33 h. ago Walmart chief Doug McMillon ends reign at world’s largest retailer

Head of US division will take over from February after current boss retires

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34 h. ago Walmart CEO Doug McMillon retiring after 11 years as he names his replacement

The current CEO transformed the business during his time at the helm

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34 h. ago Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire in January and US operations chief John Furner will take over

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will retire in January, the retailer announced on Friday

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59 h. ago Operation Whitewash! Starmer scrambles to shore up chief aide Morgan McSweeney after getting 'assurances' no

Keir Starmer voiced 'confidence' in his senior team after receiving 'assurances' that none of them were involved in the extraordinary pre-emptive strike against Wes Streeting.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer under pressure over future of Morgan McSweeney amid briefing row

Ministers and Labour MPs point finger at PM’s chief of staff over No 10 operation that targeted Wes StreetingUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is facing intense pressure over the future of Morgan McSweeney after the prime minister’s chief of staff was blamed for No 10’s pushback against a possible leadership challenge.After Starmer dodged a question from Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions about whether he had full confidence in his key aide, Downing Street later clarified that he did. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump says Thanksgiving dinner will cost 25% less this year. His numbers are misleading

With Thanksgiving less than three weeks away, the question of how much this year’s turkey and trimmings will cost looms large, especially with grocery prices 2.7% higher than they were in 2024

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1 week ago Walmart CEO announces plan to reshape every role within company

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon announced that artificial intelligence will reshape every job role within the company, from cashiers to executives, as the retailer plans to go on the "offense" with AI.

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1 week ago Walmart CEO warns that each of its 1.6 million jobs will be changed by AI

The announcement also comes as corporate America is betting big on AI

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine says its troops still holding out in embattled Pokrovsk

Ukraine military says it has improved positions in several districts, while Moscow says its troops are enclosing in on Ukrainian forces. What we know on day 1,348Ukraine’s top military commander said his troops were still holding out in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow said its forces were at last enclosing in a pincer movement after more than a year of fighting. “We are holding Pokrovsk,” Ukraine’s army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Facebook on Saturday. “A comprehensive operation to destroy and dislodge enemy forces from Pokrovsk is ongoing.” Ukraine’s military said that it had improved its positions in some districts. Kyiv is raising the number of its assault troops in the area, the 7th Rapid Response Corps said on Facebook, adding that the situation remained “difficult and dynamic”. Capturing Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk”, would be the most important Russian territorial gain inside Ukraine since Moscow took the ruined city of Avdiivka in early 2...

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