General Motors (GM) earnings Q4 2023

General Motors (GM) earnings Q4 2023

A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to average estimates compiled by … Read more

How ‘quiet luxury’ is subtly taking over investor portfolios

How ‘quiet luxury’ is subtly taking over investor portfolios

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – NOVEMBER 25, 2022: Karin Teigl is seen wearing Hermès yellow leather mini Kelly, Baum & Pferdgarten green leather jacket, Lumina beige cropped turtleneck sweater and vintage checked green yellow pants. Jeremy Moeller | Getty Images Quiet luxury was one of last year’s biggest viral fashion trends on social media — but unlike … Read more

Gildan shareholder meeting called as activists push for CEO return

Gildan shareholder meeting called as activists push for CEO return

Gildan apparel at a store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.  Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty Images The board of directors for Gildan Activewear, facing pressure from activists to reinstate the company’s fired CEO, have agreed on Monday to call a special meeting that could determine who ends up at the … Read more

Retail return fraud is rising as key holiday deadline approaches

Retail return fraud is rising as key holiday deadline approaches

Deadlines loom for consumers who want to send back unwanted holiday gifts. Many retailers extend return windows for purchases made in November and December through the end of January. But in many other parts of the return process, companies have become less lenient. As more consumers shop online and send back more of those orders, … Read more

Starbucks Oleato olive oil drinks launch across the U.S.

Starbucks Oleato olive oil drinks launch across the U.S.

Starbucks is launching its beverages called Oleato in all U.S. stores. Courtesy: Starbucks Starbucks is launching its olive oil-infused drinks in all U.S. stores beginning Tuesday, the company said. The beverages, named Oleato, debuted in Italy in February 2023 after former CEO Howard Schultz visited the country and noticed locals drinking olive oil daily. The … Read more

China’s luxury market is bouncing back. Analysts say these are new areas of opportunity

China’s luxury market is bouncing back. Analysts say these are new areas of opportunity

A view of a scaled-up mock of a Louis Vuitton bag during a promotional event by the French luxury brand in Shanghai on Dec. 4, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s luxury sales are rebounding, and while they’re not back to 2021 levels yet, industry analysts and financial releases … Read more

PlayStation maker Sony invests in African gaming startup Carry1st

PlayStation maker Sony invests in African gaming startup Carry1st

The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sony is making a bold bet on Africa’s video game industry.  The Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa, via its Sony Innovation Fund … Read more

Six Flags’ future in a Disney, Universal dominated theme park world

Six Flags’ future in a Disney, Universal dominated theme park world

Guests ride a rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California, US, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. In the wake of Covid-19, and as consumers more carefully choose where they’re … Read more

Why kids streaming content is vital to subscriber growth

Why kids streaming content is vital to subscriber growth

Tinky-Winky, Laa-Laa, Dipsy and Po pose for a photo as the Teletubbies celebrate their 25th anniversary with the Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building on April 26, 2022 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Tinky Winky. Dipsy. Laa-Laa. Po!” Those four names, the iconic sing-song intro to … Read more

Three space companies at risk of running out of cash

Three space companies at risk of running out of cash

A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company’s livestream on March 15, 2022. Astra / NASASpaceflight The space sector’s on the tail end of a boom-and-bust cycle. While many companies battened down the hatches to survive, a few publicly-traded names are running on fumes. A flurry of about a dozen … Read more