Freight rates on the main ocean trade routes are sinking during what is typically the industry’s peak season after cargo owners shipped holiday goods early and inflation dented consumer demand. The co...
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Sears Gets Green Light to Wrap Up Bankruptcy Case After 4 Years
A bankruptcy judge signed off on a $180 million settlement of a Sears Holdings Corp. creditor lawsuit against former Chairman Edward S. Lampert and other executives, clearing the final hurdle for the ...
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...
Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...
Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...
Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...
Sears and creditors reach $175 million deal with Eddie Lampert to settle litigation over allegations of self-dealing
After four years stuck in bankruptcy limbo, Sears Holdings and its creditors have reached a settlement with former Chief Executive and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert and other investors, clearing ...
Walmart Stock Falls After Report of Hundreds of Layoffs
Text size Shares of Walmart are down about 10% this year. Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Walmart is eliminating about 200 jobs in a bid to restructure the company, according to a report from The...
More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales
Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...
Bed Bath & Beyond Followed a Winning Playbook—and Lost
Mark Tritton arrived at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2019 with a plan to revive the home-goods retailer and ward off competition from Amazon.com Inc., Target Corp. and other large chains: sell what nobody...
Large Retailers Are Getting Hit Hardest by Overstocking
Big retailers are struggling to cope with large stockpiles of furniture, apparel and workout equipment, yet broad measures show inventories at American companies remain exceedingly lean by historical ...
Costco sees 20% bump in sales for June
Costco Wholesale Corp. saw a 20.4% bump in its June sales, the retailer reported Thursday. The company announced that it had $22.78 billion in net sales for the retail month of June, which spanned the...
Earnings Are Under Threat, Another Blow to Sagging Stock Market
Stocks have tumbled this year in the face of rising interest rates. But with inflation showing little sign of cooling, many investors fear corporate earnings could be the market’s next support to fall...
Costco’s Cheap Gas Prices Are a Big Hit
Costco Wholesale is doing a booming business in gasoline by offering its members material savings that one Wall Street analyst has put at 37 cents a gallon. This comes at a time when prices have soare...
Target, Caterpillar, and 3 More Stocks Getting Higher Dividends
Text size Target is raising its quarterly dividend by 20%. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Target and Caterpillar were among the U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week. Target (ticker:...
Kohl’s Suitor Wants to Buy the Chain by Selling Kohl’s Properties
Kohl’s beat back activists and is in talks to be sold for around $8 billion. But its suitor could bring a new set of challenges for the department-store chain. Franchise Group which owns the Vitamin S...
Costco discussing membership rate hikes after renewals hit 90%
Costco Wholesale Corp. is talking over membership fee hikes after reporting an all-time renewal rate high of 90%. The last time Costco raised its membership fee was in June 2017. Historically, fees ri...
Target Inventory Warning Portends Retail Bloodbath
Target ’s inventory problem is turning out even worse than it expected just a short time ago. Its latest warning could portend a promotional bloodbath among retailers this summer. The retailer on Tues...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
Why Costco Won’t Raise the Price of Its Hot Dogs
Text size Costco’s membership renewal rate for the U.S. and Canada stood at 92.3% last quarter. David Pail Morris/Bloomberg Costco Wholesale takes care of its more than 64 million members. The s...
Only 5 S&P 500 stocks ended higher after Powell’s sobering Jackson Hole speech
It took only a 10-minute speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday to clarify that monetary policy would be relentlessly tightened in the months ahead. Investors dumped stocks, send...