MLB weighs salary cap as potential 2026 lockout looms
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner’s meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Julio Aguilar | Getty Images For decades, Major League Baseball has stood alone among the major U.S. sports leagues as the only one without a salary cap. Team owners may test […]
Sam’s Club to expand stores amid Costco, BJ’s competition
Sam’s Club is opening a store in the Dallas area that will require customers to go all digital. Shoppers will use a smartphone app to scan and pay for their own purchases rather than standing in a checkout lane. Sam’s Club DALLAS, Texas — Walmart-owned Sam’s Club plans to supercharge its expansion by opening about […]
How Canada’s auto tariffs differ from Trump’s
Trucks make their way to the Ambassador Bridge to cross into the United States at Detroit on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — Canada’s 25% auto tariffs took effect Wednesday on U.S.-produced vehicles and many parts in American cars and trucks, but the new levies differ in important […]
Walmart pulls Q1 guidance due to Trump tariffs
A Walmart Supercenter in Burbank, California, on Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images DALLAS — Walmart on Wednesday scrapped its outlook for operating income in the first quarter, citing uncertainty about the potential impact of sweeping tariffs on China, Vietnam and other key sources of goods across the […]
Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs are coming, but stocks rise
The Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, California, on March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of some drugmakers rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would pause steep tariff rates on dozens of countries, temporarily easing fears about the impact of potential tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. Trump on […]
How China could crush the U.S. housing market
A new housing development built along a canal near the Mokelumne River is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California. George Rose | Getty Images Mortgage rates are rising sharply this week, as investors sell U.S. Treasury bonds at a swift pace. Mortgage rates follow loosely the yield on the 10-year Treasury. Some speculate […]
Delta Air Lines (DAL) 1Q 2025 earnings
Delta Air Lines won’t expand flying in the second half of the year because of disappointing bookings amid President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policies, which CEO Ed Bastian called “the wrong approach.” Delta on Wednesday forecast its second-quarter revenue to decline up to 2% or grow as much as 2% over last year, while Wall […]
‘Minecraft’ box-office jolt offers hope for the summer slate
Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Sebastian Hansen as seen in Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “A Minecraft Movie.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros.’ struck gold over the weekend. “A Minecraft Movie,” the studio’s co-production with Legendary Entertainment, snapped up $163 million at the domestic box office during its debut. The movie not only set a record […]
Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a month this week, reversing course after a period of improvement. The average rate on the 30-year fixed rate jumped 22 basis points Monday and another 3 […]
GM killing Cadillac XT6, extending production of XT5 in Tennessee
A Cadillac XT6 vehicle is seen at the La Fontaine Cadillac dealership in Highland, Michigan, September 18, 2019. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — General Motors is ending production this year of a gasoline-powered Cadillac crossover at a plant in Tennessee, while extending production of another vehicle at the facility, CNBC has learned. The Detroit […]
