NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump. The nation’s largest retailers posted strong quarterly sales Thursday and said it expects sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5% in the second quarter.

The mint set noon EDT on Thursday (May 15) as its T-0 for the launch of Florida's dollar celebrating the retired spacecraft.

Nippon Life Insurance Co. will discontinue the practice of temporarily sending employees to work in sales departments of other firms such as banks, judging that the arrangements may distort fair competition.

The retail giant said its sales grew stronger during a quarter when President Trump enacted steep tariffs against the country’s biggest trading partners.

Local establishments purchased $1.87M in spirits from the state last year, with The Last Word and Knight's Steakhouse leading the pack.

Canadian home sales fell 0.1% in April from March and were down 9.8% on an annual basis, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed on Thursday.

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-listed unit of billionaire Li Shufu’s sprawling auto empire, said first-quarter profit surged as sales climbed and it continued on a cost-cutting drive to stay on top of China’s ultra-competitive car market.

As we reported last month, global sales of BEVs and PHEVs had already topped 4.1 million through the first three months of the year. Now, with April’s figures in, the total for the first four months stands at an impressive 5.6 million units, according to data from RhoMotion.

Lucid Motors set a company record for deliveries in the first quarter of 2025, shipping 3,109 EVs to customers in North America, Europe, and Saudi Arabia.