Karen Jacobs

Position: Journalist

Blog Posts

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Check Out Line: Wal-Mart Wins

Check out the benefit of lower fuel prices on consumer spending.  Full Article 

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Check Out Line: Value in Vogue

Check out mixed news from discount retailers. Warehouse clubs turned in a diverging earnings performance on Wednesday but overall results still showed the strength of this business model as consumers search ...  Full Article 

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Check Out Line: Too Many Chickens

Check out more grim news on the jobs front, from the food sector. Pilgrim's Pride became the latest consumer-related company to cut jobs when it said on Friday that it plans to idle three U.S. plants ...  Full Article