Costco will stop selling popular item year-round in January in most US stores: reports

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Book bargain hunters will be disappointed to learn Costco plans to stop selling books at most of its US stores at the beginning of the year.  In January, Costco will remove the store’s popular book section from the majority of its 600-plus stores in the United States. And it will only return during the holiday […]


How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

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A “Keep America Great” hat tops off a Christmas tree at a “Merry Christmas” rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 18, 2019. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Black Friday is poised to take on a new tint of red, white and blue […]


Dow, S&P 500 close at all-time highs, have best month of 2024

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The Dow and S&P 500 notched record closing highs in a shortened Black Friday session, lifted by select technology stocks, while retail was in focus as the holiday shopping season kicked off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 300 points before closing at 44,910.65, up 188.59 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% to 6,032.38, […]


Amgen says obesity drug MariTide caused up to 20% weight loss after a year

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The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, on May 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Amgen on Tuesday said its experimental weight loss injection helped patients with obesity lose up to 20% of their weight on average after a year in a critical mid-stage trial, as the company races […]


Amazon workers plan strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in major cities around the world

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Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., plan to strike during the busy pre-Christmas shopping days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to “make Amazon pay,” strike organizers said Thursday. The “days of resistance” aim to “hold Amazon accountable for [labor] abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy,” according to organizers UNI Global Union and Progressive International.  “No […]


Best Buy (BBY) earnings Q3 2025

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Best Buy on Tuesday cut its full-year sales forecast and missed Wall Street’s quarterly revenue expectations, as early holiday shopping and a fresh batch of iPhones and AI-enabled laptops weren’t enough to drive higher sales. The consumer electronics retailer said it now expects full-year revenue to range from $41.1 billion to $41.5 billion, compared with […]


Mark Zuckerberg dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after pushing for meeting to discuss new administration: ‘Grateful for the invitation’

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago — after reportedly requesting the meeting with the president-elect to discuss “the incoming administration” Wednesday. “It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation. Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of […]


GM, Stellantis shares fall on Trump tariff threat for Mexico, Canada

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A carrier trailer transports Toyota cars for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Jorge Duenes | REUTERS DETROIT – Shares of automakers General Motors and Stellantis fell Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put 25% tariffs […]


Microsoft facing wide-ranging antitrust probe by FTC

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The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and the expectation he […]


‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in years

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Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.” Disney The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of witches and a revenge-fueled gladiator. Disney’s “Moana 2” is set to hit theaters Wednesday and generate between $120 million and $150 million in […]