Ahead of the Holidays, Walmart Shares Flat as J.C. Penney and Sears Collapse
Investors must believe that holiday sales at Walmart will not be a total disaster this holiday season. Its shares are nearly flat year to date.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
What Happened to the Normal 5% Jobless Rate?
One of the open questions about the U.S. economy is when the jobless rate will return to the 5% or less that signals a full recovery.
The Driving Force Behind the US Oil Boom
ThinkstockBy James Stafford of Oilprice.com The shale revolution’s sweet spot is oilfield services, the lower-risk backbone of the American oil and gas boom that pays off regardless of a play’s economics. Behind the stardom…
Russian Growth Expected to Hit Zero Next Year
Sanctions, and perhaps a drop in oil prices, are expected to stop Russia's GDP from moving at all in 2015.
Lenovo’s Slowdown Spells Trouble
Lenovo's quarterly earnings results showed it is not much better off than Hewlett-Packard in the PC market.
Plan to Buy 6,000 Homes in Detroit Gets Killed
A plan to buy 6,365 badly damaged Detroit homes all at once has fallen apart barely weeks after it was announced with great fanfare.
Car Manufacturer Anxiety About China Grows as GM Falters
General Motors claimed it set record October sales in China. Behind this announcement, problems lurk.
Will Oil Drop Below $70?
As improbable as it seemed in June when crude prices topped near $100, the prices have rapidly fallen and a price of less than $70 is not impossible.
Coal Pollution Caused 670,000 Deaths in China
Air pollution is so severe that it creates a deep fog in some large Chinese cities, and pedestrians walk around wearing masks.
Dodge Ram Crushes F-Series and Silverado
The Dodge Ram continues to post surging results, chipping away at the Ford F-Series position at the top of the full-sized pickup segment.
BMW Stomps Mercedes in October
Profits are more important than sales, BMW and Mercedes each claim. But bragging rights last month went to BMW.
European Commission Slashes EU Growth Rates
The deep recession in Europe was supposed to be over, but the European Commission sharply cut its growth forecasts.
Airlines to Make $49.9 Billion on Customer Fees
Aside from the cost of a ticket, airlines passengers are bedeviled by all sorts of fees, such as charges for food, baggage, better legroom and pillows and blankets.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge to Hit US on November 14
The latest salvo in the war between Apple and Samsung comes in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.
Box Office Revenue Dies Over Halloween Weekend
It was a horrible weekend for movies. The two leaders at the box office cratered over the three-day Halloween period.
At $2.62, Why Chattanooga Has Cheapest Gas in US
The price of an average gallon of regular gasoline nationwide has dropped to less than $3. In many areas it has dropped much lower.
Microsoft Nears 52-Week High
Microsoft, once nearly orphaned by investors, has nearly touched its 52-week high. As a matter of fact, make that a 10-year high.
Intel Near 52-Week High
Old tech companies have reinvented themselves enough to nearly be new, and their old products are in vogue again.
South Korea Has World’s Fastest Internet
People who want to have the world's fastest broadband connections should stay away from parts of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.
Little Gas Price Relief in America’s Largest Cities
People in the largest cities in the United States cannot take much comfort in the fact that the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped below $3.