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International Economics

Retailers Prep for Supply Chain Breakdown

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

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Consumer

Walmart Wants to Cut Out Credit Card Networks

Walmart will soon roll out an option that would allow consumers to pay for online orders directly via instant bank account transfers.

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Finance

What’s Fueling the Market Rebound?

The S&P 500, having recovered all its losses from earlier this month, sits just less than 2% away from the all-time peak it reached in July.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Patent Signals Continued Pressure to Compete with Amazon

A patent from Walmart for an in-house machine learning development framework highlights that the company’s strategy to compete with Amazon extends to…

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International Economics

Tariffs Begin Choking Off Shipments to US Ports

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As the trade war rages on, big box stores are fearful of big empty shelves. And they’re letting the White House know it.

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Consumer

Walmart, Uniqlo Join Retailers Touting Ways to Navigate Trade War

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A handful of retail executives hinted this week that they are eyeing some strategic advantages and opportunities amid the trade war.

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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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