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Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) plans to build four new e-commerce fulfillment centers using an automated system to speed deliveries firing up rivalry with Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). Walmart will open its first warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, this summer.  Walmart will build additional centers in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas over the next three years, Bloomberg reports. E-commerce giants like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and…

Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR) owned Burger King is finding it difficult to close its joint venture in Russia, Reuters reported. The fast-food chain has been having a hard time exiting its partnership and about 800 franchised locations after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Restaurant Brands intended to dispose of its Burger King joint venture ownership…

Japanese multinational Toshiba Corp (OTC:TOSYY) has received eight proposals for privatization and two to form capital alliances that would make it remain listed. The company’s board of directors and a special committee have previously sought proposals for strategic alternatives after the shareholders voted against a proposed restructuring plan. The proposals received are not legally…

PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 2% to $2.12 billion, beating the consensus of $2.09 billion. Revenue increased 7% on a constant currency basis. Tommy Hilfiger's revenue increased 2% Y/Y, and Calvin Klein registered a 13% growth. Heritage Brands' revenue decreased by 31%. EPS of $1.94 beat the analyst consensus…

Hyundai Motor Co's (OTC:HYMTF) Hyundai Motor America reported sales of 59,432 units for the month of May, a 34% decrease year-over-year. The automaker had no fleet sales in May 2022. The company has sold 280,776 units year-to-date, a 16% decline Y/Y. Randy Parker, SVP, national sales, Hyundai Motor America, said, "We expect demand…

Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, has asked Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) to stop its mismanagement practices. In an open letter to CEO Charles Scharf, the senator urged the company to right past wrongs. "Recent revelations of racial disparities in mortgage lending, fake…

RedBird Capital Partners entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Associazione Calcio Milan (AC Milan) Club, newly crowned Champions of Serie A, from Elliott Advisors UK Limited, for 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion). The transition to new ownership will take place over the summer, with closing expected in September 2022. Elliott to retain a…

Morgan Stanley analyst Kimberly Greenberger downgraded American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE:AEO) to Underweight from Equal-Weight with a price target of $8, down from $22, implying a 32% downside. The analyst noted the company reduced its 2022 guidance as its optimism proved excessive. Greenberger sees further risk to sales driven by significant Average Unit Retail (AUR) giveback. She…

If someone had told me a few weeks ago that nearly every major news website and social media account in the English-speaking world would post a video of Margaret Atwood – the 82-year-old matron saint of Canadian letters, the subject of countless doctoral dissertations and at least ten forests worth…