Walmart is in talks to buy a startup called R&A Data, a company founded by two Israeli scientists that works to reduce scams and counterfeits on online marketplaces, according to people familiar with the matter and records reviewed by CNBC. The acquisition would come at a key time for the largest U.S. retailer as incoming…
The Target bullseye logo is seen on the outside of its store at the Lycoming Crossing Shopping Center. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target posted a drop in quarterly sales and lowered its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday as the big-box retailer saw choppy spending and shoppers hunting for value. Despite its ongoing…
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…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market update: Stocks are trying to maintain a rebound after a nasty market sell-off on Thursday that carried over into Friday’s opening. It’s been a volatile…
Walmart logo is seen near the store in Austin, United States on Oct. 23, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images When incoming Walmart CEO John Furner steps into the retailer’s top role, he will try to follow up a period of dramatic share growth that many of Walmart’s rivals have failed to match….
U.S. small businesses are reeling under the weight of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs. Unlike large retailers, many of which have the resources and scale to blunt the effects of higher costs, many small companies facing bigger tariff bills are struggling to survive. Eunice Byun, the CEO of Material Kitchen, a small business that sells kitchenware…
Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…
The SAP Labs India Pvt. office in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, on April 27, 2023. Global capability centers have evolved far beyond tech support, but their growth presents challenges for multinationals and Indian cities alike. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful…
The Amazon Prime logo on a package in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 16, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have given the country’s retailers another cost to manage during a period of persistent inflation. While many are navigating the change with limited price increases,…
Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance…
