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Retail investors had been outperforming the market since May. Not any more.
Retail investors had a pretty strong two-month stretch when they were outperforming the broader market by as much as 10 percentage points. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Steven Goldstein…
AI Upheaval Crushes Retail Traders Crowding Into Leveraged Funds
A surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot rippled through global markets Friday, sending AI and semiconductor stocks sharply lower and reviving memories of last year's so-called DeepSeek moment. It was the latest reminder that markets…
How Sephora Is Redefining the Value of Physical Retail Through Innovation in China
Amid saturating online traffic and increasingly stratified premium consumption, China 's beauty market has entered a phase of structural restructuring, defined by intensified global brand competition and evolving consumer sophistication. While many…
Inside the Chinese fraud rings stealing billions from banks and retailers
Digital forms of theft such as tap-to-pay schemes and app fraud are shaping the next wave of organized retail crime and fueling solo thieves to Chinese gangs, which earn as much as $1 billion annually from the crime, police say. Instead of clearing…
Retail and Wall Street are underwater on SpaceX - but not going down without a fight
Good times for SpaceX are proving short-lived as Elon Musk's intergalactic IPO is now giving fodder to bears who said the U.S. stock market wasn't ready for a $2 trillion market-cap injection. Shares of the satellite and exploration business…
Are Retailers Paying Too Much in Ocean Fuel Surcharges? New Analysis Suggests They Could Be.
A large U.S. retailer moving roughly 4,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from Asia identified more than $2.4 million in potential fuel surcharge savings after benchmarking carrier-imposed charges against independently modeled voyage costs…
Verizon layoffs today: More jobs slashed as wireless giant moves to sell retail stores to franchisees
Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscriber count, is reportedly planning to cut about 3,000 jobs. Most of the job cuts are tied to a significant shift in the company's retail store operations. Here's what you need to…
Stock Market Today, July 17: UiPath Gains on Retail AI Partnership
UiPath (PATH +1.00%), an enterprise automation and robotic software provider, closed at $12.15, up 1.00%. The gains follow a recent retail artificial intelligence (AI) partnership, while broader technology weakness stayed in focus. Trading volume…
Sainsbury's retreat highlights strong competition in the UK banking industry - Retail Banker International
Sainsbury's has surrendered its UK banking licence and rebranded its financial services business as Sainsbury's Money. Rather than operating as an independent retail bank, the supermarket has transitioned to a partner-led model under which…
Where to buy AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D - best retailers in the US, UK, and Canada
PC Guide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More AMD has now released the Ryzen 7 7700X3D following its official announcement at Computex 2026. It's an interesting launch, given…
Jellycat sues copycat retailers for 'stealing their designs
Cuddly toy company Jellycat is suing Next and Hamleys over claims they made similar products of ‘inferior quality' after copying their designs, High Court documents have revealed. Barristers for Jellycat said in court documents that it has…
Reliance Retail eyes two-year margin boost from digital commerce expansion
Reliance Retail said its digital-commerce expansion in FY27 will be funded from existing profits as it scales dark stores, JioMart and its own online channels, with the company targeting improved margins and cash generation over the next two years…
Raptee.HV enters Bengaluru, expands retail footprint beyond Chennai
Electric motorcycle start-up Raptee.HV has expanded into Karnataka with the launch of its first experience centre in Bengaluru, marking the company's first retail expansion outside its home market of Chennai as it looks to scale its presence across…
Reliance Retail revenue rises 7%, JioMart orders more than double
Reliance Retail on Friday reported a 7.4 per cent rise in Q1 FY27 revenue to ₹90,409 crore from ₹84,172 crore in Q1 FY26, supported by double-digit underlying growth across Grocery, Consumer Electronics and Fashion and Lifestyle.
New legislation would allow San Francisco cannabis retailers to operate as Amsterdam-style cafes
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco is a step closer to allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes after the Board of Supervisors this week approved legislation that would allow existing cannabis retailers to apply for permits to operate as cafes.
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