Birkenstock (BIRK) earnings Q1 2024

Employee Mo Soto arranges a shelf at a Birkenstock store on October 10, 2023 in Venice, California.  Ethan Swope | Getty Images Birkenstock on Thursday beat holiday quarter revenue expectations, reporting a 26% year-on-year jump, as the German sandal company benefited from higher pricing and rising U.S. demand. Here’s how the shoemaker did in its … Read more

World’s No. 1 shipper pleads with Congress to help end Houthi ‘chaos’

A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023.  Fareed Kotb | Anadolu | Getty Images The world’s largest shipping company, MSC, and several retail and trade experts warned Congress on Tuesday that if the Red Sea chaos caused by Houthi rebel attacks … Read more

Air freight soars as Red Sea vessel risks make more shippers nervous

HANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6, 2023 – A Cargo plane of Maersk AIR Cargo is seen at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, April 6, 2023. On November 4, 2023, the international shipping industry giant Maersk’s revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was 12.13 billion US dollars, down 46.73% year-on-year; Net … Read more

Vans owner VF Corp shares tumble after cyberattack

A Vans store is seen in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of The North Face and Vans owner VF Corp. tumbled Monday after the company reported that a hack had affected its ability to fulfill some orders ahead of the holidays. The company said hackers encrypted “some” systems and made … Read more