In this article JWN KSS M Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage of Macy’s, Kohl’s and Nordstrom retail stores. Getty Images Department stores are aging — and so are their customers. For over a century, the stores won over multiple generations with a promise to sell shoppers a wide variety of everything. For many
Two Wall Street research firms are calling Constellation Brands a buy, arguing that worries over a key sales metric for the beer maker are overblown. Analysts at Jefferies last week said industrywide depletions — a measure of how much beer is sold to retailers by distributors — “remain weak” and see a likely April slowdown
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jamie Dimon thinks shares
Young woman feeling concerned about grocery prices on the bill in the supermarket. Lordhenrivoton | E+ | Getty Images Many shoppers have been shocked by what they pay at the grocery store checkout. Food prices shot up amid broader inflation in recent years, and remain high for many staples. As consumers struggle with elevated food
Home renovation activity may have cooled somewhat compared to its pandemic-era frenzy, but homeowners are still investing in their spaces, particularly as the spring housing market heats up. And when it comes to the return on investment, some projects now offer the highest return values in history — with a few home upgrades averaging returns
A sign is posted on the exterior of a Red Lobster restaurant on April 17, 2024 in Rohnert Park, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy, continuing the process to shrink its footprint and find a buyer, the company said in a statement. CNBC reported last month the seafood chain
In this article CMG MCD SBUX HD SG DAL WMT PEP TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk past a Sweetgreen restaurant in Manhattan on September 14, 2023. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images With higher prices and elevated interest rates stubbornly sticking around, Chipotle burrito bowls and European vacations
Coroimage | Moment | Getty Images Americans traveling this summer have broadly seen prices fall for airline fares, a welcome trend after last year’s sticker shock. But airfare remains more expensive in 2024 for some regions and destinations, largely for trips abroad, data shows. For example, an average round-trip flight to Tokyo, Japan — one
Aj_watt | E+ | Getty Images A recent Social Security report showed a strong economy has helped the program. Still, Social Security’s trust funds may be depleted in the next decade, if no changes happen sooner. Many Americans have a misplaced worry that benefits will disappear. “The biggest myth about Social Security is that when
In this article SPR BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Boeing 737 MAX-10 lands over the Spirit AeroSystems logo during a flying display at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, on June 22, 2023. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems on Thursday said it
In this article BIP ARCC O Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 17, 2024 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A favorable consumer price index report for April lifted investors’ hopes for rate cuts
Keeping up with credit card debt is getting more difficult. Americans now owe $1.12 trillion on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. The average balance per consumer stands at $6,218, up 8.5% year over year, according to a separate quarterly credit industry insights report from TransUnion. “Consumers continue to use credit,