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Kroger said it will close facilities in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; Frederick, Md.; and Groveland, Fla., in January, and will monitor the performance of its five remaining facilities.

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who over a decade ushered the big-box behemoth into the internet age, will retire in February. He’ll be replaced by U.S. head John Furner.

President Trump asked the Justice Department to start an investigation into the meatpacking industry, accusing it of driving up the price of beef through collusion and other means.

"This comes as AI adoption, softening consumer and corporate spending, and rising costs drive belt-tightening and hiring freezes,” Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in the report.

BlueLinx Holdings has expanded its western U.S. footprint with the $96 million acquisition of Disdero Lumber, an Oregon distributor of premium specialty wood products.

Amazon has sent a cease and desist letter to Perplexity AI demanding that the AI search startup stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make purchases online for users.

The state alleged JBS misled the public about reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. JBS said the settlement “does not reflect an admission of wrongdoing.”

Operating income for the three months ended Sept. 30 came in at $1.11 billion, the company said in a statement Nov. 4. Analysts were expecting $1.62 billion.

Analysts are assessing Amazon's results, along with other retailers' earnings performances, to get insight into how shoppers are spending heading into the holiday season.