Harrison Butker Beats Travis Kelce in Merchandise Sales After Defending Christianity
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker ranked 11th on the NFL Players Association's (NFLPA) Top 50 Player Sales List for the most sales of officially licensed NFL player merchandise from March 1 to May 31, 2024, one spot above teammate Travis Kelce. According to the NFLPA, this product What's Included Everything from jerseys to bobbleheads: […]
Nike CEO To Retire As Sportswear Company Sales Drop
The Nike logo is displayed at the Nike Well Collective store in Glendale, California on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffThursday, September 19, 2024 3:22 PM Sports brand Nike said on Thursday that Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe will step down after more than five years at the […]
Olive Garden’s owner stock surges on Uber delivery deal, sales rebound
Olive Garden's parent company, Darden Restaurants, saw its shares rise 8.5% on Thursday after the company reported a recent sales recovery from a summer slump and announced a new delivery partnership with Uber. Darden reported weaker-than-expected profits on Thursday but reaffirmed its full-year outlook and said sales had improved since the quarter that ended Aug. […]
Kamala Harris Criticizes Lack of Registration for Handgun Sales
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the lack of registration for handgun sales during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday. When asked about handguns, Governor Harris responded by calling for a ban on “assault weapons.” She also urged background checks for everyone, saying, “…before someone […]
Tim Walz Stumped By Question on Inflation; Repeats Lie About Trump ‘Sales Tax’
Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was stumped Tuesday when a reporter asked him to explain what he and Vice President Kamala Harris would do to help families in financial difficulty. in Interview In an interview with WMAZ, a local CBS affiliate in Macon, Georgia, Walz began by saying that he and Harris […]
Pret a Manger’s sales pass £1bn for first time as it expands overseas | Pret a Manger
British sandwich chain Pret a Manger said its global sales exceeded £1 billion for the first time last year as it stepped up its international expansion. Customers from around the world have flocked to the company, despite the recent uproar over the discontinuation of a popular subscription service. Pret announced that it will open a […]
Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rose in August, Lowering Chances of a Bigger Rate Cut
U.S. consumers unexpectedly increased spending in August, defying expectations that a softening labor market would dampen retail purchases. Retail sales rose 0.1% in August, Commerce Department data released Tuesday showed, after an upward revision to a 1.1% increase the previous month. While rising sales are unlikely to derail the Federal Reserve's plans to cut interest […]
US retail sales unexpectedly rise, lowering odds for big rate cut
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose last month, a surprisingly strong result that likely reduces the likelihood of a big interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this week. Retail purchases rose 0.1% in August, Commerce Department data released Tuesday showed, beating economists' expectations of a 0.2% decline as cash-strapped consumers showed resilience despite a shaky […]
Stock futures rise as Wall Street awaits retail sales data, Fed policy meeting: Live updates – CNBC
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 13, 2024. Spencer Pratt | Getty Images Stock futures rose on Tuesday as Wall Street prepared for key retail sales data and the start of the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting. Futures S&P 500 increased by 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 Futures It rose […]
Boar’s Head to close plant tied to listeria deaths, stop liverwurst sales
The meat processing plant in Boar's Head, Virginia, the site of an outbreak of deadly Listeria monocytogenes infections, announced Friday it would close “indefinitely.” Boar's Head will also stop producing a liverwurst product after it tested positive for Listeria, which killed nine people and hospitalized 57 after eating the sausage this summer. “Our investigation revealed […]