided i...
Here are some of the Bed Bath & Beyond stores slated to close soon
Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has released a list of dozens of stores it aims to close. The home-goods retailer BBBY, +0.34% and most recent “meme stock” has been reducing the number of its st...
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO who leapt to his death from New York skyscraper faced ‘pump and dump’ allegation just days earlier
Gustavo Arnal, the CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond who leapt to his death from a Manhattan skyscraper last week, had faced a “pump and dump” allegation less than two weeks earlier. On Friday Arnal fell t...
Retail Stocks Got an Earnings Boost. Why There’s No Comfort in That.
Text size Many retailers are still struggling with the high inventories, with profits dragged down by pricier supply-chain and transport costs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Investors breathed a sigh of ...
Bed Bath & Beyond Finance Chief Gustavo Arnal Found Dead
By Ginger Adams Otis and Ryan Felton Updated Sept. 4, 2022 7:00 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Bed Bath & Beyond Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal was found dead Friday after falling from...
Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy
For retailers, it is a season of discontent. From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already l...
Bed Bath & Beyond Clinches Loan Deal
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has found a financing source to shore up its liquidity as it tries to weather recent missteps, according to people familiar with the matter. The company on Tuesday told pros...
Ryan Cohen Dumped Bed Bath & Beyond Stock. Is the Meme Trade Over?
Text size Ryan Cohen sold his entire stake in Bed Bath & Beyond. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images So much for diamond hands. Ryan Cohen, meme stock cheerleader extraordinaire, just did something that ...
Ryan Cohen’s RC Ventures Sells Entire Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond
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This investor made $110 million from trading Bed Bath & Beyond — and he’s reportedly a 20-year-old student
At least one investor exited Bed Bath & Beyond ahead of GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen. Securities and Exchange Commission filings show that Jake Freeman, who reportedly is a 20-year-old student, ma...
Bed Bath & Beyond Ponders Bankruptcy, Exciting the Meme Crowd
What were shareholders thinking? Shares of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond zoomed 179%, to $3.49 this past week, despite the retailer warning of a possible bankruptcy. One explanation: Meme stock mania...