5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Another one Stocks notched a strong day ahead of Friday’s jobs report. The S&P 500 notched a record close on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite hit a fresh high during the session. February jobs numbers, and what they mean … Read more

Walmart, Target and Kroger compete on grocery delivery

Walmart, Target and Kroger compete on grocery delivery

As retailers compete for grocery shoppers, some of the big names in the business have zeroed in on the same strategy: get deliveries to customers’ doors quickly. This week, Target announced a new paid membership program with free same-day home deliveries as a key perk. Walmart expanded its same-day delivery offering to allow shoppers to … Read more

Earnings from Target, CrowdStrike and Kroger

Earnings from Target, CrowdStrike and Kroger

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to look for next week on Wall Street, including earnings from retailers like Target. According to Cramer, March’s market has come in like a bull — not a lion — but he wondered if it will go out like one too. He said the economy’s not so … Read more

FTC sues to block Kroger Albertsons grocery store merger

FTC sues to block Kroger Albertsons grocery store merger

Albertsons and Kroger supermarkets Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images; Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is suing to block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, saying the combination of the two major grocers would result in higher prices for shoppers and lower wages for workers. … Read more

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Many of the market’s top companies with the largest workforces in the nation are touting degreeless jobs and actively removing degree requirements from more job postings. The idea of hiring based on skill rather than completion of college education for certain roles has become more prevalent at a time when workers are in short supply … Read more

Proposed Kroger, Albertsons merger will take more time to close

Proposed Kroger, Albertsons merger will take more time to close

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen testifies about the proposed massive grocery store merger with Albertsons at a Senate Judiciary Committee Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 29, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Supermarket chain Kroger’s proposed acquisition of rival Albertsons is now expected to close in the first half of … Read more

Tesla Recalls Nearly Ever Car It Has Ever Sold In China Over Autopilot Safety Issues

Tesla Recalls Nearly Ever Car It Has Ever Sold In China Over Autopilot Safety Issues

Good morning! It’s Friday, January 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety issues with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance … Read more

Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks back at 2023, she sees it as a year defined by changes and challenges. The newly single parent reentered the workforce, only to be laid off from her job at … Read more