Starboard Value suggests real estate transactions for Macy’s
NEW YORK (AP) _ Activist investment firm Starboard Value says retailer Macy’s could boost its share price by spinning off its real estate into a …
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Avon recalls 27,000 nut choppers due to metal fragment risk
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal safety officials are warning consumers not to use a nut chopper sold by Avon after reports that metal fragments from the …
CSX warns it will be hard to hit profit goals for year
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ CSX expects faltering demand for coal and crude oil to slow profit growth this year, …
NYC to distribute 200,000 bundles of baby books
NEW YORK (AP) _ New York City is launching a two-year program to distribute 200,000 bundles of baby books. City agencies and the Reach Out …
Yum Brands says KFC, Taco Bell sales improved in 2Q
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Yum Brands said Tuesday that revenue at its KFC and Taco Bell chains improved in the second quarter and said its …
Miss USA sees lowest ratings ever amid Trump controversy
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Donald Trump found a new home for Miss USA on the little-known Reelz Channel after …
Amazon plans to hire 2,100 workers at Indiana facilities
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Amazon says it plans to add 2,100 workers at its locations in Indiana as it looks to hire more employees across the …
Art Basel names a director of the Americas
MIAMI (AP) _ Art Basel has a new director who will concentrate solely on the art world in the Americas. The global organization which operates …
Wal-Mart opens counter offensive against Amazon this week
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The online price fight as well as the bickering is heating up between Wal-Mart and …
Starbucks jumping into South Africa’s growing coffee market
By LYNSEY CHUTEL and CANDICE CHOI JOHANNESBURG (AP) _ Starbucks is jumping into the surging coffee market in South Africa, where the number of cafes …