Today’s consumers have an abundance of online information available to help them make the right choices when shopping. And ratings can help not just with what to buy but also with where. One publisher of a widely-used rating index of retailers has recently updated its customer satisfaction grades for dozens […]

New York (CNN Business)The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates at its next meeting on March 16 to try to put a lid on inflation. That much we know. The only question is whether the Fed will boost rates by a quarter of a percentage point or a […]

YouTube is moving its Brandcast event for advertisers and creators into prime media real estate, slotting it for the evening of May 17, the middle of broadcast TV upfront week in New York. The Google-owned digital video giant said it will maintain a presence in the IAB’s NewFronts, in which […]

Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. has unexpectedly edged lower in the month of February, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Wednesday. The report showed the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slipped to 82 in February from 83 in January, while economists had expected […]

New York (CNN Business)If you walk into one of 25 Fred Meyer stores in the Portland area this week, you’ll find something unusual. Gathered together at the end of an aisle will be an eclectic assortment of about 20 products, including shampoo and dish soap, barbecue sauce, granola and more. […]

Stocks of Indian companies with exposure to Europe fell on Tuesday amid concerns about the impact on their sales in case the Russia-Ukraine crisis worsens and the US and its allies impose economic sanctions on Russia. While top conglomerates, including Reliance Industries, the Tata group, and Aditya Birla Group, said […]

While the tax treatment does legitimise past crypto transactions, there is a possibility that any, or all, private cryptocurrencies will be banned in future. The Budget had several announcements indicating policymakers are actually thinking about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Importantly, the Reserve Bank of India is scheduled to roll out a […]

New York (CNN Business)Activist investors are circling Macy’s and Kohl’s. The department store chains are fighting back. Macy’s on Tuesday rejected calls from activist investor Jana Partners to spin off its e-commerce operations after completing a board review of the company’s entire strategy. Jana Partners in October said that Macy’s […]

Home prices rose 18.8% in 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, the biggest increase in 34 years of data and substantially ahead of 2020’s 10.4% gain. All regions saw price gains last year, but were strongest in the South and the Southeast, each up […]

Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC), which is aiming to launch its initial public offering (IPO) next month, is set to alter the pecking order of top listed companies in the country. Depending upon where the government prices the IPO, the stock could end up becoming India’s most valuable company […]