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Walmart used to be one the main players in the entertainment industry. And the people who made that entertainment were generally not happy about that, but felt like they had no choice but to play along. In the 1990s, Walmart  (WMT) – Get Walmart Inc. Report wasn’t just one of the most popular retailers in America,…

When Howard Schultz first became chief executive of Starbucks (SBUX) – Get Starbucks Corporation Report, he had a bold plan for the stores to become a third place (after work and home) for its customers.  In his vision, the cafes would not be simply a place to get a cup of coffee; they would be…

Updated at 9:35 am EST U.S. stocks roared higher Wednesday, while the dollar slipped lower against its global peers, as investors reacted to a key July inflation reading that looks to have triggered a pullback in rate-hike bets. Headline CPI  eased last month from the 41-year peak rate of 9.1% it reached in June to…

Walmart has deep roots in brick-and-mortar retailing, but Chief Executive Doug McMillion has long understood that the company needs to invest heavily in technology.  That effort has not always been smooth sailing. The retail giant bought Jet.com in 2016 for $3.3 billion largely to acquire its management team, led by Marc Lore, and its technology.…

Elon Musk can usually rely on a pretty warm response from shareholders in Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report. The company’s CEO spoke for about 90 minutes at the company’s annual meeting, held Aug. 4 at the recently opened gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Musk drew cheers and applause for many comments: on selling the…

Sixteen years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced his goal of building the first truly low-cost electric family car. Now General Motors has beaten him to it. INAugust 2006, before Tesla had built its first electric car, Elon Musk published his first “Master Plan” for the company with a singular goal: transform the environmentally unfriendly…

Long-suffering fans of the Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report cybertruck, which was first announced in 2019, may have to wait another year for deliveries to start, and that’s not the only disappointment. Tesla CEO Elon Musk told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Aug. 4 that the truck’s “specs and pricing will be different,…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinIn 2019, Hannah Olson and Kai Keane launched their first company, Chronically Capable, with a goal of getting more job seekers with chronic illnesses and disabilities into the workplace. Within two years, they built partnerships with companies such as Lululemon, Dentsu, Meta, and Levi Strauss, and facilitated thousands of…

Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report stock has been on fire. The stock is roughly flat on Thursday, but the automaker has quietly strung together a massive recent rally. If Tesla stock finishes higher on Thursday, it will mark its seventh straight daily gain. The shares have already rallied in 14 of the past 16…

A common belief about most buyers of electric vehicles is they purchase these vehicles as part of their efforts to save the planet. People seeking to buy a Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report or other electric vehicle from Ford  (F) – Get Ford Motor Company Report, General Motors  (GM) – Get General Motors Company…