As Apple Stores in the United States begin closing today, the halt on sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 officially goes into effect. Apple removed its flagship Apple Watches from its online store on Thursday, and now they’re being removed from Apple Stores too. When Apple Stores reopen after … [Read more…]
There were 8,453 more shoplifting incidents in 24 U.S. cities in the first half of 2023 than in the same period in 2019, according to a new study New York City saw the greatest impact with a 64 percent increase, followed by Los Angeles with 61 percent and Virginia Beach with a 44 percent increase … [Read more…]
View of the Shanghai skyline from a container station. Yaorusheng | moment | Getty Images China reported on Friday that its industrial production grew in November at the fastest pace since February 2022, although retail sales growth fell short of expectations, pointing to a patchy recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Economists are approaching the … [Read more…]
November retail sales posted surprising growth on Thursday, underscoring that the U.S. consumer remains in a better place than many feared. According to the Census Bureau, retail sales rose 0.3% in November. Economists had expected a decline of 0.1%. October retail sales fell 0.2%. November sales excluding cars and gasoline rose 0.6%, compared with Bloomberg … [Read more…]