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Whirlpool’s North America Sales Rise Despite Tariff Uncertainty

Whirlpool, which manufactures almost 80% of its major product lines for the U.S. market domestically, could eventually benefit from tariffs if import-driven competition eases.

Whirlpool dryers on display at a store in Peru, Illinois. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

Trump Touts Rare-Earth Win in Talks Showing Xi’s Strong Hand

In effect, the U.S. has now accepted a negotiating link between its own curbs on high-tech exports, like AI chips, and China’s rare earth controls.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks in Busan. Photographer: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Amazon Reports Results Better than Expected

The results were buoyed by the enduring strength of consumer spending online, despite tariffs and an uneven economy, and by a resurgence in cloud computing.

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Halloween Costs Surge in Face of Tariffs, Cocoa Shortage

Tootsie Roll Lollipops saw the biggest price bump at 34%, following by Tootsie Roll variety packs at 32%, and Hershey variety packs at 22%.

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Amazon to Cut 14,000 Corporate Jobs

Although the layoffs represent a small portion of Amazon’s global workforce of 1.55 million employees, the figure represents a significant part of its roughly 350,000 corporate employees.

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Why the Old Rules of Peak-Season Retailing No Longer Apply

The very notion of a big selling period that’s treated as a once-a-year phenomenon is out of date, says Greg Dyer, chief commercial officer of Randstad USA.

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Target to Eliminate 1,800 Roles, 8% of Headquarters Team

Leader roles were affected at a higher rate than individual workers, a company spokesman said, and no roles in stores or the supply chain were impacted.

A Target Corp. store in San Francisco. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

P&G Slashes Tariff Impact by 50% as Earnings Beat Estimates

The results reflect consumers’ resilience and suggest that P&G’s strategy of charging a premium for its goods, while marketing them as superior to the competition, is paying off.

Gillette razors at a pharmacy in Los Angeles. Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Podcast | Economic Warning Signs: Debt, the Dollar and AI

The U.S. economy appears to be in decent shape – but there could be some dark clouds massing on the horizon.

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Understanding and Overcoming Uncertainty in U.S.-China Trade

Companies seeking to navigate uncertainties arising from the U.S-China trade relationship can take a proactive posture to enhance the competitiveness of domestic production.

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Getting Real ROI from AI Investments in Retail

Companies that focus on efficiency and measure success through operational impact rather than technological sophistication will succeed in turning AI investment into real returns.

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Report: Amazon Mulls Plan to Automate 600K Warehouse Jobs

Documents reviewed by The New York Times also spoke of avoiding terms such as "automation" and "AI" in favor of "advanced technology" and "cobot."

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