Retail


Urban Outfitters Stock Pops After Earnings. Why Retailers Are Rallying Before Christmas.

After Kohl’s and Abercrombie & Fitch, it’s just the latest retailer to see double-digit stock gains.

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AI Is Remaking Shopping. These Companies Are the Leaders.

From Shopify to Walmart, brands and retailers are laying the groundwork for agentic e-commerce. Why “discoverability” is an issue.

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Google Vs Nvidia for AI Dominance? Why That’s Only Half the Story.

What could sway a divided Fed on rate cuts, spending slows as retailers enter the holiday shopping season, and more news to start your day.

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This Holiday Season, We Have the Big Spenders and the Penny-Pinchers

As lower- and middle-income shoppers curb their purchases, retailers will be relying increasingly on heavy spending from affluent shoppers.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Ticket Sales Are Spellbinding. The Box Office Still Needs a Boost.

‘Wicked: For Good,’ had the biggest all-time global opening for a movie adaptation of a Broadway musical.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Has Stumbled This Year. Why the Stock Is Rising.

The sporting goods retailer has struggled to win over investors this year.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Soars 33% After Earnings. Has the Retailer Hit Bottom?

The retailer’s comparable-store sales rise 3% from the prior year.

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Kohl’s Stock Soars 26% After Earnings. Yes, Kohl’s.

The company raised its guidance for the fiscal year.

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Retail Sales Finally Land. There Are These Red Flags for the U.S. Economy.

Spending rose 0.2% in September from August, missing expectations for a 0.4% increase.

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Best Buy Stock Rises After Earnings. Here’s What’s Happening.

Consumers are starting to replace electronics bought during the pandemic, CEO Corie Barry says, helping drive revenue gains.

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Carvana Stock Is Rising. Ignore the Struggling Car Market, Say Analysts.

Analysts at Wedbush Securities upgrade Carvana stock to Outperform from Neutral in a research note Monday.

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Kohl’s Interim CEO Will Keep Top Job

Michael Bender has improved the retailer’s financial results and corporate culture, the company said on Monday.

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Nvidia, Strategy, Oracle, Alphabet, Intuit, Gap, Elastic, Veeva, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia rises after the chip maker’s shares seesawed on Thursday following a solid earnings report.

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AI Fears Shake Markets. Why Nvidia No Longer Shows the Way and What Can.

Bitcoin price slides, delayed jobs report doesn’t make Fed’s path clearer, Walmart beats expectations as shoppers flock to bargains, and more news to start your day.

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Gap Stock Jumps After Earnings Beat. Why It's a Buy Into the Holiday Season.

The company has seen an encouraging start to the important fourth quarter, CEO Richard Dickson said.

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Nvidia, Exact Sciences, Walmart, AMD, Alphabet, Palo Alto Networks, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia turns lower as strong earnings fail to assuage concerns over an artificial-intelligence bubble.

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Walmart Raises Forecasts. Consumers Are Still Spending.

The company also announces it is transferring the listing of its common stock to the Nasdaq stock market in December as it continues to expand its tech ambitions.

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Bath & Body Works Stock Sinks 25%. Why the Home Fragrance Maker Is Getting Slammed.

The retailer posts weaker-than-expected quarterly adjusted earnings and sales and slashes its fiscal-year outlook.

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Nvidia Reignited the Stock Market’s AI Rally. Why the Fed Could Extinguish It.

Fed leans toward December pause, sports streaming competition heats up, Target’s incoming CEO faces challenges, and more news to start your day.

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LVMH and 11 More Stocks to Ride Europe’s Revival

The continent is back on investors’ maps. Our international roundtable experts sized up the winners.

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Nvidia, Alphabet, Lowe’s, Semrush, MP Materials, Constellation Energy, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia is set to report its quarterly earnings after the closing bell Wednesday with investors fretting about lofty AI valuations.

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TJX Earnings Beat Expectations. Why Off-Price Retail Keeps Winning.

The company raised full-year earnings guidance following a strong third quarter.

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Lowe's Stock Jumps After Earnings Beat. It Raises Questions Over Home Depot.

Lowe's outperformed expectations, after Home Depot’s lackluster results suggested that the long-awaited rebound in home improvement spending hadn’t materialized in the third quarter

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Target Cuts Earnings Guidance as Sales Dip. How the New CEO Plans to Return to Growth.

Target’s third-quarter earnings are slightly better than expected, but volatility and choppy demand prompt the retailer to trim its guidance for the fiscal year.

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Oracle and Other AI Stocks Are Spending Too Much Money. These Companies Are Returning Cash in Spades.

Since the end of October, companies returning relatively large amounts of cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks have seen their stocks outperform others.

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