Agentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers
It’s taken over 20 years for e-commerce to get to 16% of global retail sales. If we draw a parallel,...
‘We inherited a very damaged brand’: Red Lobster CEO says the seafood chain could kill more locations and menu items to stay afloat
Red Lobster’s millennial CEO is charting a future for the previously beleaguered seafood chain in shallower waters: Damola Adamolekun, 37,...
Chinese shoppers can’t get enough of Disney’s Zootopia and Ralph Lauren’s ‘old money’ look despite nationalistic vibes
In China, consumerism appears to outweigh nationalism regardless of how testy relations have become in recent diplomatic spats with countries...
Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault dismissed
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in...
Your Coke cost 4% more in North America last quarter, and just 1% more globally
Coca-Cola saw stronger U.S. demand in the fourth quarter despite higher prices. Global unit case volumes grew 1% for the...
Target’s new CEO just put veteran members of his C-suite on the shelf in first big shakeup
Target CEO Michael Fiddelke is reshuffling his leadership team and making other changes shortly after stepping into the top job...
Trump’s tariffs take a bit out of Honda with 42% drop in profits for past 9 months
Honda reported Tuesday a 42% drop in profit for the nine months through December, compared to a year earlier, as...
Sanofi CEO: The enterprise AI shift will reshape pharma in 2026
At Davos this year, AI was a key pillar of discussion. Increasingly, people recognize the impact it is already having...
At IBM spinoff Kyndryl, the stock dives 50% after an accounting probe and CFO exit: ‘The red flags are already out’
Good morning. Kyndryl Holdings is the latest Fortune 500 company to face an accounting and internal control review, prompting a...
America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026
The first four months of fiscal year 2026 got off to an expensive start for the U.S., according to the...
This CEO wants to do for hearing aids what she helped do for shapewear at Spanx
Laurie Ann Goldman, who helped turn Spanx into a global powerhouse as CEO before moving on to run Avon and...
Why that $2 trillion software stock wipeout didn’t derail the AI bull market
S&P 500 futures were up 0.18% this morning before the opening bell in New York after the index closed up...
American Airlines CEO’s crisis grows as flight attendant union calls for him to step down
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady reports on criticism of American Airlines CEO—and whether it’s valid. The big leadership story:...
Panicked about losing GPT-4o, some ChatGPT users are building DIY versions. A psychologist explains why ‘feel-good hormones’ make it hard to let go
Passionate AI fans saved an overly agreeable ChatGPT model from the trash bin once, but now OpenAI is determined to...
Asia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim
Asia remains the world’s fastest-growing region—and its momentum shows little sign of slowing. According to 2025 McKinsey estimates, the region...
