North Miami Beach, Florida, T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods discount department store, furniture display and welcome sign. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images TJX Companies posted a better-than-expected holiday quarter driven entirely by customer transactions, indicating the off-price giant is still taking market share from department stores and other discounters as price-conscious consumers hunt for deals. The…
A Lowe’s store stands in Brooklyn on February 27, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Lowe’s topped Wall Street’s quarterly earnings and revenue expectations on Wednesday and said its sales could see modest growth in the year ahead. The company said it expects full-year total sales sales to range from $83.5 billion to $84.5…
DETROIT – General Motors is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program as the company attempts to reward investors amid slowing industry sales and profits. GM announced Wednesday it is increasing its quarterly dividend by 25% to 15 cents per share — matching that of crosstown rival Ford Motor.…
The US president posted the clip, which appears to have been published beforehand by accounts unaffiliated with the White House, on the site Truth Social on Wednesday. It features Trump and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sunbathing in a Dubai-style resort while Elon Musk is showered with bank notes while walking on a beach.…
The British sportscar maker Aston Martin has further delayed its first battery electric vehicle, as it announced plans to cut 170 jobs – 5% of its global workforce – in the latest step in its quest for profits. The FTSE 250 manufacturer on Wednesday said its priority was plug-in hybrid cars, which combine a small…
The British sportscar maker Aston Martin has further delayed its first battery electric vehicle, as it announced plans to cut 170 jobs – 5% of its global workforce – in the latest step in its quest for profits. The FTSE 250 manufacturer on Wednesday said its priority was plug-in hybrid cars, which combine a small…
Budweiser beer in an IGA grocery store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of the world’s largest brewer AB InBev jumped more than 8% on Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales despite an annual decline in volumes. The drinks maker, whose brands include Budweiser, Corona…
Apple has promised to fix a bug in its iPhone automatic dictation tool after some users reported it had suggested to them “Trump” when they said the word “racist”. The glitch was first highlighted in a viral post on TikTok, when the speech-to-text tool sometimes briefly flashed up the word “Trump” when they said “racist”,…
Stellantis worker at work inside of the new Hybrid and PHEV Vehicles Stellantis Group eDCT Assembly Plant on April 10, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crisis-stricken auto giant Stellantis on Wednesday said it sees return to revenue growth this year after a steep drop in 2024 earnings. The mutlinational conglomerate, which…
I am a volunteer driver for various NGOs in disaster- and war-torn environments. In March 2023, my Transit van was stolen along with a number of possessions while I was working in a refugee camp. This was extremely stressful to come home to and things got worse because my insurer rejected my claim because I…
