DOJ accuses Visa of monopoly that affects price of ‘nearly everything’
Justin Sullivan | etty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, saying it propped up an illegal monopoly over debit payments by imposing “exclusionary” agreements on partners and smothering upstart firms. Visa’s moves over the years have resulted in American consumers and merchants paying billions of dollars in […]
Stitch Fix forecast sinks stock, as CEO says ‘there is a lot of work’ for turnaround
Shares of Stitch Fix Inc. fell after hours on Tuesday after the online styling service forecast quarterly and full-year sales that were weaker than expected, saying that there was “a lot of work still to do” to turn the company around.
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Novo Nordisk CEO testifies at Senate over weight loss drug prices
Novo Nordisk‘s top executive faces a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both injections soars in the U.S. Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is testifying at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, which was set […]
Chinese stocks soar on stimulus plan. Can the rally continue?
China’s stock market surged the most in more than two years and industrial commodity prices bounced after Beijing on Tuesday unleashed a swathe of stimulus measures.
How Foot Locker is waging a comeback after its breakup with Nike
An employee arranges Nike basketball shoes on display at the House Of Hoops by Foot Locker retail store at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images During a recent event celebrating Foot Locker’s 50th anniversary in New York City, it was hard to imagine that the legacy sneaker […]
Revised U.S. News college rankings still fail to help families find the best deal on higher education
U.S. News is out with its latest ranking of America’s top colleges, but critics say the controversial list’s revised methodology does little to help families find the best deal on higher education
Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold
Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Michael Buckner | Billboard | Getty Images Levi Strauss summoned the Beyhive on Monday after teasing a potential collaboration with Beyoncé in a post on Instagram. The brand’s shares briefly popped after the update and were […]
Visa stock slips on reports that it faces Justice Department antitrust lawsuit
Visa Inc. stock fell 1.6% in after-hours trading Monday following reports that the payments giant faces an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department.
Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer
Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the […]
