Retail

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

P&G’s China sales pop as shoppers tune out Trump’s trade war

James Langford · October 19, 2018 9:18 pm

ESL Investments, the largest shareholder of retailer Sears, is pushing the company to sell some of its more lucrative businesses.

Bankruptcy of onetime retailing giant Sears ‘a real shame,’ Trump says

James Langford · October 15, 2018 4:38 pm

Sears and the Death of the Middle Class

Ethan Epstein · October 15, 2018 2:40 pm

The transaction would be valued at $66 billion.

Justice Department approves $69 billion CVS-Aetna merger

Robert King · October 10, 2018 3:17 pm

Customers shop for back to school supplies at a Target Corp. store in Colma, California, U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.

Unemployment dips to 3.7 percent – lowest in nearly 50 years

James Langford · October 5, 2018 12:42 pm

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

With CVS merger under review, Aetna sells Medicare prescription unit

Joe Williams · September 27, 2018 4:30 pm

Not With a Bang, but a Tote Bag

J.F. Riordan · September 26, 2018 8:19 am

Nike earnings surge in months before Colin Kaepernick ad campaign

Joe Williams · September 25, 2018 8:27 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

Trump nominates California lawmaker to lead the US Trade and Development Agency

Diana Stancy Correll · September 19, 2018 11:05 pm

This Will See Me Out

Joseph Epstein · September 19, 2018 8:30 am

Total revenues for Cigna in 2017 were $41.6 billion, an increase of 5 percent over 2016, driven by continued growth in Cigna's targeted customer segments.

Justice Department approves $60 billion Cigna-Express Scripts merger

Joe Williams · September 17, 2018 7:04 pm

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington, Sept. 13, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Stop complaining about Jeff Bezos’ philanthropy — he already gave at the office

Tim Worstall · September 17, 2018 6:37 pm