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In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Target store in New York, US, on Monday, March 4, 2024.  Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Target on Tuesday said it will launch a paid membership program next month, riffing off the playbook of its rivals Amazon and Walmart. The subscription-based program,

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14 2023.  Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the federal Medicare program should negotiate prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year, up from the

In this article LUNR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander “Odysseus” deploys from the upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to begin the IM-1 mission. NASA TV Much like Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft, its stock has been flying to the moon the past week. In a little over a month since

In this article LUNR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The IM-1 lander “Odysseus” in lunar orbit on Feb. 21, 2024. Intuitive Machines Lunar company Intuitive Machines is going for history on Thursday as it attempts to reach the moon’s surface in what would be the first American lunar landing since the Apollo era. Intuitive

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines is raising the price to check bags, becoming the latest carrier this year to hike a fee that generated more than $5 billion for airlines in the first nine months of 2023

In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vehicles are seen on a display at a Carvana dealership on February 20, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Carvana shares surged 30% Friday morning after posting its first-ever annual profit and receiving a pair of upgrades by Wall Street analysts. The

Blood sample of patient positive tested for sickle cell. Kitsawet Saethao | Istock | Getty Images The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmingly affects Black people and people of color. Health officials now face a challenge in finding

In this article LUNR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander on display at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. NASA Shares of Intuitive Machines jumped in early trading on Friday after the company’s successful first moon landing. Intuitive Machines’ cargo moon lander, “Odysseus,” became the first privately developed spacecraft to land

In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The “Bobs” from the film Office Space Source: 20th Century Fox | YouTube Listening to Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav speak on Friday’s fourth-quarter earnings calls, I couldn’t help but think of a scene in the movie “Office Space.” An employee named

In this article UAL AAL JBLU LUV ULCC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travelers arrive for flights at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 16, 2021. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Airlines are raising their prices to check a bag — again. Just how much you it will cost

In this article FUBO WBD DIS FOXA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sports streaming platform FuboTV is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture, citing what the company calls “extreme suppression of competition in the U.S. sports-focused streaming market,” according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by

In this article WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vizio televisions are displayed at a store in San Rafael, California, on Feb. 13, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Walmart has agreed to buy TV maker Vizio, the companies announced Tuesday, as the largest U.S. retailer grows its high-profit ad business. Walmart will acquire

In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Former employees and supporters join unionized Starbucks employees as they carry signs in support of a strike, outside of a Starbucks store in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 16, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images A coalition of unions is laying out its case

Actress and singer Bridgit Mendler attends NBCUniversal’s after party for the 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 11, 2015. Paul Archuleta | Filmmagic | Getty Images Bridgit Mendler is no stranger to reaching millions of people — now she wants to change how satellite data

In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The exterior of Starbucks’ new Union Market location Source: Starbucks Starbucks has unveiled a new store design focused on accessibility and inclusion, with fresh light fixtures and open floor plans. The coffee giant opened the first location with the new design on Friday in Washington,

In this article LUNR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander “Odysseus” deploys from the upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to begin the IM-1 mission. NASA TV Shares of Intuitive Machines jumped for a second consecutive day after the company issued an update that said its moon lander mission “is

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023. Screenshot DETROIT — The United Auto Workers is threatening a labor strike at Ford Motor’s largest U.S. plant if local union demands

In this article NKE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a Nike brand store in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 10, 2020. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Nike is cutting 2% of its current workforce, or more than 1,500 jobs, as part of a broader restructuring, the company

In this article JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Carl Icahn won his push for seats on JetBlue Airways’ board of directors, according to a statement from

Illustration by Christina Locopo Retail has seen unprecedented upheaval over the last several years. Some of the industry’s key decision-makers expect even more evolution ahead. Covid-related shocks have upended retail, after clogged ports and merchandise shortages gave way to excess inventory levels and shifting consumer demands amid persistent inflation.  Those disruptions accelerated transformations in the