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Macy’s raises full-year outlook at turnaround plans take hold, shares climbCNBC Department stores dead? Not yet — and Macy’s boffo earnings show whyUSA TODAY People are still shopping at Macy’s. A lotCNNMoney Full coverage

Whole Foods Prime Loyalty Program Launches In FloridaPYMNTS.com Prime members, the new Whole Foods deals start Wednesday (in Florida)CNBC Amazon Prime customers to get discounts at Whole Foods in bid to lure online shoppers to storesUSA TODAY Prime Perks: Amazon Dangles Discounts for Whole Foods ShoppersWall Street Journal Full coverage

Novartis Top Lawyer Departs Over Cohen PaymentsWall Street Journal Top lawyer at Novartis exits in wake of deal with Trump attorney Michael CohenCNBC Top Novartis Lawyer Exits Over the $1.2 Million It Paid to Trump Lawyer Michael CohenFortune Novartis sacrifices its top attorney in an attempt to quell clamor over $1.2M in Cohen payments, but […]

Japan’s GDP ends best growth run in decades as spending, trade fadeReuters Japan’s Economy Contracts in Jan-March, as Spending LagsU.S. News & World Report Japan’s Economy Shrinks, in a Setback for ‘Abenomics’New York Times Full coverage

Behind Seattle’s Amazon Tax: Seething Tensions, Livid Neighbors, and Rising RentsBloomberg PACIFIC • Seattle, Amazon screw the homelessCNNMoney Seattle’s new ‘head tax’ blasted by city’s mega-corporationsFox News Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employersSeattle Times ‘How is that a compromise?’: Iconic Dick’s Drive-In slams Seattle head taxKING5.com Full coverage