The Biggest Us Retailers Increased Their Dominance in 2024

Retail crime 'queenpin' to pay millions in restitution to Ulta, other retailers for theft ring

Michelle Mack was accused of running a sprawling retail crime ring that targeted Ulta and Sephora stores across the country and will spend five years in prison.

CNBC - Jan. 22

Fantasy Football: What's next for the biggest disappointments from the 2024 NFL rookie class?

Andy Behrens suggests we shouldn't be too quick to judge three rookies who failed to live up to lofty expectations this season.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21

Emirates increases flights to this African country

Yahoo News - Jan. 21

The Celtics are in a slump — and their biggest issue is surprising

Should Boston be worried or is this just a blip on the radar?

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 17

Biggest US banks notch up $142bn in profits in blockbuster 2024

Robust performance in trading and dealmaking and strong economy fuel big year for lending giants

Financial Times - Jan. 17

British retail sales unexpectedly drop in December

Pound falls and gilts rally as investors bet on more interest rate cuts

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Cancer in women and young people is increasing, study finds

New data from the American Cancer Society shows overall cancer deaths are down but the number of women and young adults with cancer is up, according to a new study. CBS News' Michael George reports.

CBS News - Jan. 16

Retail investors flock to gilts in first two weeks of 2025

Platforms report surge in sales to take advantage of CGT exemption

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Bessent says US should increase sanctions on Russian oil companies

Trump Treasury pick tells Senate panel he wants to ratchet up pressure on Putin regime

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Bessent open to increasing sanctions on Russia

Treasury Secretary-nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday that he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

How wildfires increase financial risk for utility companies

As extreme blazes happen more frequently, the sector faces costly litigation and damages to infrastructure

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Music streams hit nearly 5 trillion in 2024, with women pop performers leading in US

Did you stream more music in 2024

ABC News - Jan. 15

Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches. Climate “whiplash” between extremely wet and dry conditions, which spurred catastrophic fires in Los ...

The Guardian - Jan. 15

Malaysia Retailer Eco-Shop to Tap Investors Ahead of IPO

The Malaysian discount-store retailer aims to start tapping investors early next week ahead of a planned initial public offering valuing the company at over $1 billion, people familiar with the ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 15

A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI

Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.

Wired - Jan. 14

Retailers post early holiday results — and Wall Street isn’t impressed

Lululemon, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle all hiked their holiday guidance, but Abercrombie's growth is slowing.

CNBC - Jan. 13

Google Joins the AI Shopping Revolution With Agent Tools for Retailers

The next stage of AI development, which lets the technology act with more autonomy and performs some customer service actions, is being applied to an industry that must constantly embrace change.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Axos Financial: how the US bank became one of Trump’s biggest backers

The online lender has thrived as it helped extend $400m in loans with its biggest individual investor, Don Hankey. As the dust started to settle after the deadly 6 January Capitol attack in 2021, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

‘I read 35 books this year!’: the Guardian readers who cut their phone use in 2024

It’s been a year since we launched the Reclaim Your Brain newsletter, so we reached out to subscribers to see how they’re doing. Haven’t signed up yet? Start your free, five-week plan to reduce ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Bills dominate Broncos, eye Ravens showdown

The Bills will be coming off a commanding performance versus the Broncos when they host the Ravens in the divisional round next weekend.

ESPN - Jan. 12

In Dominating Steelers, Ravens Show Their Playoff Potential: ‘This Is the Appetizer’

Baltimore showed why it is a legitimate Super Bowl threat.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

Reward for capture of Venezuela's Maduro increased to $25 million

The increase to $25 million reflects "the gravity of his crimes and the continued threat he poses," a senior official said.

CBS News - Jan. 10

2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm

Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’. It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Memories of rosy Christmas fade as UK retailers brace for tough 2025

Groups including Sainsbury’s, Next and M&S warn of higher prices and weaker demand as costs and inflation rise

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Wayfair to exit Germany, cut 730 jobs as it looks to focus on physical retail

Wayfair, an early e-commerce disruptor, wants to focus more on physical retail and has decided to exit the German market and cut 730 jobs as a result.

CNBC - Jan. 10

We're buying more of this retail stock that's showing positive sales momentum

The company is having a nice fourth quarter, according to a note published by Truist on Friday.

CNBC - Jan. 10

Dollar dominance means tariffs are not the only game in town

America’s grip on global financial services could provide Trump with another source of leverage

Financial Times - Jan. 10

World's biggest chipmaker TSMC posts record 2024 revenue as AI boost continues

TSMC manufacturers semiconductors for some of the world's biggest companies from Apple to Nvidia.

CNBC - Jan. 10

Elon Musk’s Quest for Domination Has Gone Global

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is himself becoming a leader of the international far right.

Wired - Jan. 9

Average US long-term mortgage rate inches up to 6.93% for fourth straight increase

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July

ABC News - Jan. 9

Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show "contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time" in search results, the company said.

CNBC - Jan. 9

Revealing 2024's biggest fantasy football surprises

In fantasy football, we've learned to expect the unexpected. Our staff lists their biggest surprises, good or bad, from the season.

ESPN - Jan. 8

Cooper Flagg is dominating at Duke -- so why isn't he dominating the conversation?

The co-hosts of CBS Sports' Eye on College Basketball podcast weigh in on a surprising lack of national interest in Duke's latest sensation

CBS Sports - Jan. 8

Daniel Craig's 007 capers dominate his top-grossing films

Daniel Craig is a lead actor contender for his performance in 'Queer.' But the film is unlikely to scale the box-office heights of his Bond movies.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Britain’s retail ‘boomer’ chains are making a comeback

Youth is wasted on the young with 160-year-old Next showing a steady cash flow despite rising costs

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Europe can still win in AI despite US dominance, says Skype co-founder

Niklas Zennström believes continent can thrive by developing applications on top of artificial intelligence models

Financial Times - Jan. 8

U.S. stocks dominated global markets in 2024 — why they likely won’t in 2025

The U.S. stock market remained the envy of the world in 2024, extending its outperformance against international peers and claiming an even bigger slice of the multitrillion-dollar global equity ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 7