The Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores has made a bid to buy 7-Eleven in what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company on record and the largest cross-border acquisition this year. In a statement Monday, Seven & I Holdings, the operator of 7-Eleven, confirmed it…

Although the stock market has recovered nearly all the losses from the recent selloff, and fresh economic data has eased concerns of a recession, a cautious stance remains appropriate in the current environment. This makes investments with a quality approach a simple and efficient alternative at this moment, as they…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Ukraine’s incursion into Russia aims to establish a “buffer zone” to prevent cross-border attacks into Sumy in Ukraine by Moscow’s army, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Kyiv’s forces blew up a…

Democrats this week will enshrine one of the most audacious power plays in modern political history as they gather for a convention that was hastily reconfigured to try to vault Kamala Harris to a historic presidency. It begins with adulation for President Joe Biden, who will speak Monday night to…

Imagine this: You’re retired, lounging in your favorite chair, feet up, sipping something chilled as the sun sets. Your home is clean, everything is organized, the laundry is neatly folded, the trash has been put out for tomorrow’s pickup, and to make the day even better, you can smell your…

Investors may want to consider buffer ETFs to hedge the recent market volatility.Bruce Bond, CEO of Innovator ETFs, sees an opportunity in buffer exchange-traded funds to offer some protection from the market’s downside.”This [strategy] fits a group of people that are interested in getting exposure to the market, but not…

The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap. But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick…

Aria Liu, 17, regularly posts shopping haul videos to her YouTube channel, which has 300,000 subscribers. She films her sprees by displaying a live feed of her laptop screen as she buys up to thousand-dollar shopping carts of clothes and makeup. “I shop so much more online,” she told CNN.…

About a year ago, I called Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) (OTCPK:ATROB) still no high-flier after the former roll-up story has seen real stagnation. Ever since, the company has continued to deliver on modest improvements, posting double-digit sales growth while demonstrating on modest operating leverage, amidst a growing backlog. This was all to…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Ukraine is blowing up bridges to consolidate its positions in Russia’s border region of Kursk as the Kremlin struggles to muster the forces needed to push them out. Ukrainian force chief…