Wolverine World Wide sells Sperry to Authentic Brands Group

Wolverine World Wide sells Sperry to Authentic Brands Group

Sperry Top-Sider Bill fish Tan and Beige. Mayra Beltran | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Wolverine World Wide has sold Sperry to brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and Canadian retailer the Aldo Group, the company announced Thursday. The deal will generate $130 million, which Wolverine plans to use to pay down debt, it said. … Read more

Tiger Woods ends Nike partnership after 27 years

Tiger Woods ends Nike partnership after 27 years

A portrait of Tiger Woods of The United States during the pro-am as a preview for the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course on November 29, 2023 in Nassau. David Cannon | Getty Images Tiger Woods’ 27-year partnership with Nike has come to an end. The superstar golfer announced the news in a statement … Read more

Top Wall Street analysts prefer these 3 stocks for long-term growth

Top Wall Street analysts prefer these 3 stocks for long-term growth

Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters The U.S. stock market started 2024 on a dismal note, but investors will need to look past the short-term uncertainty. Rather than worrying about the slow start to the year, investors should focus on adding stocks … Read more

Fed-induced rally is unsustainable, especially for 5 sectors

Fed-induced rally is unsustainable, especially for 5 sectors

It’s not being talked about enough. This market move off the November lows and the Fed pivot — signaling an end to the central bank’s rate-hiking cycle — is one of the most astonishing and satisfying I have seen in 43 years of investing. In nine weeks, we blew through price targets on so many … Read more

Companies losing pricing power after years of unbridled spending

Companies losing pricing power after years of unbridled spending

Pedestrians carrying Nike and Allbirds shopping bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York on Oct. 24, 2021. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power. Shipping giant FedEx last week … Read more

Stock Markets: Inflation mission accomplished?

Stock Markets: Inflation mission accomplished?

A customer shops for milk at a grocery store on December 12, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter … Read more

Nike, Foot Locker shares plunge on weak sales outlook

Nike, Foot Locker shares plunge on weak sales outlook

A shopper leaves a Nike store along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in Chicago with a purchase on Dec. 21, 2022. Scott Olson | Getty Images Nike shares plunged Friday after the athletic apparel maker cut its revenue outlook for the fiscal year, with sneaker retailer Foot Locker also feeling the blow. The stock was … Read more

Markets rebound to welcome Santa Claus rally

Markets rebound to welcome Santa Claus rally

A Christmas tree stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on December 1, 2023. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

The top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

The top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

The top 10 things to watch Monday, Dec. 11 1. U.S. stocks are muted Monday following last week’s push to a new 52-week high in the S & P 500 , helped by a stronger-than-expected jobs report Friday. Good economic news is good news for the stock market, for now, with investors looking ahead to … Read more

Nike (NKE) earnings Q2 2024

Nike (NKE) earnings Q2 2024

A customer enters a Nike store along the Magnificent Mile shopping district on December 21, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Nike on Thursday unveiled plans to cut costs by about $2 billion over the next three years as it warned about a “softer” revenue outlook for the second half of the … Read more