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XRP Price Analysis: Banks Continue Buying Ripple, But Unilabs Favored by 15,000 Retail Traders
Blockonomi
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August 16, 2025
The XRP price performance right now is leaning towards the bullish, with multiple analysts projecting a 3x move from current levels. With a decline in market dominance and emerging technical rivals drawing developers away from the network,...
Clarks Village sales booming as shoppers flock to retail destination
SomersetLive
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August 16, 2025
Shopping sales at Clarks Village rose 14.2% year-on-year during April – June this year, data from owner Landsec shows, as guests flocked to visit new brands and refreshed stores. It comes as Landsec reports a strong quarter across its entire...
A booming big box retail market leaves St. Paul’s Midway behind
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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August 16, 2025
Decades later, Bloom said he’s not sure that model has performed at the level companies hoped, for several reasons: competition from online retailers and other chains, sometimes subpar management of stores in urban locations and low tolerance for...
S&P Futures Tick Higher With Focus on U.S. Retail Sales Data and Trump-Putin Meeting
Yahoo Finance
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September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.17% this morning, bolstered by continued hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, while investors await U.S. retail sales data and high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald...
Exclusive: Drink spiking safety kits to make retail debut with launch in leading Glasgow stores
Asian Trader Magazine
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August 16, 2025
Xantus, the internationally acclaimed brand specialising in drink spiking and alcohol safety prevention kits, is set to make its UK retail debut with a high-profile launch in two award-winning Scottish convenience stores. Glasgow-based Girish...
ETH pullback exposes retail panic vs. institutional hoarding
Cryptopolitan
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August 16, 2025
After Ethereum (ETH) came within touching distance of its $4,878 all-time high last week before pulling back to around $4,448, on-chain flows reveal a stark divide in behavior. It suggests that retail is panicking, while institutions are quietly...
How retail investors can gain exposure to Lloyd’s of London
MoneyWeek
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August 16, 2025
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market is one of the City of London’s most interesting entities. Based at its iconic headquarters in the centre of the City, it’s often just referred to as Lloyd’s, and sits at the heart of the UK and indeed global...
Retail Sales Complicate Rate Cuts
InvestorPlace
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August 16, 2025
Retail spending comes in fairly strong… what will it mean for the Fed?… Trump doubles down on semiconductor tariffs… how to make 275% gains on Ethereum… why momentary caution might be wise VIEW IN BROWSER U.S. consumers appear to be adjusting to,...
Lulu Retail Net Profit Rises 9.1% in H1, Declares $98M Dividend
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Lulu Retail has announced a strong financial performance for the first half of 2025, posting a 9.1% year-on-year increase in net profit to $127 million, reflecting robust operational execution across its markets. The company also declared an...
Retail Sales Jump 0.5 In July Percent Led By Autos And Nonstore
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, August 15, 2025 3:11 PM EDT (Click on image to enlarge) Advance Retail Sales Month-Over-Month from Census Department, chart by Mish Please consider the Census Department Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services for July. Advance...
Costco Refuses To Stock Abortion Pill Mifepristone, Pointing To 'Low Demand' As Activist Groups Step Up Pressure On Retail Giants
Benzinga
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Costco Wholesale Corp. COST announced on Thursday it will not sell abortion pill mifepristone across its U.S. pharmacy locations, citing insufficient member demand amid mounting pressure from religious activist groups targeting major retailers....
A sustainable retail sector needs landlords and tenants to succeed together: Singapore Tenants United for Fairness (SGTUFF)
The Independent Singapore
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August 16, 2025
SINGAPORE: A walk through any heartland mall or reading the news headlines means you’ll spot them — “Closing Down” signs, clearance racks, clearance sales or entire shopfronts shuttered and dark. Or you’ll see on social media the news of another...
Retail Stocks Tick Lower As Retail Sales Rise, But Consumer Sentiment Falls
ValueWalk - New York
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August 15, 2025
A pair of key reports that shed light on the attitudes of the consumer came out on Friday, with the two reflecting the uncertainty about the economy. The July Retail Sales report, from the U.S. Census Bureau, was somewhat promising as retail sales...
Charting the Global Economy: US Retail Sales Point to Resilience
Financial Post
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August 16, 2025
—With assistance from Irina Anghel, Andrew Atkinson, Paula Doenecke, John Gittelsohn, John Liu, Yujing Liu, Marilen Martin, Saleha Mohsin, Tom Rees, Andrew Rosati, Satviki Sanjay, Augusta Saraiva, Zoe Schneeweiss, Verena Sepp, Shruti Srivastava,...
Retail Earnings Loom: What Can Investors Expect?
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash Walmart (WMT - Free Report) shares have been standout performers this year, handily outperforming not just the broader market indexes and peers like Target (TGT - Free Report) but also the likes of Amazon (AMZN - Free...
Retail sales rise despite persistent inflation, soft labor market
CFO Dive
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August 15, 2025
Dive Brief: Retail sales rose 0.5% in July, and the Commerce Department revised June sales higher to 0.9%, as consumers shrugged off a softening job market and persistent, tariff-induced inflation. Motor vehicle sales last month surged to the...
Retail therapy, reimagined: The experience is everything | Elevated Retail
Home Accents Today - North Carolina
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August 15, 2025
The inside of the custom furniture and design showroom, has an open, airy, clean, bright and friendly palette with spaces set up as individual rooms. Christina Van Blake Remember when shopping was fun? As a child of the 70s and 80s, going to the...
Retail Sales Rise in July on Rebounding Auto Sales
Transport Topics
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August 15, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] NEW YORK — Shoppers stepped up their spending in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships. Retail sales rose 0.5% last month, a slowdown from a revised 0.9% in June,...
Retail earnings, housing data, FOMC minutes: What to Watch
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Time now for what to watch, starting off on the earnings front. Big box retailers are in focus with earnings coming up from Home Depot, Target, Walmart and more. Walmart announced results for the second quarter on Thursday....
Retail sales in U.S. rise a solid 0.5% in July from June as shoppers appear to shrug off tariff pressures
Japan Today
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August 15, 2025
Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, as they appear to shrug off President Donald Trump's tariffs, which are starting to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases. Retail sales rose a...