Industries

Inflation & Prices

Walmart Blames Upcoming Price Hikes on Tariffs

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Walmart says price hikes are coming this month and in the summer. You can thank tariffs on imports for them.

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Healthcare

Study Suggests Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Help Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction

A new study suggests increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs could help cut opioid and alcohol abuse nearly in half.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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Consumer

LVMH’s Core Fashion Division Posts First Sales Drop Since COVID-19

LVMH shares fell 3.7% after it announced that sales at its core division fell for the first time since 2020.

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Industries

Thinning Cattle Herds Drive US Beef Prices to Record Highs

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US cattle inventories have been battered by drought, leading to record beef prices and a long road to bringing them down.

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Consumer

Airbnb Reinvents Itself to Regain Rizz

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Aibnb is branching out beyond short term rentals as it faces falling travel demand and regulatory pushback from some cities.

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Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

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UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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