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Lego is Carrying the Toy Industry

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The secret ingredients to Lego’s success? A clutch of licensing deals and finding ways to sell Lego sets to kids well over the age of 30.

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Amazon, Starbucks Both Hit with Holiday Strikes

Though small compared to each company’s total workforces, work stoppages have set uncomfortable precedents for management.

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Concert Tickets and Vacation Rentals Get Hit by FTC’s War on Junk Fees

Don’t get too excited for cheaper Taylor Swift tickets: The rules just force sellers to present all the extra fees upfront.

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Walmart-Backed Fintech Scores Big Funding Round

Besides being your one-stop-retail-shop for everything, Walmart would like to be your virtual banker, too.

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Consumer

Eggs Break Consumers’ Wallets But Producer Stocks Are Sizzling

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The Fed may have cracked inflation, but eggflation is proving harder to beat. Unsurprisingly, egg producer stocks are soaring.

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Consumer

Black Friday Awash With Green As Markets Finish Their Best Month of 2024

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Despite fears of skittishness, US consumers poured a record amount of cash into online retail on Black Friday.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

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Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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