Tag "USA"
One hundred and fifty thousand casual workers are hired by Wal-Mart
Date: 2020-03-23 11:05:19
150,000 seasonal workers are hired by Wal-Mart and paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to their employees due to the coronavirus – portfolio.hu wrote after CNBC. Wal-Mart pays...
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Retail sales in the United States fell in February
Date: 2020-03-17 11:08:37
Retail and hospitality sales in the United States declined in February, probably due to the increasingly stringent measures are being taken to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The...
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Amazon would hire 100,000 people
Date: 2020-03-17 11:04:42
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people and raise workers’ wages worldwide. The company plans to increase staff salaries by 2 USD in the US, by 2 pounds in the UK...
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Consumer sentiment in the United States decreased less than expected in March
Date: 2020-03-16 11:05:38
Consumers’ sentiment in the United States in March decreased less than expected, according to a routine monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data released on Friday,...
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Consumer prices in the United States rose faster than expected
Date: 2020-03-11 11:05:01
Consumer prices in the United States have risen steadily, more than expected, in February, but prices may fall in the coming months as demand for certain products and services declines...
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The meatfree meat-producing company is still loss-making
Date: 2020-03-02 11:03:51
The California-based Beyond Meat released its fourth-quarter report, and while the company is still loss-making, it has lost much less than a year earlier due to strong demand growth, origo...
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Consumer sentiment in the United States improved in February
Date: 2020-02-28 11:05:47
Consumer sentiment in the United States improved in February, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to final data released on Friday, the consumer sentiment...
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Consumer confidence in the United States improved less than expected in February
Date: 2020-02-25 11:04:58
Consumer confidence in the United States improved less than expected by analysts in February. The Conference Board nonprofit Economic Research Institute announced on Tuesday that the consumer confidence index rose...
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This year, up to 12,000 stores could close in the United States
Date: 2020-02-19 11:04:59
According to Business Insider1s analysis, more than 9,300 stores were closed in the United States in 2019, while 8,000 stores in 2017 – origo wrote. The Cushman & Wakefield real...
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Consumer sentiment in the United States improved in February
Date: 2020-02-17 11:00:46
Instead of the deterioration expected by analysts, consumer sentiment in the United States improved in February, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary...
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Retail sales in the United States stagnated in January
Date: 2020-02-14 11:08:54
Sales of automotive, fuel and construction products, as well as retail sales excluding hospitality, stagnated in the United States in January, compared with December, when they recorded a 0.2 percent...
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New retail holiday debuted in January
Date: 2020-02-10 10:38:50
In the USA the third Saturday in every January – which was on 18 January this year – will be the ‘National Use Your Gift Card Day’ at participating retailers...
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US Import Duties – China halves additional duty on certain US products
Date: 2020-02-06 11:03:39
China will cut customs duties on certain US products by half – the Chinese state news agency sannounced in a statement Thursday. The measure, which will take effect on February...
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US economic growth rate was lower than 3 percent last year
Date: 2020-02-04 11:02:15
The Trump administration did not reach the 3 percent growthtarget for the US economy last year as corporate investment declined even more amid trade tensions. The Department of Commerce’s statistical...
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Coca-Cola’s revenue increased
Date: 2020-02-03 11:09:36
The flash report season in the United States continues. Coca-Cola published its figures for the last quarter of 2019 – Világgazdaság Online wrote. The beverage giant was finally able to...
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Amazon’s rate is rising sharply thanks to the better-than-expected flash report
Date: 2020-01-31 11:00:49
Amazon’s stock price has risen sharply after the fourth-quarter report of the company that has outperformed its rivals and became better than analysts’ expectations and forecasts. The stock price of...
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Consumer confidence in the United States improved in January
Date: 2020-01-28 11:02:34
The Conference Board nonprofit Economic Research Institute announced on Tuesday that the consumer confidence index has climbed from 128.2 points in December to 131.6 points. Analysts expected a slight decline...
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The EU Trade Commissioner said that trade relations between Washington and the European Union could be resumed
Date: 2020-01-21 11:02:36
Trade relations between Washington and the European Union can be restarted – Phil Hogan, European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner said in Washington, to reporters. Phil Hogan said at a press...
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US pork exports to China could accelerate
Date: 2020-01-21 11:01:43
Just one day after the US and China signed the first-round trade agreement, the US Department of Agriculture released a report that said US farmers could benefit particularly from the...
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Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated slightly in January
Date: 2020-01-17 11:01:11
Consumer sentiment in the United States slightly worsened in January, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data released on Friday, the consumer...
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Retail sales in the United States increased in December
Date: 2020-01-16 11:02:30
Retail and hospitality sales in the United States increased in December, for the third consecutive month. Except for car purchases, households did not skimp in the last month of the...
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Food is already packed by robots at Walmart
Date: 2020-01-10 11:00:50
Walmart on Wednesday unveiled its latest weapon in the battle against Amazon and Kroger for shoppers’ food spending: a grocery-picking robot – origo wrote after Business Insider. The machine, part...
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Employment in the United States increased more than expected in December
Date: 2020-01-08 11:01:04
The non-agricultural US employment growth in December became better-than-expected, reaching its eight-month peak – according to a report released on Wednesday by the ADP Labor Data Processing Institute. According to...
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Meat-free pork may be coming soon
Date: 2020-01-07 11:02:35
US-based Impossible Foods is launching a new line of pork imitations with meat-free pork and sausages to win Asian consumers as the company focuses on international expansion this year –...
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China does not increase its import quotas for cereals
Date: 2020-01-07 11:01:39
China will not increase its import quotas for cereals, which could make it difficult to comply with a sub-agreement expected to be signed next week to close the US-China trade...
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Retail sales in the United States grew less than expected
Date: 2019-12-16 11:02:35
Retail sales in the United States were lower than expected in November, according to a report released Friday by the Department of Commerce’s statistics agency Census Bureau. In November, retail...
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These fast food chains dominate the American market
Date: 2019-12-11 10:20:25
Visual Capitalist presents the American rankings of the major US fast food chains – origo wrote. Forrás: Visual Capitalist / Origo McDonald’s first place may not be surprising, but how...
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China is preparing to exempt certain US agricultural products from additional duties
Date: 2019-12-09 11:04:09
China is preparing to exempt a certain amount of US soybeans and pork from surcharges imposed during the trade war between the two countries – the Xinhua State News Agency...
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Consumer sentiment is on a seven month peak in the United States
Date: 2019-12-06 11:02:06
The December consumer sentiment is on a seven month peak in the United States, according to a study by the University of Michigan. Consumer sentiment improved to a much higher...
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Hungarian company enters the US market with meat substitute vegan products
Date: 2019-12-03 11:15:18
Using Hungarian plant protein sources and unique ingredients, the Hungarian Plantcraft Innovációs Kft. has developed a soy, gluten and additive-free cold cut product line with the help of X-Ventures Gamma...
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