Finance & Capital Management

Sprouts Farmers Market turned in a solid fourth quarter performance amid an increase in same-store sales.

Levi Strauss & Co. is naming a veteran analytical technology executive to the newly created position of senior VP and chief strategy and artificial intelligence officer.

Apple and Goldman Sachs Group are preparing a new type of credit card.

Amazon is investing in the next generation of computer scientists.

Pinterest Inc. has put an IPO on its pinboard.

The proposed acquisition of Walmart-owned Asda by Sainsbury’s — a deal that would create the U.K.’s biggest grocery chain — has received a major blow.

CVS Health reported mixed results for its fourth quarter and issued a disappointing profit forecast for 2019 as it warned of “headwinds” that need to be addressed.

Sears may be the largest retailer to file for bankruptcy protection, but it is certainly not alone.