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Tech stocks capture China's elderly retail investors amid faith in AI, chips
Technology stocks have become the new darlings of China's retail investors who are betting their savings on chipmakers and artificial intelligence (AI) developers amid belief in the country's technology ascendancy. “Foam is the best bit of a…
AI is already inside retail finance
There is a version of the AI-in-finance story that is almost entirely reassuring. Algorithms that make markets more accessible. Platforms that give ordinary investors tools once reserved for institutions. Personalisation that, at its best, helps…
India's auto retail sector aims for 3 crore sales amid financing overhaul
India's auto retail industry is on track to cross the three-crore annual vehicle sales milestone this fiscal year, underpinning a vehicle finance market estimated at around ₹2.65 lakh crore and a motor insurance industry nearing ₹1.25…
Retail inflation likely to have breached 4% mark in June
Driven by surging food costs and the domestic pass-through of global fuel hikes, retail inflation is projected to breach the crucial 4 per cent mark in June after a 16-month hiatus. Despite the spike, the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee…
From Hansung to Monami, retail investors rally behind beloved brands amid delisting fears
Monami, the South Korean stationery maker known for its iconic 153 ballpoint pen, expressed gratitude for the outpouring of public support after fears that it could be delisted from the country's main stock market sent its shares soaring, pledging…
Rural demand drives commercial vehicle retail growth in June 2026; Tata Motors and M&M strengthen lead
India's commercial vehicle (CV) industry reported healthy growth in June 2026, with retail sales rising 17 per cent year-on-year to 90,972 units from 77,836 units in June, 2025. Rural markets emerged as the key growth engine with a 22 per cent…
Why Relevance Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
One of the best examples of irrelevance is the story of how Blockbuster lost to Netflix. Irrelevance is more than the opposite of relevance. It's also the opposite of success, or another word for failure. It happens when “nobody…
Top Retail Stocks To Watch Now - July 11th
Amazon's New Debt Deal Puts Its AI Spending Story on Trial Amazon.com, Costco Wholesale, Alibaba Group, Walmart, and NextEra Energy are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares…
A Costco worker earns $33 per hour, but is a millionaire with a house and a pool - here's how he built his wealth
Tony Barzar started at Price Club — the warehouse retailer that would later become Costco — in 1986, gathering shopping carts in a Tucson parking lot for $5.85 an hour. Four decades later, he earns $32.90 an hour as a cashier, owns a…
Plans to turn ex-Cineworld into large store for 'national DIY retailer' decided on
The former Cineworld at The Loom retail park in Leigh, which has stood empty since January 2025, is set to be transformed into a retail unit for bulky goods under plans which were submitted to Wigan Council earlier this year. Realty Income Limited…
Home Depot vs. Lowe's: A Look at Recent Revenue Trends for These Home Improvement Giants
Home Depot (HD +1.35%) primarily generates revenue by selling building materials, home improvement items, and installation services to various consumers and contractors. It announced a strategic partnership with Hertz to benefit military personnel…
Co-op and Post Office among latest high street closures - 52 branches to shut
The British high street has been dealt yet another blow, with a fresh wave of store closures announced across the country. Both the Post Office and the Co-op are among the well-known names shutting up shop. The Co-op has confirmed it will be…
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Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market this week
The common thread linking this week's biggest market events is the state of the U.S. economy. The biggest day is Tuesday, when the nation's largest banks — JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup, along with Club names Wells Fargo and…
Legendary LA studio complex to be sold in shocking blow to dying Hollywood film industry
Television City, a legendary studio lot in central Los Angeles, is expected to be sold over its owners debt in the latest sign of economic stress tearing through Hollywood. The lot's owner, Hackman Capital Partners is struggling as production…
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