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marketwatch.com - Steve Goldstein - Retail investors had been outperforming the market since May. Not any more.
Retail investors had been outperforming the market since May. Not any more.
MarketWatch

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…

bloomberg.com - Isabelle Lee - AI Upheaval Crushes Retail Traders Crowding Into Leveraged Funds
AI Upheaval Crushes Retail Traders Crowding Into Leveraged Funds
Bloomberg

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…

wwd.com - Advertorial - How Sephora Is Redefining the Value of Physical Retail Through Innovation in China
How Sephora Is Redefining the Value of Physical Retail Through Innovation in China
WWD

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…

scmp.com - Daisy Wu - China-UAE retail QR payment link to boost the yuan's global push
China-UAE retail QR payment link to boost the yuan's global push
South China Morning Post

In the latest move to bypass Western-dominated financial systems and step up the internationalisation of the yuan, China is linking its retail payment networks with the United Arab Emirates. Users will soon be able to use domestic mobile apps to…

cnbc.com - Gabrielle Fonrouge - Inside the Chinese fraud rings stealing billions from banks and retailers
Inside the Chinese fraud rings stealing billions from banks and retailers
CNBC

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…

cnbc.com - Oliver Renick - Retail and Wall Street are underwater on SpaceX - but not going down without a fight
Retail and Wall Street are underwater on SpaceX - but not going down without a fight
CNBC

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…

scmp.com - Chris Tsang - Retail rift: Hong Kong shops beg for rent relief, landlords hold firm
Retail rift: Hong Kong shops beg for rent relief, landlords hold firm
South China Morning Post

Although retail sales in Hong Kong rose more than 10 per cent year on year in the first five months of 2026, a wave of shop closures continues, leaving tenants and landlords with vastly different assessments of the retail leasing market. Many…

fastcompany.com - Michael Grothaus - Verizon layoffs today: More jobs slashed as wireless giant moves to sell retail stores to franchisees
Verizon layoffs today: More jobs slashed as wireless giant moves to sell retail stores to franchisees
Fast Company

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…

rediff.com - Abhinav Ranjan - Reliance Industries Q1 FY27 Earnings: Brokerages Project Strong Growth in O2C, Retail, and Jio
Reliance Industries Q1 FY27 Earnings: Brokerages Project Strong Growth in O2C, Retail, and Jio
Rediff.com

Brokerages are forecasting a robust first quarter for Reliance Industries in FY2026-27, with significant growth expected across its oil-to-chemicals (O2C), retail, and Jio businesses, despite the stock's underperformance in the current calendar…

fool.com - Emma Newbery - Stock Market Today, July 17: UiPath Gains on Retail AI Partnership
Stock Market Today, July 17: UiPath Gains on Retail AI Partnership
The Motley Fool

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…

retailbankerinternational.com - Douglas Blakey - Sainsbury's retreat highlights strong competition in the UK banking industry - Retail Banker International
Sainsbury's retreat highlights strong competition in the UK banking industry - Retail Banker International
Home - 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…

pcguide.com - Jack Goodall - Where to buy AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D - best retailers in the US, UK, and Canada
Where to buy AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D - best retailers in the US, UK, and Canada
PC Guide

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…

dailymail.com - Jamie Boys - Jellycat sues copycat retailers for 'stealing their designs
Jellycat sues copycat retailers for 'stealing their designs
Mail Online

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…

thehindubusinessline.com - Raptee.HV enters Bengaluru, expands retail footprint beyond Chennai
Raptee.HV enters Bengaluru, expands retail footprint beyond Chennai
BusinessLine

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…

thehindubusinessline.com - Reliance Retail revenue rises 7%, JioMart orders more than double
Reliance Retail revenue rises 7%, JioMart orders more than double
BusinessLine

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.

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