Month: September 2023

After rival running-shoe makers put Nike Inc. on defense this year and overall demand remained subdued, executives for the athletic-gear giant on Thursday said shopper enthusiasm for sneaker-buying could be getting a bit better. That could mean more expensive shoes and clothes for customers, as sellers lay off price cuts intended to juice demand. But
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You can’t keep big retailers out of the healthcare industry. Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, +0.93% is offering its members access to medical care, including $29 virtual primary-care visits, through its recent deal with online marketplace Sesame, joining a growing number of retailers who are dipping their toes into the healthcare industry. As part of the
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, September 26, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A majority of Wall Street investors didn’t take solace in stocks’ 2023 gains, thinking the market could retreat further as risk for a recession creeps up, according to the new CNBC Delivering Alpha investor
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Small-cap stocks are a perennial favorite among retail investors. On average, small-cap stocks (as a category) outperform the overall market over a long enough period. Since analysts began breaking down market capitalization by category in the US, small-cap stocks returned more than 17% annually on average.  However, the upside potential is coupled with greater downside
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went after former President Donald Trump during the second Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, blaming the 2024 GOP frontrunner for the inflation that has hammered Americans. Trump “should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record, where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt that
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler participates in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | etty Images Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today. It will be very much like his testimony two weeks ago
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Mid-cap stocks can deliver incredible gains for long-term investors. These stocks aren’t as popular as large-cap stocks, however some mid-cap stocks gain that type of popularity in the long run. Some of these stocks can comfortably exceed large-cap stocks eventually. These stocks often benefit from lower valuations since they receive less coverage. Other mid-cap stocks
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