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Target’s Results, Outlook Optimistic

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 10:34 am

Big box retailer Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced first quarter earnings this morning that were better than consensus estimates, and the company also raised its outlook for 2012. Target is ...
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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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Americans View Businesses as Corrupt

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 6:49 am

Protestors in various cities around the world are “occupying” any parks and streets they can find, to some extent to protest the success of big business as it contrasts the ...
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Enthusiasm About a JCPenney Turnaround Ends

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:31 am

JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) was set to be the next Sears or Kmart. But then Ron Johnson came on as CEO after a run as the head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail ...
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America’s Favorite Beers

Posted: May 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm

It may be about time Budweiser relinquished its title as “King of Beers.” According to the recently released 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Rankings, there is a new batch of brews ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/4/2012) Gas Prices, Zuckerberg Riches

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:35 am

The focus of the Facebook IPO turned again to the wealth of founder Mark Zuckerberg. The issue is so much more important than the company itself, or its new investors, ...
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Media Digest (5/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:30 am

Facebook sets its IPO to raise more than $10 billion. (Reuters) The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) files suit against Walmart (NYSE: WMT) over bribery allegations in Mexico. (Reuters) ...
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Walmart Sued Over Bribery By CalSTRS

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:22 am

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) sued Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) because the world's largest retailer may have violated Mexican and US laws. At issue is the bribery, or alleged ...
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The Least Powerful CEOs in America

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:50 am

It is not unusual for large American public companies to be controlled by a founder, a founding family or a corporation that bought out the large majority of shareholders at ...
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Media Digest (5/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:34 am

China’s PMI rises to a 13-month high. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) profits fall as it sells some assets to pay for the Gulf spill. (Reuters) New York state pension funds ...
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Media Digest (4/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:34 am

Philp Falcone receives extensions from creditors owed money by his high-speed wireless company LightSquared. (Reuters) Social gifting is a growing part of e-commerce. (Reuters) Barron’s says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades Of The Week

Posted: April 28, 2012 at 7:01 am

This last week had many top analyst calls, but each week we review all of the calls looking for those which were very bold calls or that go against the ...
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Media Digest (4/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 6:30 am

S&P downgrades Spain and presses for EU action on debt. (Reuters) The U.S. economy slows as inventories fall. (Reuters) The Bank of Japan increases yen purchases to 10 trillion. (Reuters) ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, JCP, MCD, WMT, BWLD, AXE, EW, JNPR, NSC, NFX, AN, CWEI, GLW, HOG, LAD, LCC, CAT, CNH, BA)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened higher this morning, led by the Nasdaq which got a big boost from the strong report last night from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The report from the US ...
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Options Take: Pressure To Remain On Wal-Mart Woes (WMT, TGT, DG, BIG)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup.  Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares ...
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