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Easter Spending Expected to Reach $18 Billion

Although its lags behind the big year-end holidays, Easter is a boom time for many retailers. Consumers will spend a record amount on the holiday this year.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 10 years ago

America’s Oldest Beers

Domestically brewed craft beers are surging in popularity in the United States. The amount of beer produced by American microbreweries has grown from fewer than 950,000 barrels in 2009, to nearly 4 million barrels…

Sam Stebbins · 10 years ago

Thursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

March 23, 2017: The S&P 500 closed lower on the day, down 0.11% and 2.49 points to 2,345.96. Separately the DJIA closed relatively flat down 0.02% on the day at 20,656.51, down approximately 4.79…

Chris Lange · 10 years ago

Why Credit Suisse Is Very Cautious on Dollar Stores

Discount and dollar stores were a hot trend a few years ago, but one key analyst believes that this trend has run its course. Credit Suisse put both Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) and…

Chris Lange · 10 years ago

America’s Fastest Shrinking Cities

The U.S. population grew by less than 1% last year, among the slowest rates in decades. Metropolitan areas continue to grow faster than rural areas. Still, among the nation’s 381 metropolitan areas, populations fell…

Evan Comen · 10 years ago