Sears Offers Up To 25% Off For Cyber Monday
Most data showed that store traffic was slow and e-commerce was fast. This new normal in retail pushed Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) into Cyber-Monday with large discounts, some as high as 25%, as it began…
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Macy’s Offers 40% Off As Cyber-Monday Arrives
Most data showed that store traffic was slow and e-commerce was fast. This new normal in retail pushed desperate Macy’s (NYSE: M) into Cyber-Monday with large discounts, some as high as 40%, as it…
Black Friday Online Sales Up 21%
According to IBM’s measurements, Black Friday online sales rose 20.7% as mobile sales moved ahead of desktop, through 6 PM. Almost certainly, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was the primary beneficiary, due to its extremely large…
Amazon Pushes Fashion, Prime, and Consumer Electronics
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) fought a battle on two fronts on Black Friday. In the first, it heavily promoted membership to its Prime service, which includes streaming video and aims at Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) and…
Walmart’s Hottest Deals Of The Year
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has a number of products on which its has offered prices reductions. According to the world’s largest retailer these are the “hottest deals of the year”. Walmart’s challenge is that every…
Arkansas Leads States Where People Face Black Friday Violence
Arkansas is the state were it is most likely shoppers will have violent encounters while shopping. The forecast was posted by research site Estately According to Estately management: To determine just where it’s most dangerous to…
Amazon Win As E-Commerce Sales Expected To Hit $70 Billion
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wins, again. Research firm comScore expects digital commerce to rise 14% to $70 billion. While the growth rate for e-commerce has pulled back from the days when it was well into…
VW Sales Expected To Crash In November
No one can make the case that VW US sales will improve in November. However, the collapse may be more than modest. The diesel engine scandal will take a huge toll. VW’s already very…
NASDAQ Companies With Largest Short Interest
The five NASDAQ companies with the largest short positions as of November 13th are Frontier Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: FTR), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:…
Sony’s PS4 Sales Top 30 Million
It has been a decades-long battle between several generations of Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox, and Nintendo. The No. 1 position has gone back and forth. Sony held the early lead, and…
GM Sales Expected to Rise 2% in November
November car sales are expected to rise to near-record levels, continuing a run that is two years old. However, year-over-year sales will only rise .1% from a strong November last year. GM (NYSE: GM)…
NYSE Companies With Largest Short Interest
For the period that ended on November 13, the five NYSE companies with the largest short positions were General Electric (NYSE: GE), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), Vale S A (NYSE: VALE), Sprint (NYSE: S), and Petroleo Brasileiro…
Walmart Faces Black Friday Protests
The Black Friday protests planned by Walmart employees may have a symbolic effect, but probably not much more than that.
US Issues Travel Alert Until February 24
The State Department has issued a travel alert stretching past the holidays until February.
10 Stocks to Pick Up in December
Here are 10 stocks that could outperform the index funds from now to early February.
VW Offers $0 Down Payment, $0 Due at Signing
Volkswagen is offering huge incentives as a way to save sales.
The Case for $1 Gas
If the price of oil hits $20, gas could touch $1 in several states.
Thanksgiving Meal Costs Rise 3%
A Thanksgiving meal this year will cost about 3% more than last year.
Nebraska And North Dakota Unemployment Below 3%
Two states have unemployment rates below 3% They are Nebraska and North Dakota. Each stands out because the national rate is 5%, and in some states over 6% The jobless rate in Nebraska in…
Gas Prices Drop To $1.85 In South Carolina
Gas prices in refinery rich South Carolina have dropped to $1.85 for the average price of a gallon of regular. The figure may nose dive further as the average price for a gallon of…