US Retail Sales Dropped In January As Weather, Weak Gas Prices Weigh

AI Is "New Front Door To Commerce" As Consumers Ditch Google For Chatbots Shoptalk, one of the retail and e-commerce industry's top U.S. conferences, took place in Las Vegas last week, where Goldman analysts had one key takeaway for clients on Monday morning: AI is beginning to reshape how consumers shop.  Analysts Brooke Roach and Kate McShane, among others, attended the conference and listened to retailers, consumer brands, and technology vendors focus on the evolving consumer space in the era of AI. Their top takeaway was that AI is emerging as a...

US strikes against Iran that began on Tuesday night damaged two water reservoirs in Sirik county in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, cutting off water supplies to 20,000 Iranians amid sweltering heat, Iranian media has reported. “Unfortunately, following this attack, 20,000 residents of the region have lost access to safe drinking water, and with temperatures ranging […]

"It Was Like Two Bucks": Homeless Residents Say They Were Paid To Vote In Los Angeles Mayoral Race Shocking videos posted on social media show multiple homeless Skid Row residents claiming they accepted cash payments ranging from $2 to $5 in exchange for voting for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and city councilwoman Nithya Raman in last week's mayoral election. Spencer Pratt was eliminated from the mayoral race on Monday, after Raman secured the number two spot in what many believe was a mathematically improbable surge in votes from post-Election Day...