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A report says Meta Platforms, the Facebook parent, plans to cut up to 30% of its Metaverse budget.

Recent earnings from Walmart and dollar stores show that everyone’s budgets are getting pinched.

NFL games have generated some $3.5 billion in trading volume on Kalshi’s prediction market. For now, the league says it will ”let things play out.”

Hormel reports mixed quarterly results but issues a solid forecast for the year ahead.

While grocery sales are stable, shoppers remain sensitive to prices and seek discounted items.

The low-cost retailer reports better-than-expected earnings and lifts guidance for the rest of the fiscal year.

What is happening to lower-income households doesn’t match popular theories about the economy, Alexis Crow writes in a guest commentary.

Shares have soared as the company expands and gains market share. More upside awaits.

Twelve months after our pick, the clothing retailer looks to have turned the corner.

Marvell jumps after the chip maker beats Wall Street’s earnings targets and announces the acquisition of an AI start-up.

The department store’s third-quarter comparable sales are the strongest in 13 quarters.

The market has braced for negative news as carriers reveal the effects of the government shutdown.

The low-cost retailer beat] consensus earnings forecasts and lifted its fiscal-year outlook.

High-profile marketing featuring Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce is driving sales momentum, lifting the retailer’s third-quarter results.

The company says U.S. sales across the packaged-goods industry fell in October and were likely weak in November.

The jewelry retailer issues weaker-than-expected sales guidance for the holiday season.

Nvidia’s Synopsys stake can help shake competition concerns, U.S.-U.K. drug deal signals lower tariffs, and more news to start your day.

The company, a leader in recycling and garbage collection, had an outstanding November.

The cryptocurrency’s decline is testing investor sentiment heading into the final month of the year.

New York City’s proposed casinos clear a hurdle before getting their licenses.

Healthy indicators are emerging in retail stocks.

Silver prices have rallied for five straight days, with this being the best five-day stretch since August 2020.

Kalshi and Polymarket may not be a threat for much longer, as the gambling company gears up to launch its own prediction market.

Black Friday sales rise, Bitcoin tumbles below $90,000 again, Thanksgiving travel disrupted, and more news to start your day.

Coinbase, Strategy, and other Bitcoin-linked stocks extended gains as Bitcoin rose above $90,000.