Tapestry Capri antitrust trial: Key questions about merger

Tapestry Capri antitrust trial: Key questions about merger

Pedestrians walk past a Coach store and a Michael Kors store. Scott Olson | Getty Images Just a few miles from the birthplace of Coach in New York City, a federal judge will soon decide whether its owner Tapestry can become a bag behemoth — in a decision that will weigh big questions about how … Read more

Cannabis industry targets luxury consumers in New York

Cannabis industry targets luxury consumers in New York

The Travel Agency on Fifth Avenue in New York Cityis an adult-use recreational marijuana dispensary. Courtesy: The Travel Agency Cannabis consumption has turned a corner — and now it’s on Fifth Avenue. Shoppers walking along the iconic New York stretch of retailers can pick up jewels from Cartier and new threads from Saks, as well … Read more

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q2 2024

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q2 2024

Signage at a Lululemon store in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Lululemon Athletica Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 29.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lululemon missed Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter sales expectations and lowered its guidance Thursday after it botched a highly anticipated product launch and … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Fed by the Fed Stocks jumped last week as investors looked toward an expected interest rate cut in September. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered a solid run for stocks when he indicated the central bank would ease borrowing … Read more

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q1 2024

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q1 2024

Lululemon‘s growth in the Americas, its largest market, appears to be stalling after the retailer on Wednesday reported flat comparable sales in the region and weak guidance for the current quarter.  The athletic apparel retailer handily beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates, but only narrowly topped revenue expectations. Lululemon’s full fiscal year guidance suggests the company … Read more

Jobs data in spotlight next week. What to watch for in 3 labor reports

Jobs data in spotlight next week. What to watch for in 3 labor reports

Despite a late-session surge Friday, all three major U.S. stock indexes ended the holiday-shortened trading week in the red, putting an end to the Nasdaq Composite and S & P 500 ‘s five-week winning streaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second straight week. The declines came as first-quarter earnings season inched closer … Read more

Labor report and GitLab, CrowdStrike earnings: Cramer’s week ahead

Labor report and GitLab, CrowdStrike earnings: Cramer’s week ahead

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to pay attention to next week on Wall Street, highlighting the nonfarm payroll report and earnings from GitlLab and CrowdStrike. “To those of you who want the Fed to cut so badly that you’re staying on the sidelines until they do,” he said, “you’d better hope we … Read more

Is there a pullback in consumer spending? Here’s what CEOs say

Is there a pullback in consumer spending? Here’s what CEOs say

People walk past a Sweetgreen restaurant in Manhattan on September 14, 2023.  Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images With higher prices and elevated interest rates stubbornly sticking around, Chipotle burrito bowls and European vacations are still on the table for many consumers. But Big Macs and kitchen remodels aren’t. The most recent … Read more

Cramer picks two ‘winning’ footwear stocks in a tough market

Cramer picks two ‘winning’ footwear stocks in a tough market

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday picked two footwear stocks he thinks are headed for success: On Holding and Deckers Outdoor, which owns a number of footwear brands including Hoka, Uggs and Tevas. “Even when the footwear and athletic apparel space is a nightmare for most of the industry, you can still find great brands that … Read more

Life Time fitness leans into pickleball with Lululemon partnership

Life Time fitness leans into pickleball with Lululemon partnership

Ben Johns and Anna Bright play pickleball at the new Life Time at Penn 1 next to Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 4, 2024. Mike Stobe | Getty Images Life Time fitness is all in on pickleball. That commitment to America’s fastest-growing sport was clear in New York City on Saturday, … Read more