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Retailers Hit Holiday Expectations With a 4.1 Percent Sales Gain
Holiday 2025 sales rose 4.1 percent despite weaker consumer sentiment, producing a season that was ultimately in line with industry…
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Abercrombie & Fitch Shares Take a Hit Despite Positive Outlook
Fran Horowitz, the chief executive officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., received a warm reception from the crowd at the NRF Big Show on…
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Jobs Numbers Hit Record Low as Trump’s Economy Continues to Tank
Donald Trump’s so-called “Golden Age” is seriously screwing American workers, according to the latest jobs report. The U.S. economy added…
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China’s industrial buyers shun copper after prices hit record
A SIGNIFICANT chunk of Chinese copper demand has all but evaporated after the metal’s stunning surge to record levels. Copper on the…
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Trump’s Childcare Funding Freezes Are Going to Hit All Kids Hard
“Once they close their doors, there’s no coming back from that,” Lehnoff said. Christina Killion Valdez, the director of a childcare…
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Jefferies takes US$30 million hit on First Brands as profit drops
Jefferies Financial Group posted a drop in quarterly profit as the bank took a US$30 million pre-tax loss tied to the collapse of…
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ExxonMobil signals lower oil prices could hit fourth-quarter upstream profit
US OIL major ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that lower crude oil prices could cut its fourth-quarter upstream earnings by about US$800…
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European stocks hit another record close as banks, miners lead
EUROPEAN stocks logged a second consecutive record close on Tuesday, lifted by banks and commodity-linked shares, although gains were…
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2025 Box Office in Spain Drops 8%, Hit by October’s Spring-Like Weather and a Lack of Really Big U.S. Hits
Bucking 2025 global cinema theater results that in many key markets that look set to at least edge up or come in flat when compared to…
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Digital surveys may have hit the AI point of no return
There’s bad news for those using digital surveys to try to understand people’s online behavior: We may no longer be able to determine…
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European stocks hit fresh record close as tech, staples drive post-holiday gains
Investor focus in this holiday-shortened week will be on Tuesday’s release of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s last meeting…
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Trump says land-based facility in Venezuela was hit 'very hard'
President Trump said that a facility in Venezuela was "knocked out" by the military as the U.S. continues its war on drugs and puts…
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Southern California hit with evacuation warnings after a powerful new Christmas Day storm
California, soaked from days of relentless rain and recovering from mudslides in mountain towns, was hit with another powerful storm…
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Green debt sales hit record levels in 2025 despite climate backlash
Europe has also rolled back some of its toughest environmental rules amid concerns about growth and competitiveness Investors have piled…
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Gold, silver hit record highs on geopolitical tensions, Fed rate-cut bets
Bullion has staged a stellar rally in 2025, climbing 72% so far and shattering multiple record highs Gold and silver climbed to record…
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Two New 'Avatar' Books Hit Bestsellers Chart, On Heels of 'Fire and Ash's Big Box Office Debut
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.…
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France’s postal service was hit by a major cyberattck right before Christmas. Here are the hackers who did it
A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal…
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Gold tops US$4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy
Gold surges more than 70% this year, driven by safe-haven demand, de-dollarisation trends, central bank buying and others Gold surged past…
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Vessel in Seatrium-Maersk settlement hit by Trump’s stop-work order on wind farms
Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind…
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Gold price climbs above $4,400 to hit record high
The gold price has hit another record high, trading above $4,400 (£3,275) an ounce for the first time. The price of the precious metal has…
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Gold, silver hit record highs on Fed rate-cut bets
Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday (Dec 22) as softer US labour data and a tame inflation reading fuelled bets the Federal Reserve…
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China consumer shares hit record losing streak on weak demand
Chinese consumer stocks are headed for their longest-ever stretch of annual underperformance, and analysts expect the trajectory to…
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Marvel Icon's Divisive Christmas Movie Remake Is a Streaming Hit
It comes as no surprise that this time of year many streamers' Top 10s are filled with films full of holly, jolly holiday cheer. For…
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ICE says an agent fired shots at a migrant who hit him and another agent with his SUV in Minnesota
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired shots Sunday at a Cuban immigrant living in the U.S. illegally after the man struck the…