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Bill Gates Tops Bloomberg Billionaires — for Now

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 7:05 am

In the battle of the billionaire lists, Forbes has held the high ground for years. Now, Bloomberg Billionaires has taken a prominent spot in media coverage. That was boosted yesterday when ...
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Walmart (WMT) Earnings Show Ability to Tackle Amazon (AMZN)

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 6:44 am

Wall Street considered almost all the news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) earings as bad. U.S. comp sales declined 1.4% in the 13-week period from Jan. 26 to April 26, 2013, ...
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What Is Important: Crowded Airplanes and Bloomberg Billionaire Winners

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 6:44 am

Record Air Traffic This Summer For those who do not have to travel by air this summer -- don't. The number of seats filled will hit near-record levels. Airports will be ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 6:43 am

The European Central Bank may begin to identify weak banks and deny them aid. (Reuters)Foxconn, once one of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest suppliers, says it needs additional time to ...
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Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Markets Open Mixed, Fail to Hold Gains

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a blizzard of data releases on the U.S. economy. Before that data came out, however, there was some positive data out of ...
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Walmart Stock Hit by Decline in International Earnings

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 7:45 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $114.2 ...
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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway New Stock Holdings: Value, Dividends, Growth

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate's stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the company's total equity ...
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Closing Bell for Wednesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Soft, Close with a Flourish

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following a number of data releases related to the U.S. economy. Producer prices declined in April and the New York manufacturing index ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 6:39 am

Data show that economic activity in Germany slowed sharply in the first quarter while France fell into recession. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) starts to deliver the 787 Dreamliner again. ...
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L Brands, Zumiez Lead Rise in April Retail Sales

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:50 am

Retailers are announcing April same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 1.4% gain ...
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Tesla, Groupon, Sony Face Earnings Challenge

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:20 am

Several companies announced earnings recently, and each one has to withstand suspicions that their successes will be short lived. Based on what some investors can see in the numbers, the ...
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Costco, Other Chain Stores Report Retail Sales for April Tomorrow

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Same-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the ...
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J.C. Penney Trouble Beyond Repair

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 7:03 am

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) traded up a little after the retailer gave details about results for its latest quarter. The investors who stepped in made a mistake. The ...
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Succession Planning at Walmart: Insiders Only Need Apply

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 1:38 pm

Since founder Sam Walton stepped down as the company’s CEO in 1988, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has had three CEOs, all of whom had long experience with the company ...
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Walmart CEO Succession and Replacement Plan Identified

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may soon have the highest form of corporate governance issues on its hands: a change in the chief executive officer position. It appears that Walmart ...
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