Industries

Consumer

Economic Anxiety Leaves McDonald’s Digesting Biggest Sales Drop in Five Years

Photo by Jason Miraples via Unsplash

Fast-food chain McDonald’s, an economic indicator because of its mammoth global presence, posted its worst earnings report since 2020.

2 min read

Photo by Morgane Perraud via Unsplash

Consumer

Brazil’s ‘Egg King’ Buys Hillandale Farms

The $1.1 billion acquisition comes just as egg prices are ever so slightly starting to trend down in the US.

2 min read
Photo by Jack & Sue Drafahl via Pexels

Energy

Oil Executives Bemoan ‘Uncertainty’ Amid Price Pressures and Tariffs

US energy executives have a lot on their plate at the moment, with tariffs, sanctions, war, and a “drill, baby, drill” agenda.

2 min read
Photo by Zoshua Colah via Unsplash

Consumer

Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

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

2 min read

Healthcare

Wegovy-Maker Novo Teams with Online Pharmacies as Lilly Rivalry Heats Up

Photo by Chemist4U via CC BY-SA 2.0

Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, struck a deal with online telehealth storefronts that sold cheap knockoffs during shortages.

2 min read

Consumer

Starbucks Slings High-Speed Drinks in Caffeinated Comeback Plan

Photo by Hamza Inayat via Unsplash

Reducing beverage-wait times is part of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, which includes tech updates focused on efficiency.

2 min read

International Economics

Retailers Prep for Supply Chain Breakdown

Photo by Mick Haupt via Unsplash

To prepare for a slowdown of global trade, US retailers spent months building a massive inventory to prevent empty shelves.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.