Tag: Consumer Goods
over 2 years ago
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LVMH, Other Luxury Brands Raise Prices, Betting Wealthy Customers Won’t Mind

The world’s luxury-goods giants are lifting prices on handbags, clothes, shoes and jewelry—and facing little resistan...

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over 2 years ago
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Chanel Faced a Consumer Backlash in China. It Fizzled.

When Chanel started marketing a new cosmetics range using red camellias, a Chinese competitor took offense and accuse...

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over 2 years ago
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Fashion Shows in Paris and Milan Are Going On Despite Omicron

Armani canceled its show earlier this year, but other brands have returned to the catwalks in a sign that parts of Eu...

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over 2 years ago
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Sony Braces for Microsoft’s ‘Pay-to-Win’ Strategy

Sony shares dropped nearly 13% after Microsoft’s announced megadeal for Activision. Its investors are right to be con...

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over 2 years ago
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Giorgio Armani Cancels Fashion Shows in Milan, Paris Citing Covid

The move by the Italian luxury fashion house comes as Omicron complicates plans for big events.

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almost 3 years ago
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Samsung Orders U.S. Chips, With a Side of Geopolitics

Samsung’s $17 billion Texas investment will buy it goodwill with U.S. politicians. But rising tensions over advanced-...

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almost 3 years ago
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WSJ News Exclusive | Roku Plans to Develop More Than 50 Original Shows in Next Two Years

Roku plans to develop more original shows as part of an effort to make the Roku Channel a destination for free content.

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almost 3 years ago
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Prada Heads to Austin, Chasing New, Wealthy U.S. Markets

The maker of high-end shoes and handbags says it ‘underinvested’ in the U.S. and plans stores in places like Austin, ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Roku Shares Fall 8% After Hours on Slower Account Growth

The company added 1.3 million active accounts in the third quarter while analysts were expecting roughly 1.7 million.

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almost 3 years ago
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Samsung’s Memory-Price Hangover Will be Manageable

There are more signs that the memory price cycle has peaked, meaning Samsung’s earnings may have peaked for the cycle...

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almost 3 years ago
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Lego Builds on Its Position as World’s No. 1 Toy Maker

The Danish toy maker reported a 46% rise in first-half sales, saying it had shrugged off the Covid-19 pandemic and it...

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almost 3 years ago
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Delta Variant Set to Slow but Not Derail Global Economic Recovery

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its growth forecast for this year but raised its projec...

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almost 3 years ago
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Chinese Videogame Stocks Fall After Summons From Regulators

Tencent, NetEase and others were ordered by government regulators to follow recent regulations imposing tighter restr...

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about 3 years ago
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China’s New Curbs Aren’t Game Over for Tencent, Netease

Youngsters in China may feel like the game is up. It’s not quite as bad for gaming companies, but regulatory uncertai...

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about 3 years ago
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Is MSG Bad for You? Not if It Comes With a Side of Microchips

Stock picking is often viewed as a dry business, or a headache. Washing down this semiconductor play with a glass of ...

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about 3 years ago
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Nintendo Needs More Than Flashy Buybacks

A big share buyback will help cushion the blow from disappointing results, but isn’t a strategy for the future.

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about 3 years ago
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PUBG Maker Krafton Shoots, Misses $5 Billion Mark

South Korean game maker Krafton scaled back its IPO, which had been set to be the largest in the country’s history, a...

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about 3 years ago
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Germany Shuts Door on Patent Trolls

The nation removed a legislative quirk that had made it a prime destination for globally active patent litigators who...

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over 3 years ago
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Grand Reopening to Test Consumers’ Appetite to Keep Spending

Western consumers are starting to indulge in services that were off limits during the lockdown. Businesses, economist...

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over 3 years ago
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Fizzy Beer Stocks Are Due for a Bar Fight in China

China’s beer drinkers are getting choosier. Will Bud remain the King of Beers?

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over 3 years ago
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Sony Eyes a Broader Entertainment Empire

The pandemic’s boost is fading for Sony, but the electronics-and-entertainment group’s longer term content-focused st...

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over 3 years ago
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Red-Hot U.S. Economy a Mixed Blessing For Rest of World

The U.S. recovery is already rippling around the world, but economists say the coming boom could presage a two-speed ...

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over 3 years ago
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Kioxia is a Must-Have for Both Western Digital and Micron

If some sort of deal goes ahead, whoever fails to buy Kioxia would become the smallest player in the NAND flash indus...

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over 3 years ago
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Companies Still Working on Libor Changeover

Regulators are pressing firms to drop the borrowing benchmark, but many are still choosing a replacement or discussin...

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over 3 years ago
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Trappist Beer Needs Trappist Monks to Brew It, but the Vocation Is Dwindling

Abbeys have fewer brothers these days, worrying those devoted to the high-end beers.

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over 3 years ago
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Post-Covid-19, Shipping Tailwinds Will Still be Strong

Shares such as Cosco have benefited from surging trade during the pandemic.

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over 3 years ago
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Roku’s Revenue Surges 58% on Pandemic-Fueled Streaming Boom

Customers and marketers are shifting more of their attention away from television and toward digital media during the...

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over 3 years ago
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Microsoft Urges U.S. to Make Tech Giants Pay for News

The company’s president said the U.S. should copy Australia’s proposal that tech companies pay newspapers for content...

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over 3 years ago
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Stock Market Rally in 2020 Easily Outpaced Luxury Goods, Hedge Funds

In 2020, you were better off putting money into a stock index fund than in fine art or diamonds.

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over 3 years ago
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China’s ‘Blind Box’ Bubble

A toy trend in China sparked a stock-price frenzy—until Beijing stepped in.

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over 3 years ago
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Adidas Explores Sale of Reebok

Nearly 15 years after acquiring Reebok and trying to revamp the U.S. brand, Adidas says it might sell it.

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almost 4 years ago
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China’s Sour Grapes Spell Trouble for Australian Wine

Australian wine is the latest commodity in Beijing’s crosshairs, leaving companies like Treasury Wines with few palat...

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almost 4 years ago
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China Escalates Australia Trade Dispute With Wine Tariffs

China imposed anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine, escalating a monthslong trade dispute and forcing local vintne...

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almost 4 years ago
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Tencent’s Beijing Boss Battle Could Be Costly

Tencent had another strong quarter, but a darkening regulatory picture could mean tougher times ahead.

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almost 4 years ago
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Nintendo Passes Another Comfy Quarter at Home

Nintendo’s hit game “Animal Crossing” and popular Switch console drove strong results in the latest quarter and the c...

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almost 4 years ago
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A Young Beauty in China Could Turn Investors’ Heads

Chinese cosmetics haven’t been on investors’ radar, but some young challengers are starting to shake things up.

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almost 4 years ago
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Samsung Wrestles With Death, Taxes and Dividends

A record inheritance tax bill for the Lee family following the death of Chairman Lee Kun-hee could mean higher divide...

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almost 4 years ago
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Tencent Powers Up With a Game-Streaming Super Platform

China’s two largest game-streaming companies will merge into a Twitch-like giant under the control of Tencent, giving...

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