James F. Peltz

Shoppers exit a Whole Foods Market in Naperville, Illinois, on June 16, 2017.

Speculation grows that Amazon will face a rival bidder for Whole Foods

June 3, 2018 at 7:24 p.m.

Amazon.com's plan to buy Whole Foods Market sparked an avalanche of discussion about how the online retail giant could transform the U.S. grocery industry in the years ahead. But Amazon's...

Phone apps are responsible for a large share of pizza orders at the big chains.

Domino’s will bring you pizza by robot, drone or canoe

March 29, 2019 at 2:43 p.m.

As the severe recession took hold in 2008, Domino's Pizza Inc. was sinking as well. The pizza delivery chain was under siege for its lousy food and mediocre service. Complaints...

People leave a Wal-Mart super store in Garland, Texas. The company is aggressively expanding its online selling operation.

Wal-Mart charges ahead in online retail market dominated by Amazon

June 5, 2018 at 11:42 a.m.

Dissenters were quick to react when ModCloth, an online seller of trendy women's clothes and accessories, was acquired by retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last month. "You have disappointed us...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones industrial average set another record Friday.

Why the stock market has climbed to record highs despite Trump uncertainty

August 22, 2019 at 3:21 a.m.

It's often said the stock market hates uncertainty, so one might assume Wall Street would be very skittish about President Donald Trump. Far from it, at least for now. Stock...

See which stores will be open Thanksgiving Day — and why others are waiting until Black Friday

June 9, 2018 at 7:37 a.m.

Thanksgiving Day is around the corner, and that means the launch of the holiday shopping season — or does it? In recent years, some major retailers looked to get a...

Netflix reports financial results Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.

Netflix shares surge on strong third-quarter earnings and subscriber growth

June 9, 2018 at 2:37 p.m.

Shares of Netflix Inc. soared in after-hours trading Monday as the video streaming service reported stronger-than-expected earnings and subscriber growth for the third quarter. The stock was up $19.75, or...

A shopper browses the cereal section at the Aldi food market in Inglewood. Cereal sales have gone flat because of concerns about nutrition and convenience.

Why Americans are eating less cold cereal for breakfast

August 22, 2019 at 1:27 a.m.

There's less love these days for Tony the Tiger, Cap'n Crunch and Lucky the Leprechaun. U.S. sales of breakfast cereals have turned as flat as soggy corn flakes amid heightened...

Wells Fargo’s collateral damage: Customers’ credit scores

August 22, 2019 at 1:14 a.m.

The unwanted accounts created by Wells Fargo & Co. employees trying to hit aggressive sale goals have already forced the bank to provide some 100,000 customers with refunds averaging $25...

Your transport of the future? A driverless Google pod car tools along a roadway at the company's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.

Self-driving cars could dramatically change the auto-insurance industry

June 12, 2018 at 3:43 a.m.

As the driverless car gets closer to reality, so too does the dilemma of how to insure the car and its owner. The auto insurance industry faces upheaval in the...

The daily fantasy sports market has swelled into a multibillion-dollar business in just a few years. Above, screens at DraftKings display statistics.

Does playing fantasy sports amount to gambling? Debate intensifies

June 16, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.

Anyone watching sports on television can see that the business of daily fantasy sports contests has exploded. Fueled by incessant TV advertising, the daily fantasy sports market — led by...

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