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Consumer

Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

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Setting prices is a contact sport for retailers, and companies have been warning all year that things would get a little rough.

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Big Tech

Is the Google Pixel Finally Cracking the Smartphone Market?

At long last, the global smartphone market is on the rebound — and this time, Google may be able to enjoy the ride.

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Consumer

Pepsi Agrees to Buy Trendy Soda Startup Poppi for Nearly $2 Billion

Poppi is a “Shark Tank” success story made with prebiotics and fruit juice that touts itself as a healthier alternative to traditional sodas.

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Consumer

Klarna Swipes Key Walmart Partnership Ahead of US IPO

It seems like Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later partnership with Walmart wasn’t on quite such firm ground, after all.

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Consumer

Whipsawing Trade Policy Sows Uncertainty in Big Box Retail

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A slew of retail company earnings reports last week raised the spectre of sapped spending as executives discussed tariffs.

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Consumer

Fast-Food Enters the MAHA Era

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The American people may have voted to Make America Healthy Again at the ballot box. But how are they voting with their wallets?

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

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The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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