Walmart on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that missed Wall Street’s expectations by a wide margin, as the nation’s largest retailer felt pressure from rising fuel costs and higher lev...
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Walmart, Citigroup, Paramount and more
Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart — Shares fel...
Walmart, Home Depot, Citigroup and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 7% in premarket trading after missing bottom-line expectations for the first quarter. The retail giant earne...
Home affordability at 2007 bubble level but crash unlikely: Blackstone
A major Wall Street firm is drawing a striking parallel to the housing bubble. Blackstone’s Joe Zidle calls homes almost as unaffordable as the 2007 peak. Yet, he believes a crash is unlikely du...
Retail giants report earnings, stay away from ‘toxic’ stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that he’s breathing a sigh of relief as beaten-down stocks ‘have already taken enough hits,’ allowing investors to trade in a safer environment ne...
‘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....
Target employees at Virginia store file for union election
A worker delivers an order to a drive up customer at a Target store on August 19, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Target has joined the growing list of major companies where employee...
Denver Broncos sale: Where things stand
Cameron Fleming #73 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High on January 8, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Dustin Bradford | Getty...
BJ’s Wholesale says judge should toss Walmart lawsuit over self-checkout app
Warehouse club BJ’s Wholesale is calling on a federal judge to toss a patent lawsuit filed by Walmart, saying the retail giant is trying to protect a self-checkout app that’s based on tech...
Walmart unveils activewear line with Michelle Smith, Stacey Griffith
Fashion designer Michelle Smith and SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith are debuting their activewear line, Love & Sports, at Walmart. The line is designed to be fashion-forward, with vibrant col...
Sixteen states sue Postal Service over plan to buy gas vehicles
United States Postal Service (USPS) workers load mail into delivery trucks outside a post office in Royal Oak, Michigan, August 22, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Sixteen states on Thursday sued the U.S...
Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts to attract, retain subscribers
As prices climb at the grocery store and gas station, Walmart said Wednesday that it will offer deeper discounts on fuel to nudge more customers to join and renew Walmart+. Chris Cracchiolo, senior vi...
American Eagle pitches internal supply chain platform to retail rivals
Shekar Natarajan is chief supply chain officer of American Eagle Outfitters. He joined the retailer in 2018. Source: Julie Stapen Photography American Eagle wants to be more like Amazon. Not to get in...
Goldman exec Dustin Cohn leaves for real estate investing start-up Cadre
Dustin Cohn, chief marketing office of Cadre Source: Cadre Goldman Sachs consumer bank branding chief Dustin Cohn has joined real estate investing start-up Cadre as chief marketing officer, CNBC has l...
Walmart EEOC wrongful termination case: Company seeks new trial
Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart is seeking a new trial in a case over the firing of a longtime employee with Down syndrome. A jury in July found Walmart wrongfully terminated the employee, Marlo Sp...
Gas prices drive grocery bills higher, says online grocer Boxed CEO
Online grocer Boxed CEO Chieh Huang said shoppers may have to get used to paying more to fill up the fridge and pantry — especially if gas prices stay elevated. Huang told CNBC’s “TechChec...
Twitter, Johnson & Johnson, WeWork and more
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check...
Netgear, Zendesk, WeWork and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Netgear (NTGR) – Netgear tumbled 10.6% in premarket trading after the networking equipment maker reported weaker-than-expected preliminary r...
JPMorgan, Delta Air Lines, PayPal
The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters, The JP Morgan Chase Tower in Park Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York. Tim Clayton – Corbis | Corbis Sport | Getty Images Check out the companies mak...
50,000 retail store closures in U.S. by 2026 after pandemic pause
A pandemic shakeup in 2020 led to a surge in store closures, coupled with dozens retailers filing for bankruptcy, which emptied out shopping malls and left vacancies scattered along the streets major ...
Retailers, restaurants offer deals for shoppers
A car is pumping gas at a Costco gas station. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia resulted in increased gas prices in the United States in the past two weeks. Michael Ho Wai | Lightrocket | Getty ...
Delta, JPMorgan, BlackRock and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta rallied 6.6% in the premarket after reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and predicting a current-qu...
Walmart hires PayPal executive as its chief financial officer
Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Walmart said Tuesday that is has hired PayPal executive John Rainey to become its new chief financial officer. Rainey, the chief financial officer of financial te...
Target tiptoes back into resale with new ThredUp deal
Target ThredUp website Source: Target Target is tiptoeing back into secondhand sales through a deal with resale company, ThredUp. The big-box retailer confirmed Friday that it launched a page on Thred...
Walmart says it is raising pay for truck drivers, starting training program
A Walmart truck departs the company’s distribution center in Washington, Utah. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said Thursday that it is raising pay for long-haul truck drivers and l...
Walmart saved millions from elder gift card scams
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology developed by Walmart helped the retail giant identify and freeze near...
Why ‘free’ shipping isn’t free
The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for “free.” “People like free shipping because the word free is v...
Walmart sues BJ’s Wholesale claiming theft of Sam’s Club self-checkout tech
Shoppers stock up on merchandise at a Sam’s Club store on January 12, 2018 in Streamwood, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart and its big-box warehouse subsidiary Sam’s Club accus...
Petco is inflation-proof, CEO says
A customer exits a Petco store in Clark, New Jersey. Ron Antonelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Petco CEO Ron Coughlin on Wednesday said the specialty retailer has a key advantage in an uncertain enviro...
Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $50 million Colorado mansion could become a sanctions target
A Rocky Mountain mansion owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich would likely be among the first assets frozen by the U.S. government if he is sanctioned by the White House in response to the war i...
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...