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6 Biggest US Banks Ramp Up Buybacks, Undeterred By Stress Tests
US banks defy stress tests & buy back $14B in shares, signaling confidence. JPM & BAC slip, WFC up. Banks consider hypothetical crisis scenarios.
Whole Foods Cites Supreme Court Ruling to Defend Its Right to Ban BLM Masks
Amazon.com Inc.’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off.
Jim Cramer: When You Should Sell Beyond Meat
Bought into Beyond Meat? Jim Cramer's got some advice for when investors should get out.
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Whole Foods Market Announces Annual Supplier All-Star Awards
Whole Foods Touts New Leaner Chicken in Nod to Welfare Concerns
Whole Foods Markets are introducing poultry breeds to their merchandise lineup that meet new welfare standards amid growing concern about the treatment of animals.
90% Of Consumers Under 40 Report Wanting Healthier, Eco-Friendlier Options — This Plant-Based Brand Says It's Delivering
This year’s Deloitte Global 2022 Gen Z & Millennial Survey reported that 90% of younger consumers surveyed were making at least some effort to reduce their impact on the environment.
Amazon-Backed Animal Welfare Certifier Pushes Slow-Growing Chickens
The U.S. chicken industry is poised to increase production of slow-growing birds after an influential animal welfare group said it would only certify such varieties.
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Price and Politics Set Stage for Three-Way Morrison Bidding War
A trio of the world’s largest private equity investors are vying for a once-unloved grocer from Bradford in the north of England -- setting the scene for a second three-way takeover fight in the U.K.’s supermarket sector in less than a year.
Amazon-MGM Slammed by Tech Foes on Likely Path to Approval
Amazon.com Inc.’s takeover of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is sparking fresh criticism about the spreading tentacles of America’s technology giants, but the deal underscores how competition watchdogs have their hands tied when it comes to curbing the companies’ growth.
Amazon-MGM Seen Winning Antitrust Nod as Tech Critics Cry Foul
Amazon.com Inc.’s takeover of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is sparking fresh criticism about the spreading tentacles of America’s technology giants, but the deal underscores how competition watchdogs have their hands tied when it comes to curbing the companies’ growth.
Businesses Hail Biden Public Works Plan, Disdain Tax Increases
U.S. business groups say they are thrilled that President Joe Biden is proposing massive new investment to upgrade crumbling U.S. infrastructure, but they’ll be lobbying against raising the corporate tax rate to pay for it.
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Whole Foods CEO Says Amazon Merger Enabled Long-Term Thinking
John Mackey—the father of conscious capitalism—says the company’s emphasis on technology should prove transformative, even if he doesn’t love everything about the arrangement.
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No Eateries Are a Boon for Apollo’s Fresh Market and Bondholders
The Fresh Market Inc. has regained some lost ground after years of falling behind bigger rivals, a rare success story when heavily indebted retailers and restaurants are getting battered by pandemic shutdowns.
Amazon’s New Ventures Make It the Perfect Long-Term Buy
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, AMZN presents a viable upside narrative thanks to its growing portfolio of compelling businesses.
Why Action on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Taking So Long
What do you do about lab-made chemicals that are in 99% of people in the U.S. and have been linked to immune system problems and cancer? Whose bonds are so stable that they’re often called “forever chemicals“? Meet PFAS, a class of chemicals that some scientists call the next PCB or DDT. For consumers, they are best known in products like Scotchgard and Teflon. For businesses, PFAS are a puzzle that has already created billions of dollars worth of liabilities. But 70 years of unchecked prolifera
Grocery Pain Spreads as Kroger-Backed Lucky’s Files Bankruptcy
Lucky’s Market, a Colorado-based grocer that bills itself as offering “organic for the 99%,” filed for bankruptcy after it began closing most of its stores. About 3,000 jobs are at stake.
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Whole Foods Market Brings Back 12 Days of Cheese, Releases Award-winning Lineup of Artisanal Cheese
Whole Foods Market and Amazon Bring Back Popular Turkey Deals
Whole Foods Market Predicts Top 10 Food Trends For 2020
Marks & Spencer Emulates Whole Foods in Bid to Juice Up Food Arm
For a taste of Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe’s ambitions to transform Marks & Spencer Group Plc, look no further than its newly refurbished shop in London’s Clapham neighborhood.
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9 High-Risk Stocks to Buy for Massive Rewards
A portfolio should hold high-risk, high-reward plays. And these nine stocks to buy offer big risks and even bigger potential returns.
Jana Builds Stake in Callaway Golf and Plans to Push for Sale
Activist investor Jana Partners has built a stake in Callaway Golf Co. and is urging the sporting goods company to launch a strategic review, including exploring a potential sale.
Jim Cramer's Thoughts on Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and Beyond Meat
Jim Cramer weighs in on Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of Amazon shares, Beyond Meat's successful IPO and Tesla is raising more capital.
Jim Cramer's Breaking Down Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla and Beyond Meat
Jim Cramer weighs in in on Berkshire's purchase of more Amazon shares, Tesla's plan to sell 3.1 million shares and Beyond Meat's hot IPO.
Toxic Arsenic Found In Major Bottled Water Brands
Consumer Reports is warning the public that 11 brands of bottled water had detectable levels of highly toxic arsenic, a serious health risk.
9 High-Risk Stocks to Buy for Massive Rewards
A portfolio should hold high-risk, high-reward plays. And these nine stocks to buy offer big risks and even bigger potential returns.
Amazon Slashes Whole Foods Prices Again
Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, has announced a third round of price cuts on hundreds of items. So what's actually cheaper?
9 High-Risk Stocks to Buy for Massive Rewards
A portfolio should hold high-risk, high-reward plays. And these nine stocks to buy offer big risks and even bigger potential returns.
Whole Foods turns 38: How a college dropout started the company Amazon bought for $13.7 billion
Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey started a natural foods market in an old house in Austin, Texas using $45,000 raised from friends and family.
9 High-Risk Stocks to Buy for Massive Rewards
A portfolio should hold high-risk, high-reward plays. And these nine stocks to buy offer big risks and even bigger potential returns.
What’s So Secret About Whole Foods? Under Amazon, a Lot It Seems
Wall Street misses the old Whole Foods.
2018 M&A Frenzy
The last few quarters of 2018 were exciting due to the sheer volume of consolidation U.S industries experienced. The aggregate deal value of merger and acquisition (activity for May (excluding AT&T and Disney) amounts to $275 billion.
Activist Jana Is Set to Make $144 Million on Pinnacle Foods Deal
Activist investor Jana Partners and its affiliates stand to make about $144 million on their investment in Pinnacle Foods Inc., after the packaged-food company agreed to be acquired by Conagra Brands Inc. for $8.1 billion.
Sparks Fly at Marks & Spencer as Chairman Wrestles With Decline
Marks & Spencer Group Plc Chairman Archie Norman broke with convention when he arrived at the U.K. retailer’s London headquarters last year, turning down a private office and positioning his desk prominently out in the open.
Activist Jana Takes Pinnacle Foods Stake, May Push for Sale
Jana Partners, the activist fund run by Barry Rosenstein, disclosed a stake in Pinnacle Foods Inc. and is urging the packaged food manufacturer to explore a sale or another transactions in the frozen food space.