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Nothing good comes for free, but it does come 75% off up-front. That's the payment model for many of the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) services that are springing up across businesses large and small – customers will often pay for the product in four smaller installments, forking over only a quarter of...

While most view Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) as the gold standards when it comes to e-commerce, Target (NYSE: TGT) has quietly made gains, and it is doing it in innovative ways. "We created a ‘local guest experience' battleground," Arthur L. Valdez Jr., Target's chief supply chain...

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After a year of going to class behind a camera wearing nice shirts with sweatpants, children across America are finally beginning to go back to school, for real. Even as COVID-19's delta variant picks up steam, parents are gearing up to send their kids back to the classroom, and it's showing in...

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The long-rumored Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) move into malls could be coming soon, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported on Thursday that Amazon plans to open several retail locations in Ohio and California. The article said the locations...

“Buy the dip” is facing its toughest test in a month.  If you think back to mid-July, the major indices tanked as concerns about the Delta variant and Fed tapering ramped up. The same factors helped set off the market’s worst drop in four weeks Tuesday and could keep...

Target (NYSE: TGT) is set to release its second-quarter earnings tomorrow before the market open. Considered by many as an essential retailer during the initial phase of the COVID crisis, Target served as a popular destination for consumers needing to stock up on supplies. CEO Brian Cornell said...

If the phrase, “Never sell a dull market” needs a perfect example, yesterday might be the one. We had a really impressive rally despite very little market-related news. Today, the long streak of positive performances appears to be threatened.  The S&P 500 Index (SPX)...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to the back-to-school shopping season in 2020 as parents braced for hybrid and at-home learning. With many schools expecting to resume in-person learning in 2021, the back-to-school shopping season could be a potential boon for retailers....

When it comes to reopening, there aren’t many better barometers than Disney (NYSE: DIS). From theme parks to movie theaters to resorts, the company has a finger in lots of pies. That may be why last night’s strong quarterly performance from DIS appears to be giving Wall Street...

Payments services provider Square (NYSE: SQ) announced on Sunday night that it was acquiring Afterpay for approximately $29 billion in stock. The deal is an all-stock transaction, with Square acquiring all the issued shares of Afterpay, pending a court-approved "Scheme of Arrangement." A Scheme of...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls included the e-commerce leader, a top biotech and the airlines. The iPhone maker, the top cryptocurrency and a COVID-19 vaccine maker were among the bearish calls seen. The...

The so-called "reopening boom" is benefiting Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) along with others from the consumer niche that were hit hard during strict social-distancing limitations over the past year. The company's coffeehouse business is already nearly fully recovered from COVID-19 as it...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has relaxed mask-wearing rules for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  According to the CDC, fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal...