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Think Splitting a Check Is Tough? Try Splitting a Tariff

June 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Think Splitting a Check Is Tough? Try Splitting a Tariff
Brands want overseas fabric and garment makers to share tariff pain. Some suppliers say they can’t afford it.

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Home Depot Plans to Keep Prices Steady Despite Tariffs

June 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Home Depot Plans to Keep Prices Steady Despite Tariffs
Retailer pushed suppliers to source outside China and keep prices low; big-ticket home projects on hold

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Inside the Online Marketplaces That Enable ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Inside the Online Marketplaces That Enable ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
Investigators say a Cambodia-based company, and others like it, are helping swindlers to defraud Americans.

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Richard ‘Dick’ Beattie, Star Lawyer in Famed Private-Equity Deals, Dies at 86

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Richard ‘Dick’ Beattie, Star Lawyer in Famed Private-Equity Deals, Dies at 86
Beattie represented KKR in its takeover of RJR Nabisco, a deal immortalized in the book “Barbarians at the Gate.”

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Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.
Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on a futuristic industry.

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Lululemon Shares Tumble on Warning That Tariffs Will Hurt Profit

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Lululemon Shares Tumble on Warning That Tariffs Will Hurt Profit
The apparel maker’s stock fell nearly 20% after the company lowered its earnings forecast, citing the trade war and a pullback in consumer spending.

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Shop Slow, Spend More: The Retailers Hoping That Customers Linger

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Shop Slow, Spend More: The Retailers Hoping That Customers Linger
Retailers are adding VIP lounges, coffee bars and lawns to locations to get shoppers to stay longer.

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It’s Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center

June 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on It’s Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center
Ticket sales are down amid Trump’s planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser.

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How Hydrogen, the Fuel of the Future, Got Bogged Down in the Bayou

June 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Hydrogen, the Fuel of the Future, Got Bogged Down in the Bayou
Air Products bet big on the element, but sentiment has soured, costs are snowballing and customers remain elusive.

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Chinese-Owned Company Halts Work on Factory to Make Batteries in U.S.

June 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Chinese-Owned Company Halts Work on Factory to Make Batteries in U.S.
Automotive Energy Supply Corp., which has a deal to supply BMW, paused construction amid uncertainty over tariffs for imported machinery and materials, and a potential loss of subsidies.

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