Ulta Beauty on Thursday laid out plans to boost sales and gain market share after a first-quarter sales slowdown. Comparable sales, a metric that tracks Ulta stores open at least 14 months along with online sales,…
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Inflation rose about as expected in April, with markets on edge over when interest rates might start coming down, according to a measure released Friday that is followed closely by the Federal Reserve. The personal consumption…
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Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday recommended Tesla shareholders vote against the reapproval of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package and withhold their support from the re-election of News Corp. scion James Murdoch to the automaker’s…
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Signed sales contracts on existing homes dropped 7.7% in April compared to March, the slowest pace since April 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors. These so-called pending sales are a forward-looking indicator of…
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N.Y. Fed President John Williams says inflation is too high but will start coming down soon
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Thursday said inflation is still too high, but he is confident it will start decelerating later this year. With markets on edge over the direction of monetary…
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Hiring stays strong for low earners — while job growth for middle- and high-earners slows, Vanguard finds
The pace of hiring remains strong for lower-earning Americans, holding steady above its pre-pandemic baseline even as the demand for higher-income workers has waned slightly, according to new data from Vanguard. The hires rate for the bottom…
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped Friday for its best session of the year, as investors wrapped up a strong month after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure came in largely around expectations. The blue-chip Dow climbed…
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Retail’s biggest winners during first-quarter earnings aren’t thriving because consumers are suddenly spending more on discretionary goods — it’s because they’re executing well and cash-strapped shoppers are choosing them over competitors. If there’s one takeaway from results…
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Tesla is recalling 125,227 vehicles in the United States due to a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that can increase the risk of injury in a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said…
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U.S. consumers and businesses alike have turned cautious about spending this year because of elevated inflation and interest rates, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Whether it’s households or small- to medium-sized businesses, Bank of America…