Online marketplaces can do more to stop crime

Read CNBC's full investigation into the alleged organized theft groups that police say are stealing and reselling items from retailers including Ulta Beauty, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens.Faced with sophisticated organized retail crime rings that investigators say have targeted his company, Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell is laying some blame...

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Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, and rethinks 2024 financial forecast, citing Boeing problems

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked at a Boeing facility on August 13, 2019 in Renton, Washington.David Ryder | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will have to trim its capacity plans and reevaluate its financial forecasts for the year, citing delivery delays from Boeing, its sole...

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Inside organized crime rings targeting retailers Ulta, TJX, Walgreens

In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime "queenpin" had built an empire.Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across...

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McDonald’s, Portillo’s, Dutch Bros. open restaurants in the Sun Belt

A Portillo's Beef Bus in Kissimmee, Florida.Source: Portillo'sWhen Chicago-based Portillo's enters a new market, it sends its "Beef Bus" ahead of time, slinging its hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches to new customers for weeks, introducing them to the brand and whetting their appetites before a new restaurant finally...

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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy wins FDA approval for heart health benefits

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy for use in slashing the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in people with obesity...

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