If you plan to barbecue this weekend, here’s some good news: You’ll get slightly more beef for your buck. However, unless you want to eat your burger plain, you’ll need to shell out more dough for condiments and buns. A new study from data-analysis company Datasembly found that barbecue staples are more expensive than they…
Zooey Deschanel wants to make sure you’re not mentally checked-out the next time you’re filling your shopping cart in stores or online. “The New Girl” star’s latest gig is an unscripted series that just dropped on the Warner Bros.-owned WBD, +3.16% streaming service formerly known as HBO Max (now Max) called “What Am I Eating?…
Here are some of the more prominent movers on Tuesday: Stock gainers: Lowe’s Companies Inc.’s stock LOW, +2.18% jumped 1.7% in afternoon trading, after the home improvement retailer beat fiscal first-quarter profit expectations. While same-store sales fell more than forecast, they outperformed rival Home Depot Inc. HD, +1.75%, and the lowered full-year profit guidance range…
U.S. stocks slid Tuesday, erasing Monday’s gains, as worries about the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington outweighed data suggesting economic growth remains resilient. How stocks are trading The S&P 500 SPX, -1.00% dropped 37 points, or 0.9%, to 4,154 The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.61% lost 180 points, or 0.5%, to 33,107 The Nasdaq…
Canopy Growth Corp.’s U.S.-listed stock rose 7% Monday after the Canadian cannabis company outlined its latest steps to enter the U.S. market while complying with Nasdaq listing requirements. The company said it has filed a revised proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission updating its strategy to accelerate entry to the U.S. cannabis…
The last full week of trading for May is set to kick off on a subdued note, as markets wait for progress on the debt ceiling and more Fed clarity on interest rate direction. But the S&P 500’s SPX, -0.14% surprising bust out of a range last week has opened up a debate on Wall…
Shares of Adani Enterprises, and other Adani Group companies, surged on Monday after a preliminary report that didn’t find evidence of stock-price manipulation. Adani Enterprises 512599, +18.66%, the flagship company, saw its shares jump 17%, as other companies including Adani Wilmar 543458, +10.00% rose as well. A panel convened by India’s Supreme Court said in…
Last week, retailers Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc. provided broad strokes on how rising prices for essentials have reshaped consumer habits. Now come the finer points, with a whole lot of other retailers — including Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR, -0.37%, Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, -0.32%, Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY, -3.44%, Gap…
Linda Palmer usually sees a couple of hundred people line up for bags of produce, milk, eggs and more as she volunteers at her local food bank’s biweekly, hourlong distribution in the parking lot near the senior center in Hercules, Calif. But as she helped people sign in during one recent shift, she said, “we…
Skip the jet lag and overnight flights: there are places right here in North America whose architecture and ambience will transport you to Europe in the twinkling of an eye. Here are four places to explore. Leavenworth, Wash. Like a small town in Bavaria, half-timbered buildings, carved wooden balconies, murals painted on building facades (a…
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has ceased exports of its international brands to Russia but says it will take “some months” to end distribution of its products in the country. The French company was slammed last month over its resumption of exports of iconic brands Jameson whiskey and Beefeater gin to Russia, after having earlier ended…
U.S. stocks traded higher Friday, with all three major benchmarks heading for weekly gains, as investors await remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell while hopes remain high for a debt-ceiling deal in Congress. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.24% rose 108 points, or 0.3%, at 33,645. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.10%…
Shares of Farfetch Ltd. jumped 18% in the extended session Thursday after the luxury fashion company posted a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss for its first quarter and sales that topped expectations. “Our first-quarter results represent the first step towards achieving our plan for 2023 … and demonstrate our strong execution in the face of continued macro…
The World Health Organization said Monday it is advising people not to use nonsugar sweeteners for weight control, warning that they may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults. The agency said a systematic review of the available evidence suggests nonsugar sweeteners do not confer any long-term benefit in…
My husband lost his business many years ago, and we had to sell our house to pay off his debt. I had a part-time job then because I needed to take care of our two young children. My husband stopped bringing in any income. A few times, he gave me money, but the source was…
Now that we’ve got U.S. inflation data out of the way, the path is wide open — to rev up worries over the debt ceiling. That’s as the S&P 500 index SPX remains a bit stuck, much as it has been since early April. Let’s face it, it’s been a long 2023 so far and…
It’s unclear how Anheuser-Busch InBev will reverse eroding U.S. volume in light of the Bud Light crisis, analysts at HSBC said in downgrading the stock to hold. Sales of Bud Light have tumbled in the U.S. since Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD had a brief online marketing tie-up with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. HSBC cited data from…
Beyond Meat Inc. has been chewed up by a fallow patch of waning consumer interest and high prices. On Wednesday, the plant-based meat maker’s stock BYND initially sizzled 16% in extended trading following quarterly results that showed signs of life following a prolonged narrative of rough times for the industry. But the stock gave up…
Bud Light’s downward spiral has accelerated in the wake of the Dylan Mulvaney debacle — and the carnage has begun to spill into Anheuser-Busch’s other mega-buck brands, The Post has learned. Nationwide retail sales of Bud Light were down 23.4% versus a year ago in the week of April 29 — worse than the 21.4% decline it…
A royal party now, a taxpayer hangover later. That’s the price that must be paid for a once-in-a-lifetime event: King Charles III’s May 6 coronation that’s expected to top the record-breaking coronation of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, though an incoming hoard of tourists may balance that out. While her late majesty’s 1953…