This Dividend King hasn't struggled this badly since the 1990s.Retail is a competitive and dynamic business, so Target (TGT -4.06%) deserves credit for its generations of steady success. That said, things haven't been rosy lately. The company's sales are in decline, and the stock has plummeted over 60% from its high, its sharpest decline since the 1990s. Things don't get this bad without some mistakes, no doubt. But is Target a dying company?I don't think so. Target hasn't been an awful investment for sever ...

公司业绩表现 - 公司最新季度每股收益为1.30美元，营收下降至238亿美元，均大幅低于预期[9] - 在过去13个季度中，有6个季度未能达到盈利预期，最近5个季度中有3个季度同时未能达到调整后盈利和总营收预期[13] - 业绩不佳部分归因于消费者对公司缩减DEI(多元化、公平与包容)举措的反弹[1][5] DEI策略影响 - 公司曾全力推行DEI政策，包括针对LGBTQ+群体的骄傲月营销活动，但部分举措被认为影响了主流消费者的购物体验[3][5] - 2023年因DEI策略导致消费者强烈反对，公司随后开始缩减部分DEI政策并取消夸张的骄傲月展示[6][7] - 公司CEO将业绩不佳部分归因于缩减DEI政策带来的"逆风"，但分析师认为这解释不合理，公司业绩问题早已存在[10][13] 消费者反应 - 主要客户群体为工薪阶层，他们更关注低价商品而非性别流动性等社会议题，带孩子购物时尤其反感相关营销[5] - 民权领袖Al Sharpton表示将支持抵制公司门店，认为DEI是一项公民权利[8][14] 经营挑战 - 分析师指出公司门店急需大规模升级，管理不善可能是业绩不佳的真正原因而非DEI政策调整[13] - 特朗普政府关税政策的影响尚未完全显现，可能带来额外压力[9]

While its stock managed to rise following its fiscal first-quarter earnings report last week, there was not much to cheer about with Target's (TGT -0.79%) latest results. The company has been losing ground to rivals such as Walmart (WMT 0.62%), Costco Wholesale (COST -0.82%), and Amazon (AMZN -0.87%), which have all been reporting better sales growth over the past few years.Last quarter, the company saw its same-store sales drop, in part, due to pushback from customers after the retailer rolled back its div ...

Verizon Communications on Friday said that it's ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs amid a probe by the Trump administration into those practices, as the telecom giant seeks federal approval for an acquisition. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr criticized Verizon in February for its promotion of DEI programs, saying it could factor into the review of Verizon's planned acquisition of Frontier Communications for $20 billion, including debt. Verizon said in a lett ...

Verizon Communications said Friday it is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs after the Trump administration opened a probe and as the US telecom carrier seeks approval to purchase Frontier Communications.Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr in February criticized Verizon for its promotion of DEI programs and said it could be a factor in the Frontier deal.Verizon said in a letter to Carr seen by Reuters the company was removing its “Diversity and Inclusion” website and removing re ...

ConocoPhillips (COP) FY 2025 Annual General Meeting May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Ryan Lance, Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips. It's my pleasure to welcome you to the ConocoPhillips' twenty twenty five Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please remember that you may vote your shares online at any time during this meeting prior to the closing of the polls, and you could submit questions through the text box located on your screen. In addition to myself, all the membe ...

Goldman Sachs has scrubbed mentions of “Black” and other references to race from its official website touting a diversity initiative amid an industrywide rollback of so-called DEI programs and increasing scrutiny from the Trump administration, according to a report.In 2021, the Wall Street giant launched the “One Million Black Women” program in which it pledged $10 billion in investments and $100 million in philanthropy specifically aimed at supporting black women.Goldman in recent weeks has revised promoti ...

文章核心观点 - 科技巨头Salesforce放弃明确的多元化招聘目标，移除高管薪酬与员工多元化指标挂钩的表述及将多元化和包容性作为核心公司价值观的表述，加入其他大公司缩减或停止多元化、公平和包容性（DEI）计划的行列 [1][2][6] 公司动态 - Salesforce在年度财务披露中放弃明确的多元化招聘目标，移除高管薪酬与员工多元化指标挂钩的表述 [1] - 最新披露省略将多元化和包容性描述为核心公司价值观的明确表述，仅关注平等 [2] - Salesforce强调对平等的承诺基于遵守运营地区的联邦法律及其他适用法律法规 [3] - Amazon在12月致员工的备忘录中表示正在逐步淘汰与多元化和包容性相关的“过时计划和材料”，并从2月发布的2024年年报中删除了先前对多元化和包容性的提及 [4] - Google移除了与多元化代表性明确相关的招聘目标 [4] - Meta关闭了其DEI团队和培训项目，内部备忘录提及DEI政策的政治和法律环境变化 [4] 行业趋势 - 自2024年年中以来，美国已有超20家大公司缩减DEI计划 [5]