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Nike shoes are seen in the King of Prussia Mall, as global markets brace for a hit to trade and growth caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose import tariffs on dozens of countries, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 3, 2025. Rachel Wisniewski | ReutersNike will raise prices on a wide range of footwear, apparel and equipment as soon as this week as the retail industry braces for tariffs to hit its profits, CNBC has learned.Prices for Nike apparel and equipment for adults will increase between $2 and $10, a person familiar with the matter said. Footwear…

Dissidents around the world have plenty of experience challenging authoritarian regimes. Here are their secrets. Source link

U.S. consumer sentiment stands near a record low, but that isn’t expected to dampen plans for the Memorial Day weekend, which will see gasoline prices at their lowest for the holiday in years, while the number of American travelers is expected to reach a record high. Source link

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | ReutersOnly half of health insurer Cigna’s clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth has reached a deal with drug makers Ely Lilly and Novo Nordisk which it said will bring prices down for employers and their workers.”This solution is really focused towards clients that aren’t covering it today, and what it allows us to do is one, to…

The stock market’s selloff picked up steam on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its steepest daily decline in a month. Source link

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsMicrosoft Build session on best security practices on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, shows internal communication about AI plans for Walmart.Source: MicrosoftMicrosoft AI security chief Neta Haiby showed a confidential Teams chat to a room full of people on Tuesday, revealing details from the company’s artificial intelligence plan for Walmart, according to materials viewed by CNBC.Protesters interrupted the Microsoft Build session on best security practices and Haiby switched her screen share amid the ruckus, showing that Walmart, one of Microsoft’s most significant customers, was “ready to ROCK AND ROLL with [Microsoft’s] Entra Web and Al Gateway.”The message,…

The data-warehousing company hit a revenue milestone and issued an upbeat outlook. Source link

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.S. debt-and-deficit situation is bad and facing real prospects of getting worse, triggering a high-profile credit rating downgrade from Moody’s and another selling stampede in stocks and bonds.Whether the recoil in financial markets continues is largely in the hands of policymakers who seem intent on adding to the U.S. fiscal problems in the name of stimulating growth through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill.For now, Wall Street experts are not…

The past few years of cost-of-living increases, which have forced many shoppers to focus on the basics, have shifted that narrative for Target. Source link

Jim Cramer ran through each holding during the May Monthly Meeting on Wednesday. Source link