Kroger's (KR) new CEO is reportedly planning steep price cuts to win back customers, according to reports

Newsquawk StaffPublished 21 May 2026, 10:23 UTCOn the live feed at 10:03 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

10:07

Democratic Senators have raised serious concerns about a plan to include sovereign wealth funds in the proposed Paramount (PSKY) and Warner Brothers (WBD) merger, according to a letter cited

10:04

Deere & Company (DE) Q2 2026 (USD): EPS 6.55 (exp. 5.70), Revenue 13.4bln (exp. 11.55bln), Equipment sales: 11.8bln (exp. 11.4bln), Net Income 1.77bln (exp. 1.55bln)

10:03

Kroger's (KR) new CEO is reportedly planning steep price cuts to win back customers, according to reports

10:00

US is reportedly set to award quantum computing firms USD 2bln and take equity stakes, WSJ reports; IBM (IBM) is set to receive USD 1bln of the total package, while GlobalFoundries (GFS) will receive USD 375mln

10:00

Nio (NIO) Q1 2026 (CNY): revenue 25.5bln, net income 43.5mln

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Is preparing to test lower prices across product categories before phasing them in
KR is looking to more fiercely compete with Walmart (WMT)

Equities · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

Modest downside seen across equity futures as energy prices tick higher.

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

EQUITIES/26 Aug · 12:56 UTC

States and Meta (META) and agree to settle claims that platforms harmed children, according to a court filing; Meta agrees to pay a maximum of USD 16.68bln to states as part of deal

Market, after we published+2.6%

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 11:48 UTC

AstraZeneca (AZN LN) says Phase III tozorakimab data in COPD showed a 29%-34% reduction in exacerbations.

Market, after we published+1.0%

EQUITIES/7 Sept · 10:54 UTC

Saudi Aramco Jizan oil facilities were reportedly hit in new strikes, the FT reports citing sources; hit on Monday, damage is being assessed.

Equity indices, after we published−0.1%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.