The exterior of the main entrance of Ford Motor’s new world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is swapping its 1950s “Glass House” headquarters for a new, modern industrial facility to promote collaboration and better appease thousands of employees who have returned to offices in recent years after remote working. The…
People walk past a Prada storefront located in a modern shopping complex on January 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese shoppers are returning to luxury. Top executives from Prada, Coach, EssilorLuxottica and Value Retail told CNBC they’re seeing demand in China stabilize after months of weakness,…
Billionaire investor Ron Baron isn’t flinching during the latest tech selloff, and he’s certainly not touching his own Tesla shares, he said. The longtime growth investor said he sees the pullback as a chance to spot bargains, even as volatility has rattled the biggest names in tech recently. “Not very much,” Baron said Friday on…
Shoppers walk through Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images High-income consumers are trading down, Gen Z is spending less, and low-income shoppers are still struggling, according to many consumer companies that shared their latest quarterly results in recent weeks. Those trends may not bode well for the…
A college degree is often considered the ticket to a well-paying career, and more than three million new graduates enter the workforce every year banking on that promise. However, this year, those armed with a newly minted diploma have faced one of the toughest job markets in a decade. And next year could be as…
Company: Cooper Companies (COO) Business: The Cooper Companies is a global medical device company. It operates in two business units: CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The CooperVision segment is involved in the contact lens industry, while the CooperSurgical segment is involved in the fertility and women’s health care market through its diversified portfolio of products and services,…
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them…
Whenever the stocks of companies that we think are attractive purely on their underlying business fundamentals start to sell off, we know we want to buy. The question is: When to buy? Valuation is the primary factor to consider. However, in a market sentiment-driven decline like we saw Thursday, valuation isn’t really the focus for…
At ThredUp‘s 600,000-square-foot warehouse in Suwanee, Georgia, roughly 40,000 pieces of used clothing are processed each day. The company’s logistics network — four facilities across the U.S. — now rivals that of some fast-fashion giants. “This is the largest garment-on-hanger system in the world,” said Justin Pina, ThredUp’s senior director of operations. “We can hold…
Industrial and infrastructure stocks may soon share the spotlight with the artificial intelligence trade. According to ETF Action’s Mike Atkins, there’s a bullish setup taking shape due to both policy and consumer trends. His prediction comes during a volatile month for Big Tech and AI stocks. “You’re seeing kind of the old-school infrastructure, industrial products that have not done…
