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Crypto Loses Its Grip on Retail Army Now Defecting to Equities
(Bloomberg) -- For years, retail investors were crypto's most reliable fuel — the dip-buyers, the memecoin speculators, the momentum traders that powered every rally. Now they're moving on, stalling the demand engine that digital assets have…
7 Ways Saks Global Chose Bankruptcy Over Luxury Retail: Series Finale
A shopper carries a Saks Fifth Avenue shopping bag in New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Saks Global Enterprises is looking to line up a loan of as much as $1 billion to keep the business running as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that…
Huge UK retailer to close 560 stores across England and Wales in April
A major retailer is preparing to close 560 locations for 24 hours in April. The well-known chain, which operates 630 outlets nationwide, has announced that branches in England and Wales will shut for the day. Home Bargains shops will be closed on…
Ticker: Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans maker
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At least two retail customers pursuing tariff-related refunds have filed proposed class-action lawsuits in U.S. courts against companies that also sued to recoup costs from the import taxes the U.S.
Retail union turns up the heat on Jim Chalmers over housing taxes
One of the country's biggest and most influential unions is pushing Labor to overhaul negative gearing in addition to lowering the capital gains tax discount in the May federal budget. The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), a…
Retail under siege with 100% of high street stores blighted by shoplifting and cybercrime
A video grab showing the moment an alleged shoplifter strikes Every single retailer in Britain has fallen victim to crime in the last year, a damning new Express investigation has found, as the high street descends into a state of unparalleled…
'Dumb money' myth dispelled as retail investors outpace pros | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
LOS ANGELES -- For years, individual investors were dismissed by some on Wall Street as 'dumb money.' That typically referred to those prone to trading on hype, or chasing trends rather than company or industry fundamentals, or responding late to…
Numerous major retailers recalling children's toys due to possible asbestos risk
Stretcherz Toys, which are manufactured by HTI Toys, have been withdrawn from the market. They are stretch toys filled with sand-like material, which may be contaminated with trace levels of asbestos. Retailers including Asda, Aldi, Argos, B&M…
7 Ways Saks Global Chose Bankruptcy Over Luxury Retail: Series Finale
The post-mortem on Saks Global will keep business school professors busy for decades. In just 13 months, a $2.7 billion merger of three of America's most storied luxury retailers — Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman…
Young fashion fans help UK charity shops thrive on struggling UK high streets
Young people inspired by secondhand fashion websites such as Vinted and Depop are helping charity shops thrive despite rising energy and employment costs. Save the Children's retail sales rose 3% last year, helped by a surge in December when the…
It's peak days for the 'overlay everything' trade as demand for income rises in volatile market
Options-based exchange-traded funds that offer income generation beyond traditional dividend stocks, as well as downside protection, have been well-received by the market, raising hundreds of billions of dollars in recent years. ETF data shows…
Here are the 5 big things we're watching in the stock market this week
Monday brings the first trading day of March on Wall Street, after the S & P 500 lost roughly 1% in February and remained only modestly positive year to date. The U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran over the weekend figures to ripple through financial…
What future for dining sheds?: Return our streets to their real purpose for vehicles
It's been more than five years since COVID hit. Dining sheds for restaurants that filled the sidewalks and continued into curbside lanes were a great idea at the time, keeping numerous restaurants alive when indoor dining was a health challenge.
Seeking Shelter In A Shifting Market
U.S. equity markets slumped this week - while interest rates tumbled to multi-year lows- as investors weighed unresolved AI questions and a flight to safety sparked by escalating Middle East tensions. The defensive 'risk-off' posture took sharper…
Gen Z Is Taking Over America's Retirement Home
MovingPlace, from what I can tell, is to finding a moving company to haul your junk from one home to another, as Kayak.com is to plane tickets, which is to say, a place to shop and compare prices to find the best deal for your wallet. I don't know…
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