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James signed a four-year, $153.3 million contract with the Lakers last July, upending the NBA’s landscape.

Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street driven by sell-offs of technology shares, homebuilders and retailers.

The company said it was getting an increase in complaints over its sexist name.

The beverage and snack giant said its new president and COO will allow CEO James Quincey to focus on long-term strategies.

Amazon may be Goliath to retail's David, but there's one brick-and-mortar sector where the little guy still wins.

Companies are boosting pay, benefits to attract workers

Bono’s resignation came after she was forced to apologize for a tweet last September in which she crossed out a Nike logo on a pair of golf shoes.

Walmart said Tuesday its $16 billion purchase of Flipkart, an Indian supermarket chain, will trim its full-year earnings by about 25 cents.

The company is closing 142 more outlets.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday as technology companies continue to slump and the Commerce Department said retail sales remained sluggish in September.

Before there was Amazon — or, for that matter, Home Depot or Walmart or Kmart — there was Sears.

Only 2 percent of the appliance maker’s global sales are tied to Sears.

Walmart, Target and Lowe’s are among the top retailers best positioned to fill the sales vacuum.

Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.

The Latest on the filing for bankruptcy protection by the Sears Holding Corp. (all times local): 6:40 a.m.

Eddie Lampert, whose hedge fund is Sears' largest shareholder, will remain chairman.