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Five Below Falls As US-China Trade War Spurs Canceled Orders By Reshmi Basu and Carrington York Apr 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Five Below Inc. shares dropped on Friday after the retailer asked vendors to turn away products waiting for shipment in China...

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In democratic government, elected officials do not have power. They hold power in trust for the people who elected them.’
John Dingell

U.S. Coast Guard Triples Forces Along Southwest Maritime Border, Seizes $785M in Drugs The U.S. Coast Guard has significantly expanded its presence along the Southwest Maritime Border, tripling its operational forces since January 21 as part of an enhanced border security initiative tha...

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Chokepoints Are The Focus Of A New Cold War How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out the brutal...

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#economy

JCPenney closing eight stores in 2025 — here’s where JCPenney is shuttering a handful of its approximate 650 stores nationwide.

#closing
JCP to close 8 stores
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JCPenney and Sparc Group merge portfolios to launch Catalyst Brands | Retail News USA JCPenney and Sparc Group have merged to form Catalyst Brands, bringing together brands like Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, and JCPenney’s private labels. The new entity, with US $ 9 billio...

I wonder when the job reductions start.

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How Saks Global Aims to Shake Up Retailing The new company combining Saks and Neiman Marcus Group will be mainly led by the Saks team, but with many traditional functions stripped away.

A great pairing #luxury #departmentstores

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Still one of the best run department stores.
#family

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#christmastime

Are Versace and Jimmy Choo up for sale? Just weeks after a proposed merger between fashion giants Tapestry and Capri Holdings was upended, it appears the latter could be doing some spring cleaning

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#fashion

Saks Owner HBC Seen on Track to Close Deal for Neiman Marcus Group HBC appears on track to close on its $2.65 billion deal to buy the Neiman Marcus Group

Merger & acquisitions. . .

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Dead Calm: Denmark Receives Zero Bids in Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Auction By Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — Denmark received no bids in its largest-ever wind power tender, aimed to more than triple its offshore capacity by the end of the decade. The Danish...

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#energy #wind

‘A Tsar’s Treasure’ Fetches $2.9M at Sotheby’s Jewelry Sale A collection of pieces owned by Ferdinand I, the first king of modern Bulgaria, and his family, blew away estimates in Geneva last week.

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Knowledge is strength—know your status, get tested.
We remember those who have fallen so they are never forgotten.
I remember Tom, Paul, Denny and Bruce.

U.S. Sets Up Task Force to Back Philippines in South China Sea The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U.S. embassy official said on Thursday, an initiative Manila said involves intelligence, survei...

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It’s a shell game, where do you look, the Philippines, Taiwan, halfway across the world where they’re cutting telecommunications lines, or the support they are giving Russia to take over Ukraine. China is preparing for war on multiple fronts.

The time has come to organize, not feed into the panic and divisive rhetoric

German and Swedish Coast Guards Arrive Near ‘Yi Peng 3’ In Escalating Cable Damage Incident The investigation surrounding Chinese bulker carrier Yi Peng 3 suspected of damaging two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea continues to expand.

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I thought I was a boomerang or a boomx, guess I am a Joneser

“A man of peace:” Legendary Philadelphia Rabbi Gabay Passes Away On October 10, Rabbi Amiram Gabay, founder of the Congregation Beit Harambam and a major figure of Philadelphia’s Sephardic and Jewish communities, passed away. He leaves a massive hole in his family ...

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