courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWSome retail analysts believe that if Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is to keep its presence as the largest retailer in the United States, it eventually will have…
ThinkstockGeorge Zimmer, founder and former executive chairman of Men’s Warehouse Inc. (NYSE: MW), likely can take back control of the retailer. And he does not have to look far for allies that can help…
ThinkstockSmall investors thought the recent stock market rally was too good to be true. That means they may stay out of a market to which some legions never returned, as it became dominated by…
ThinkstockSingapore is currently the most competitive city in the world, beating out New York and London, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which focuses on global research. However, says the EIU, by 2025,…
ThinkstockIt is just as bad being a child living in Mississippi as it is being an adult. The same holds true for most other states in the Deep South, including Louisiana, South Carolina and…
ThinkstockBeing an employee of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the past 10 years must have been the greatest feeling in the world. Unfortunately all good things come to an end at some point. Shortly…
June 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and spent the day trying to move back to break even with Friday’s close. The U.S. markets got no help from Shanghai, where the…
Most people who have an IRA, 401(k) or an investing account have heard of the term “junk bonds” in some form or fashion. The media often calls this speculative grade or under investment grade…
courtesy of AppleTotal device shipments in 2013 are projected to total 2.35 billion units in 2013, up nearly 6% over total 2012 shipments. Sales of tablets will drive the increase, according to the latest…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly initiated a formal investigation into the way oil and refined product benchmark prices are set. The investigation parallels one begun earlier this year in Europe, where…
ThinkstockThe stock market has been pummeled from its highs just a month ago, and at the same time we have seen the unusual circumstance where the yields on long-term bonds have risen. It seems…
ThinkstockOver the past 12 months, the best performing oil refining stock has been Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO), which has doubled, even though it has dropped sharply in the past month. Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX)…
Jon OggIt was just in May that the stock market was hitting new high after new high. Now interest rates have risen handily and the woes from the international economic front have started turning…
ThinkstockOCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ) is now too small for most investors to even bother with. What is different today, and perhaps ahead, is that Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) is acquiring STEC…
Courtesy Boeing Co.Last week two 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) were diverted from their planned routes to make unscheduled landings due to issues with the new planes’ oil system. Two more flights…