ThinkstockThe Conference Board’s consumer confidence index reading for November came to 73.7, which was above estimates, as well as the highest reading since February of 2008. And the results for October were revised higher…
courtesy of TargetShopping online at Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) stores is quite similar to the shopping experience at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) website. The first thing on the homepage is an offer…
Wikimedia CommonsThe most popular shopping site on the web belongs to Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and one look at today’s homepage indicates what the retailer has learned over the years. The look of the…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.After a busy weekend of pounding the pavement in search of bargains, shoppers are expected to be pounding their keyboards today in search of online bargains. Here’s what Wal-Mart Stores…
It was just yesterday that we talked about huge put option buying seen in shares of Teavana Inc. (NYSE: TEA). As this was right on the heels of the Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) merger announcement,…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is trading up handily on word that the company has named Brian Kelley to replace Lawrence Blanford as CEO. Kelley is 51…
What happens after an election cycle that causes some panic to gun owners and gun enthusiasts? Gun sales go through the roof. You had already seen guidance raised here but now we have it…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Is it possible that the video game sector is finally making a comeback? Are all the silly little virtual farm animal games from the likes of Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) finally petering…
Wikimedia CommonsAthletic footwear maker Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today announced that it is selling its Cole Haan brand to private equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million. The company expects the transaction to be…
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsFoot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) reported third-quarter 2012 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63 and $1.52 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period…
ThinkstockProcter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is hosting its 2012 Analyst Meeting today, and the actions may not be enough to satisfy the efforts of the activist investors going after P&G today. For starters, President…
ThinkstockThursday brought a lot of economic reports for the markets to absorb. The Labor Department reported its October inflation report via the Consumer Price Index, and it also released a major disappointment to the…
ThinkstockIf you want to see a merger that makes a whole lot of sense, it is the acquisition which was confirmed today. Teavana Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TEA) is going to be acquired by Starbucks…
ThinkstockWe have two different economic reading this morning for the market to chew over, effectively the first real readings this week. Retail sales and the Producer Price Index are out. Producer Price Index for…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Taking a page from the book of some high-end, direct-marketing retailers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced the launch of the company’s Goodies Co., a monthly food-subscription service “for…