Bill Ackman is done with activist short-selling, will focus on quieter, long-term approach

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investor Bill Ackman said Tuesday that he will no longer take part in vocal activist short selling campaigns, a ...

Target’s solar panel carports at California store may be a green model

Target has added carport canopies with solar panels to power one of its California stores with renewable energy. The retailer said it will test the approach and may expand it to other locations. Targe...

Rio Tinto is a buy

Desktop Metal: “No, we don’t need to do that. We have HP Inc. on earlier this week, and they are going to own the 3D industry and make money, so you need to be in HP Inc. Symbol HPQ.”...

Why pro sports have never had a Black commissioner

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren looks on during the Big Ten Championship Trophy ceremony Game after the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 on December 04, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium...

Lowe’s, Tenneco, Tupperware and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lowe’s (LOW) – Lowe’s shares added 1.6% in the premarket after the home improvement retailer beat top and bottom-line estimates fo...

Lowe’s (LOW) Q4 2021 earnings beat

A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s said Wednesd...

Home Depot wants to win home professionals’ bigger orders

A customer wearing a protective mask loads lumber at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot’s next CEO Te...

Walmart’s earnings may signal if shoppers getting spooked by inflation

When Walmart reports quarterly earnings Thursday, investors will scour sales numbers and executives’ comments for clues about whether rising prices are making shoppers skittish. The retail giant...

Why the U.S. is facing a paint shortage

Demand for raw materials in the paint industry soared over the pandemic as quarantined consumers took to DIY projects and home improvement. But supply just couldn’t keep up. “The raw-mater...

Aging homes with higher values could help Home Depot and Lowe’s this spring

A customer wears a protective mask while looking at flowers in the garden center of a Home Depot store in Reston, Virginia. Andrew Harrer| Bloomberg | Getty Images Spring has already arrived at some H...

Lowe’s will open mini Petco shops inside some stores

Lowe’s is opening Petco shops inside of some of its stores as part of a pilot program. It plans to open the first one in Texas in February. Source: Petco Lowe’s will soon test a new offeri...

Retail industry presses ahead with conference, tries to nudge normalcy

Visitors enter the venue at The NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show, held in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images “The Big Show will go ...