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Activist investor takes a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, seeing a path to revive sales
Elliott Investment Management disclosed a $4B stake in PepsiCo, urging changes to revive growth and profitability in its core U.S. business.
Wall Street sinks as US stocks fall toward their worst day in a month
U.S. stocks fell Friday, with the S&P 500 down 0.7% after record highs. August still marks its fourth straight month of gains.
Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger
Kraft Heinz will split into two firms by 2026: one with Heinz, Philadelphia and Kraft Mac & Cheese, the other with Oscar Mayer, Singles and Lunchables.
Trump cancels $679M in funding for offshore wind projects
The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.
Trump ends duty-free rule for imports under $800
Imports under $800 no longer enter duty-free after Trump order, forcing new taxes on small parcels and disrupting global shipping services.
Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge held at 2.6% in July, though core inflation ticked up, keeping rates steady despite Trump’s tariffs.
Stocks slip on Wall Street after record highs
U.S. stocks fell Friday, with the S&P 500 down 0.7% after record highs. August still marks its fourth straight month of gains.
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump‘s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the takeover Wednesday alongside Amtrak President Roger Harris at Washington’s main transportation hub during the launc[...]
Cracker Barrel had good reasons to rebrand.
Like its namesake barrels that transported soda crackers until boxes replaced them, Cracker Barrel needed to change. The restaurant chain’s new CEO, Julie Felss Masino, laid out the argument to investors last year: Cracker Barrel’s customer traffic was down 16% compared to 2019. Research showed consumers thought the brand fell short of competitors in essential ways, from […]
Wall Street edges higher and pushes S&P 500 to another record
Modest gains on Wall Street lifted the stock market to an all-time high Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated earnings update from computer chip giant Nvidia. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, good enough to nudge the benchmark index past the record high it set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and the […]
