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Coles, Woolworths trial facial recognition tech amid retail crime wave
Coles and Woolworths have conducted early testing of facial recognition technology as the country's two supermarket giants consider ways to stem the growth in crime and violent incidents in their stores. The trials are part of broader moves across…
CBA retail boss' personal loans spiral to $19m
Commonwealth Bank retail boss Angus Sullivan is doing an impressive job of protecting his employer from Macquarie's well-resourced push into home loans, with CBA holding its market share against the silver donut even as rivals fall. His strategy…
Earnings from top retailers will give Wall Street more clues on the housing market and how consumers are grappling with inflation
Wall Street will get financial updates from some of the nation's biggest retailers this week, along with more details from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting. Home Depot reports its latest results on Tuesday, followed by Target and Lowes on…
DJIA and NASDAQ Slide As Weak Retail Sales And Consumer Sentiment Data Fuel U.S. Economic Fears
Stocks closed lower Friday as disappointing retail sales and consumer sentiment data raised fresh concerns about the health of the U.S. economy and corporate earnings. The S&P 500 Index (NYSE: SPY) fell by -0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Which retail sales number is the consumer?
US retail and food services sales are 5% higher than a year ago, which reads like a consumer in reasonable health. Nearly a quarter of that increase came from gasoline stations, where the dollars are a war tax rather than a purchase, and those…
Retail Earnings, Fed Minutes and Other Key Things to Watch this Week
Markets face a retail-dominated week where Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), and Walmart (WMT) report earnings providing critical consumer spending assessment across income segments. Wednesday's FOMC meeting minutes at 2:00pm will…
US Retail Sales Fall 0.6% in July, First Drop in Nine Months
U.S. retail and food services sales fell in July 2026. Advance estimates put seasonally adjusted receipts at $763.6 billion, down 0.6 percent (±0.4 percent) from June's revised $768.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Compared…
Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts three-week win streak: Live updates
U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night, after the S&P 500 climbed for a third straight week though it ended Friday lower. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.1% and 0.2%…
Live: Wall Street dips as consumer sentiment slumps, ASX to keep sliding
ASX 200 futures: -0.4% to 9,015 points ASX 200 (Friday): -0.8% to 9,115 points Australian dollar: +0.4% to 70.87 US cents Wall Street (Friday): S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.2% Nasdaq -0.3% Europe (Friday): Dax +0.5%, FTSE -0.2%, Eurostoxx -0.1% Spot gold:…
IFA 2026 Is About to Show What the AI-Powered Future Actually Looks Like, and It's Landing in Berlin
For years, the language around consumer technology events leaned on the same word: someday. Someday AI will manage your home. Someday your watch will know your health better than your doctor does. Someday robotics will look less like a factory…
Bead Street's fraying legacy: craft hub faces uncertain future as shops bow out
In a cramped handicraft shop in Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po neighbourhood, 70-year-old Jen Kwong was sifting through reels of embroidered and sequinned ribbons while other shoppers around her were hunched over containers of tiny beads and trinkets.
US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US's largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner. The only problem? The rule has been delayed…
LandBridge: My Biggest Investment Ever Is Just Getting Started (NYSE:LB)
LandBridge is my largest holding, driven by its unique Permian Basin land portfolio and strategic positioning for data center and produced water growth. LB's latest quarter confirmed real progress: seven counterparties are in late-stage…
Why are more Hongkongers turning to supplements to keep their 'engine' running?
In the first instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong's growing wellness trends, Lo Hoi-ying examines why younger residents are turning to supplements to boost energy, immunity and performance, as experts warn that…
What BBB Foods' Long Growth Runway Means, and Why a Director's Latest Insider Transaction Doesn't Detract From It
Rose Nicole Dominique Reich Sapire, a director at BBB Foods Inc. (TBBB -2.87%), disposed of 4,754 shares of Class A Common Shares on August 7, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value~$193,345Shares…
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