Business

• US consumer spending expected to shrink for the first time since the start of the pandemic: survey

  11-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 57

  More than half of the respondents to Bloomberg's latest Markets Live Plus survey said personal consumption in the US will turn negative come the...

• Jelly giant Smucker’s to buy Twinkie maker Hostess in $5.6 billion deal

  11-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 44

  JM Smucker announced on Monday that it will acquire Hostess Brands in a $5.6 billion stock and cash transaction set to close by April 2024.

• Nike bails on reopening Portland store due to rampant theft

  11-9-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 50

  Nike confirmed Thursday it won't try to reopen a long-closed location in Portland, Oregon, because the store has been plagued by repeated thefts.

• Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says

  11-9-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 71

  Afghanistan is the world's fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The country is also...

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• G20 leaders pay respects at Gandhi memorial as they wrap up Indian summit and hand over to Brazil

  11-9-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 48

  G20 leaders paid their respects to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as their summit came to a close Sunday, a day after the group added a...

• Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost 658 employees at Ground Zero, donates revenues earned every Sept. 11 to charity

  11-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 42

  Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm that lost 658 employees in the Sept. 11 attacks, is donating all its global revenues from trading...

• Marc Jacobs in talks to open new flagship store at 645 Fifth Ave as Midtown continues comeback

  11-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 71

  The luxury brand recently closed its Madison Avenue store at 655 Madison Ave., where a sign says only that it would soon relocate to Fifth Avenue.

• Citadel presses pause on Manhattan expansion despite hiring spree

  10-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 80

  Citadel’s quest for 400,000 square feet of additional Manhattan space at 280 Park Avenue has hit the “pause” button. Crain’s reported in June that...

• What’s happening with the ‘Goldilocks economy’ — and what it means for your stock portfolio

  10-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 50

  Why have the bears returned so quickly? It’s partly a question of market psychology. Let me explain.

• Job interview ‘coffee cup test’ used by corporate executive sparks debate

  10-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 48

  Business podcast interview exploring how one boss disqualifies job candidates with coffee cups sparks social media debate

• Los Angeles City Council saves Marilyn Monroe's historic home from demolition in unanimous vote

  10-9-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 45

  Marilyn Monroe's home will be spared the wrecking ball after the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 Friday to begin the process of declaring the...

• Bud Light sales still down 30% six months after Dylan Mulvaney disaster, drinkers ‘lost forever’: expert

  10-9-2023 Business NY Post - Business 49

  "This is quasi-permanent, meaning those consumers are just lost forever," Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher said.