ThinkstockIn the second such action so far this year, Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is being sued by a luxury goods maker for selling or promoting luxury items that the warehouse store…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockRetailers are announcing June same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.9% year-over-year, compared with a 3.5% gain in May and a 2.8% gain in April.…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Shares in Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) rose 25% in the second quarter. J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) stock was up 15%, in contrast to a…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaStock market volatility has returned, and some stocks have sold off enough that they almost appear to be bargains to investors who missed the boat on the way up.…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing May same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.8% year-over-year, compared with a 1.4% gain in March and a 3% gain in April.…
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ThinkstockSame-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in March and April rose just 1.4% and 3%, respectively, so the most recent…
ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is holding its own after the company earnings report. Costco’s report was for its third quarter, and investors should know that it is considered to be the…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is set to report earnings on Thursday morning, likely before about 95% of the nation even wakes up. What investors need to know is that the price…
Jon C. Ogg White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the…
thinkstockRetailers are announcing April same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 1.4% gain in March.…
ThinkstockSame-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the most recent…
Jon OggStocks have enjoyed a serious bull market, and we still have the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both up by double digits so far in 2013. As…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, getting off to a good start in an effort to recover some of the ground lost yesterday. A jump in U.S. new home construction to…
ThinkstockUBS has initiated new analyst coverage of the large retailers this morning, and we have focused on the big three retailers: Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores…
