Returns Are An 890 Billion Problem for Retailers

Inflation and tariffs might scare shoppers. Have they scared CEOs?

Executives are talking a lot about tariffs, but little about a recession. Adobe, Oracle and more retailers report during the week.

MarketWatch - 2d

What will Trump mean for personal wealth?

Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets

Financial Times - 2d

Count On Bruins Spoiling Marchand's Return With Upset Win Over Panthers

Tuesday features an all-time storyline as former Bruins captain Brad Marchand makes his return to Boston. He will play his first game on the Florida Panthers, where he was traded to last Friday ...

Yahoo Sports - 15h

German tourists’ ordeal reportedly ending as they are returned from US detention

Jessica Brösche to join Lucas Sielaff, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March. A German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on ...

The Guardian - 11h

Bills release LB Von Miller, QB Sam Darnold will not return to Vikings for 2025 season 'Up To The Minute'

NFL Network's Taylor Bisciotti details the latest behind the Buffalo Bills releasing linebacker Von Miller and that quarterback Sam Darnold is not expected to return for the Minnesota Vikings.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system.

NBC News - 23h

Cowboys re-sign All-Pro returner KaVontae Turpin to three-year, $18 million contract

Turpin earned two Pro Bowl selections and a 2024 first-team All-Pro nod for his work as a returner in his first three years

CBS Sports - 11h

Fighting for the return of Nazi-looted art

New guidelines agreed to last year by 21 nations (including the U.S.), and a recent French law, may make it easier for Jewish families to claim ownership of artworks that they believe were sold ...

CBS News - 2d

Trade Wars - The return of Mark Carney

New Prime Minister of Canada vows to win trade war against President Trump.

BBC News - 1d

Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion

In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 3d

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts.

The New York Times - 2d

In bird flu fight, USDA almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent

As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

CBS News - 1d

DC officials protest House stopgap, claiming billion-dollar impact on city

Politico - 1d

USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

CBS News - 12h

G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget

Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a shutdown before the end of the week. The result would be a 16 percent cut.

The New York Times - 12h

EU announces €26 billion in countermeasures to Trump's steel tariffs

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said in a statement that the EU "must act to protect consumers and business."

ABC News - 20m

Ireland urged to ‘wake up’ as Trump exposes economic reliance on the US

Economy faces ‘frog in a pot’ problem unless infrastructure and innovation improve urgently

Financial Times - 2d

Roki Sasaki's splitter already looks like one of the best pitches in baseball

Meet the pitch so weird it's giving MLB's pitch-tracking system problems.

Yahoo Sports - 8h

Retailers risk multibillion-pound bill as UK equal pay claims gain momentum

Decades after a key campaign by women at Ford’s Dagenham plant, recent rulings have been going against employers

Financial Times - 1d

3 Ways AI Can Create More Tailored Marketing Strategies for Retail Brands

Personalized marketing at scale used to be impossible. With AI, it’s become a reality.

Inc. - 21h

Dick's Sporting Goods is latest retailer to forecast rocky 2025 as recession fears swirl

Dick's Sporting Goods issued weak guidance for 2025 as consumers contend with tariffs, persistent inflation and fears around a potential recession.

CNBC - 17h

Kohl’s stock tumbles on weak outlook as sales slide. Retailer is taking action, CEO says.

Kohl’s has “identified key areas of focus,” CEO Ashley Buchanan said.

MarketWatch - 11h

WATCH: Sea turtle released back into ocean after flipper amputation

JP Saul finally returned home!

ABC News - 9h

China returns fire in Trump’s trade war

Tariff salvo on US agricultural goods, Greenland goes to the polls and investors discover if buying Lego is still fun

Financial Times - 2d

Antti Raanta Won’t Return To Geneva – Finland Next?

Antti Raanta’s first season back in Europe after ending his NHL career had its ups and downs.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

King and Kate return to annual Commonwealth service

The royals had not appeared together at the event for two years due to their treatments for cancer.

BBC News - 1d

Sources: Mack returns to Chargers on $18M deal

The Los Angeles Chargers and Khalil Mack, former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, have agreed to a one-year fully guaranteed $18 million deal, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN - 1d

Sources: Godwin returns to Bucs on 3-year deal

Chris Godwin, who had the most receptions through the first seven weeks of the 2024 season before getting hurt, has reached a deal with the Bucs, the team said.

ESPN - 17h

Apple and Nvidia led Monday’s $750 billion tech wreck. How to play the aftermath.

Trump’s policy moves are causing angst. But one analyst says the broader AI thesis is still intact, and he names Tesla and Microsoft among big potential winners.

MarketWatch - 1d

China's $41 billion plan to boost consumption is just a start as deflationary pressures deepen

Chinese policymakers have increasingly acknowledged the need to counter deflationary pressure at home.

CNBC - 1d

Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

The Guardian - 1d

From Maid to Mortgage Mogul: How Patty Arvielo Built a Billion-Dollar Lending Empire

Patty Arvielo built her company, New American Funding, to weather uncertainty and she still finds time to pay it forward.

Inc. - 20h

How can daylight saving time impact your health?

Changing the clocks can, of course, impact your sleep. But that can lead to more problems, experts warn.

The Hill - 3d

Sony Music says over 75,000 items removed in battle against AI deepfakes

Label uses scale of problem to argue against UK government’s proposed loosening of rules

Financial Times - 3d

New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known

By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability.

Wired - 2d

Why you need a number nine to challenge - Rooney

MOTD2 pundit Wayne Rooney says Manchester United's draw with Arsenal was a reminder that both sides have problems up front.

BBC News - 2d

Could a dating app for games help smaller developers?

Ludocene is taking a cue from Tinder in an attempt to address a big problem for smaller developers.

BBC News - 21h

Liverpool's No. 1 conundrum: Alisson or Kelleher to make way for Mamardashvili?

It's a good problem to have, but Arne Slot must decide which goalkeeper will be Liverpool's No. 1 next season.

ESPN - 17h

Small Businesses Still Struggle to Hire, Despite Rising Recession Fears

The NFIB’s monthly poll of entrepreneurs lists recruitment problems, inflation, and the general outlook for economic growth as leading concerns.

Inc. - 18h

First NHS vape clinic treating addicts as young as 11

Pilot scheme could be rolled out across England to help tackle growing nicotine problem impacting adolescents

Financial Times - 2h

Returns Are An 890 Billion Problem for Retailers

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