A Target department store in North Miami Beach, Florida, on May 17, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesTarget said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, citing violence, theft and organized retail crime.The company will close one store in New York City's Harlem neighborhood,...
Slamming the tentative labor deal between Hollywood writers and studios, media mogul Barry Diller on Tuesday laid out his biggest bone of contention with generative artificial intelligence.Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, called for the law to be redefined to protect published material from capture in artificial intelligence knowledge-bases."Fair...
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesHigh health care costs are hitting women in the U.S. workforce much harder than men.Working women spend $15.4 billion more in out-of-pocket health expenses annually compared to their male counterparts, according to a new analysis of employer-sponsored health plans from Deloitte Consulting.The study...
Sales of newly built homes fell 8.7% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized pace of 675,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the slowest pace since March. Sales were still 5.8% higher than August 2022.The Census count is based on signed contracts during...
A UPS worker sorts packages in New York on Dec. 18th, 2017.Adam Jeffery | CNBCUPS plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers again this year to support the holiday shipping rush, the company announced Tuesday in a press release. This year, though, they'll be starting with a higher...
Locked up toothpaste to prevent shoplifting are seen at a Duane Reade drugstore and pharmacy on August 24, 2023 in New York City.Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesRetail theft has caught the attention of the masses in recent years, from startling smash-and-grab videos during the depths of the...
United Auto Workers from Louisville Kentucky rally in support of striking UAW members, in Detroit, Michigan, September 15, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – Strikes by the United Auto Workers union against General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis will get the presidential treatment this week in Michigan. Twice, in fact.President...
Carvana PPA TourCourtesy: Carvana PPA TourProfessional Pickleball is getting a dedicated home: The Tennis Channel.The PPA Tour and Tennis Channel announced on Tuesday they are teaming up via a joint venture in a push to further grow and popularize the sport that has been picking up steam in the U.S.As...
A worker makes clothes at a garment factory that supplies Shein, in Guangzhou, China. Shein is set to produce goods in Brazil for the Latin American market, instead of shipping them from China.Jade Gao | AFP | Getty ImagesFast-fashion retailers like Zara, Shein and H&M are using resale platforms...
People play pickleball at Central Park in New York City on April 8, 2023.Wang Fan | China News Service | Getty ImagesAmerica's fastest-growing sport is looking to be … quieter?The governing body of the sport, USA Pickleball, announced on Monday a new initiative to get pickleball to pipe down...