The number of workers testing positive for drugs has hit a two-decade high.
@WillFOIA joins @AlisonMorrisNOW to discuss the changing marijuana rules in the U.S.
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STORAGE WARS SCOOP:
Public Storage has made an $11 billion unsolicited offer for Life Storage, ramping up an effort to buy its smaller rival after an earlier bid was rejected. $PSA$LSI
SCOOP: Ryan Cohen is amassing a sizable stake in Nordstrom and intends to urge the department-store chain to make changes to its board, including getting rid of former Bed Bath CEO Mark Tritton, according to sources. $JWN
Activist investor Ryan Cohen is amassing a sizable stake in Nordstrom Inc. and intends to urge the upscale department-store chain to make changes to its board following a steep share-price decline,
Judy Marks, CEO of elevatormaker Otis, tells WSJ she's visiting China "soon" for the first time since 2020
20% of 3Q sales came from China + Marks says she is "bullish right now on the China snapback."
MORE behind The Great (pay)Wall of Dow Jones
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T-Mobile US Inc. joins other cell carriers in issuing a sunny outlook on the economy.
“Everything we’re seeing leads us to think things are stable, but it’s something to watch," CFO Peter Osvaldik tells WSJ.
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A down market for stocks has resulted in big, broken businesses attracting multiple activists. Oftentimes their incentives clash, which could result in bigger headaches for executives already navigating turbulent times. $CRM$DIS
Tumbling steel prices boosts A. O. Smith profit forecast for 2023.
The water boiler and heater maker says it expects to see other input costs come down throughout 2023.
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: Chris Licht has approached his old colleague Gayle King to pitch her on hosting a prime time interview show that would still allow her to host ‘CBS Mornings.’ It could be just the sort of narrative-changing move he needs. Will she take it?
: The EV race is heating up! Ford is cutting prices on its Mustang Mach-E (~1-9% depending on version), just weeks after Tesla slashed prices across its lineup as much as 20%. The Mach-E is a direct competitor to Tesla's Model Y.
Today's cover: The Empire State Building lights up in the colors of the Eagles and the Chiefs after their Conference Championship wins https://trib.al/WxDxrzh
I'm here at The Empire State Building where an angry mob of New Yorkers has descended. They are demanding the building lighting be changed from green. And they want the person who tweeted to be fired.
Dow CEO Jim Fitterling on layoffs -- "It's not a haircut - 5% of the workforce. It will be targeted."
Finalizing list of affected locations. Says layoffs won't be confined to Europe, which dragged results in 4Q
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Dow Inc. cutting 2,000 jobs as it targets $1 billion in cost savings this year.
$DOWhttps://prnewswire.com/news-releases/dow-outlines-targeted-actions-to-deliver-1b-in-cost-savings-in-2023-301731107.html…
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CEO John Stankey says "we're through the worst of" inflation.
“I see the economy being relatively stable right now ... We're not seeing anything that's causing us to be extremely concerned about it, but what happens later in the year – who knows.”
AT&T Inc. added subscribers for its core wireless business in the latest quarter, and said it plans to keep spending big this year on the buildout of 5G infrastructure and the fiber network.
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Auto-service and tire provider Monro Inc. says customers are trading down to cheaper tires and deferring vehicle maintenance, latest sign of financial stress weighing on Americans.
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Company swings to a GAAP loss on a $25 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge tied to legacy infrastructure.
Also books a $1.4 billion asset abandonment charge on wireline conduits.
AT&T Inc. added subscribers for its core wireless business in the latest quarter, and said it plans to keep spending big this year on the buildout of 5G infrastructure and the fiber network.
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I can't stop staring at the header photo on this.
General Electric Co. reported strong demand for its jet engines and power equipment in the fourth quarter, lifting the manufacturer to a quarterly profit and higher revenue than a year ago. via