TOKYO—Japan’s core consumer prices halted a 12-month run of declines in August, bolstered by higher energy costs and the impact of a tourism campaign, bringing some relief to central bank efforts to push inflation towards its elusive 2 percent target. Nationwide prices were flat compared with a year earlier, due to a tug of war…
Target to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season, Fewer Than Last Year
Target Corp. said on Thursday it plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers this year, fewer than last year, to prepare for the holiday season at a time when the industry grapples with tight labor supply. Instead of hiring more seasonal workers, the company said it will offer more work hours to existing employees during the…
Sales, Profit Soar Again at Target; a $100 Billion Year Is in Sight
By Nicole Norfleet From Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS—Target Corp. is still growing faster than it did before the pandemic, and executives on Wednesday signaled they expect no letup in the months ahead. Sales grew 8.9 percent in May, June, and July, which is the second quarter of Target’s fiscal year, on top of record growth of…
Target Launches Debt-Free Education for Frontline Workers
Target Corp said on Wednesday it will invest $200 million over the next four years to offer its more than 340,000 U.S.-based part-time and full-time frontline workers debt-free assistance for select undergraduate degrees and certificates. The move comes at a time when employers in the United States are introducing benefits and raising wages as they…
Target Removes J&J Sunscreens From Stores, Website
Target Corp said on Friday it has removed Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products from its stores and website after the pharmaceutical company said it had detected a cancer-causing chemical in some samples. Pharmacy chains CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and retailer Walmart Inc have also pulled J&J’s sunscreen off their…
San Francisco Target, Walgreens Stores Forced to Close Early Due to Rampant Theft
Target and Walgreens recently stepped up security efforts in several California cities in the midst of a wave of theft and crime, and, according to the companies, they will be closing earlier. A spokesperson for Target confirmed that stores in San Francisco are now closing early and are moving hours from 7 or 8 a.m.–10 p.m….
NTD Business Full Broadcast (May 19)
Volatile trading on wall street, stocks, commodities, and bonds all selling off. The crypto market lost $1 trillion in value at one point. Blowout earnings at Target as shoppers flooded back. Its sales went way up last quarter, and profit jumped 7-fold. Nearly half of parents who want to find childcare this summer will have…
Dr. Seuss books Cancelled over ‘Hurtful and Wrong’ Imagery
Dr. Seuss has become the latest target of cancel culture after the company in charge of the Suess catalogue of books decided to pull six titles from publication due to offensive imagery. The move coincides with Dr. Seuss’s removal from “Read Across America Day,” which was observed on Tuesday. Dr. Seuss had previously been the…
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