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Retail’s Newest Bad Word: Wal-Mart Drops 'Stores' From Its Formal Name

December 11, 2017

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is getting a makeover. Its new name: Walmart.

What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Future of Health Care

December 7, 2017

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When drug company chief executive Heather Bresch was hauled in front of Congress last year to defend the high price of lifesaving EpiPens, she drew skeptical lawmakers’ attention to a large poster board that blamed the skyrocketing price tag on a coterie of drug supply chain middlemen. Of EpiPen’s $608 list price, her company, Mylan, received only $274, Bresch said.

When Humans Reach Mars, Budweiser Wants to Make Sure There Will Be Beer

December 5, 2017

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Budweiser made a bold announcement last spring when the company said that when humans reach Mars, its beer will also be there.

The U.S. Dominates the World of Big Data. But Nafta Demands Could Put That at Risk.

December 1, 2017

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In the nearly 10 hours that it takes a Boeing 737 to fly from Sao Paulo to New York, its twin engines will transmit a flood of digital data roughly equivalent to 15,000 Blu-ray movies.

Ikea Furniture Has Killed Eight Children. Millions of Recalled Dressers May Still Be Out There.

November 29, 2017

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The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has refunded just a fraction of the millions of pieces of furniture recalled after toddlers were killed, it announced last week.

These Robots Don’t Want Your Job. They Want Your Love.

November 27, 2017

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I hugged a bot and I liked it.

No Nafta? No Problem, Says One Mexican City

November 21, 2017

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In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Josué Vidales considers his business a Nafta success story. The 43-year-old father of five founded his engineering firm a decade ago, on the eve of the world economic crisis, to capitalize on the factory boom in this burgeoning industrial city 250 miles north of Mexico City.

Hurricanes Put a Damper on Retailers' Profits. Now They're Hoping for a Cold Winter.

November 15, 2017

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Blame it on the weather, retailers say.

CVS Adds Next-Day Prescription Delivery As Threat of Amazon Competition Looms

November 13, 2017

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Amid broad anticipation that Amazon will soon get into the pharmacy business and disrupt the business of selling prescription drugs, pharmacy giant CVS Health has announced it will launch a next-day prescription delivery service nationwide.

Why Sears Ended a Century-Old Partnership With Whirlpool

November 9, 2017

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Shoppers will no longer be able to buy Whirlpool, KitchenAid or Maytag appliances at Sears, following a pricing dispute that has ended a 101-year relationship between the department store chain and the country’s largest appliance maker.