Target, Walmart and Amazon losing LGBTQ+ consumer spending

LGBTQ+ consumers are shifting their brand loyalties based on companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to new research from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The findings released Wednesday found that nearly 72% of LGBTQ+ consumers say they buy fewer products from companies they perceive as “reducing diversity and inclusion commitments.” Nearly 70% also said…

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ECB expected to raise rates as energy prices fuel inflation

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates on Thursday, as policymakers address the threat of second-round…

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