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Exceptionally strong housing demand in the U.S. has large homebuilders in the driver's seat and smaller builders ripe for takeover. The buyers are both domestic and Japanese.M&A activity in the single-family homebuilder space is having a record year in terms of dollar volume, and close to a record in the...

Still from the film "Wicked"Source: Universal StudiosThousands of Mattel's "Wicked"-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand.The toy company has been forced to pull its line of character dolls after a package misprint. Instead of listing the website for Universal's "Wicked" movie, boxes featured a...

A Major League Baseball logo at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, May 22, 2022.Ronald Martinez | Getty ImagesMajor League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves have raised issues with the reorganization plan and future viability of Diamond Sports Group, the country's largest owner of regional sports networks, according to a Friday...

Shoppers walk through the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, a shopping mall in Arlington, Virginia, February 2, 2024.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesFor retailers and consumers finally feeling some relief from inflation, President-elect Donald Trump's tariffs proposal introduces fresh uncertainty around how prices could change during his presidency, analysts...

Brian Niccol speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Oct. 30, 2018.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCStarbucks on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts' expectations as sales in the U.S. and China, its two biggest markets, disappointed.The company previously released a preliminary report of its quarterly results on Oct. 22...