Trader Joe’s announces 25 new stores across the country

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Trader Joe’s is expanding its footprint with 25 new locations across 14 states, adding to its previously announced growth pipeline, the company said. The popular California-based grocery chain announced Wednesday that nine additional stores are now in development, bringing the total slate of upcoming openings to more than two…

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Walmart signals it may raise prices in response to soaring fuel costs

Those prices are putting extra pressure on already-strained American consumers. “The high-income customer is spending with confidence into many categories, while the lower-income consumer is more budget-conscious and perhaps navigating financial distress,” said Rainey. Some consumers, he said, are changing their gasoline habits. “The number of gallons that customers fill up with when they come…

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AI turned Samsung into a $1 trillion company. Its workers want a bigger slice of the pie

Hong Kong/Seoul —  Samsung Electronics has become one of the leading beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom. Surging demand for semiconductors has turned South Korea’s largest corporation into a $1 trillion company this year, propelling Seoul’s stock market to rank as the world’s sixth-largest. But one segment of the country is unhappy with the result:…

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Seattle mayor softens anti-Starbucks rhetoric amid business climate concerns

‘The Big Money Show’ co-hosts discuss Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s remarks dismissing millionaires leaving the city as Starbucks moves 2,000 jobs to Nashville. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is walking back earlier comments urging consumers to boycott Starbucks, as tensions grow over Seattle’s relationship with major employers and the coffee giant expands its footprint outside Washington…

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