business Walmart bets its stores will give it an edge in Amazon e-commerce duel Christin Hakim, June 6, 2022 BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart’s cavernous stores are known for aisles of low-priced groceries, paper towels and apparel. Now, those big boxes are hubs for its e-commerce business, serving as launch pads for delivery drones, automated warehouses for online grocery orders and departure locations for direct-to-fridge drop-offs. Eventually, they will help… Continue Reading
tech With Activision, Microsoft Bets on the Future Christin Hakim, January 18, 2022 This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. Microsoft is making a big bet on video games, and even if you’re like me and don’t really play them, it’s worth taking notice. Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would buy Activision Blizzard,… Continue Reading
Entertainment Korea’s CJ ENM Bets Big on Entertainment With Endeavor Content Deal Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM is making a nearly $1 billion bet to grow into a bigger player in the global content business by buying an 80% stake in Endeavor Content, the production entity that Endeavor was forced to divest after losing a showdown with the Writers Guild of… Continue Reading
sport Week 2 NFL odds, picks: Chiefs outclass Ravens again and more of Jason La Canfora’s best bets Christin Hakim, September 18, 2021 Well, we are off to a strong start. The early weeks of the season can be very difficult to handicap and we are sticking with a pretty conservative approach for Week 2. Last week I loved the Eagles to win big outright and that game was essentially over at the… Continue Reading