Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold

Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold

Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Michael Buckner | Billboard | Getty Images Levi Strauss summoned the Beyhive on Monday after teasing a potential collaboration with Beyoncé in a post on Instagram. The brand’s shares briefly popped after the update and were … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer

CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: ‘Crazy’ summer

CNBC Daily Open: ‘Crazy’ summer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 20, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, trade secret theft

Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, trade secret theft

Shein and Temu. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Chinese-linked fast-fashion giant Shein is suing rival Temu, alleging the retailer stole its designs and built an empire using counterfeiting, intellectual property infringement and fraud.  The suit, filed Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court, comes as Shein itself fends off … Read more

Western clothing craze means sales of Levi’s denim skirts have doubled

Western clothing craze means sales of Levi’s denim skirts have doubled

A Levi’s store at the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets in Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images In a lyric on her latest album, Beyoncé sings “denim on denim, on denim, on denim.” Levi Strauss shoppers are taking that advice to heart. Levi Strauss executives are ecstatic. Western wear is booming as … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Presidential debate

CNBC Daily Open: Presidential debate

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 17, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they … Read more

Roaring Kitty, Nike flops, inflation on deck

Roaring Kitty, Nike flops, inflation on deck

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on March 4, 2024 in New York City.  Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more

Levi’s CEO says the ‘head-to-toe denim lifestyle’ is seeing success

Levi’s CEO says the ‘head-to-toe denim lifestyle’ is seeing success

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass said the popularity of “top-to-bottom” denim outfits is growing. “Our new focus is, yes, continuing to own jeans, but taking that denim top to bottom,” she said. “Things like denim skirts and denim dresses — which, historically, have not been big businesses … Read more

Levi (LEVI) earnings Q2 2024

Levi (LEVI) earnings Q2 2024

Denim is having a moment with consumers, but it hasn’t led to a major sales boost at Levi Strauss.  The jeans creator on Wednesday posted fiscal second quarter revenue that fell just short of Wall Street’s expectations at a time when shoppers are stocking their wardrobes with denim dresses, skirts and ultra-low-rise baggy pants.  Levi’s … Read more

Earnings from Micron, Walgreens and General Mills

Earnings from Micron, Walgreens and General Mills

CNBC’s Jim Cramer guided investors through this week’s most important Wall Street action, highlighting earnings reports from Micron, Walgreens and General Mills. Cramer said Monday was tough for Big Tech, but he expressed continued faith in the success of the mega caps in the sector. “The reason why we pay so much for the mega … Read more