ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp.’s (NASDAQ: COST) annual sales run above $100 billion, more than twice J.C. Penney Co Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) and Macy’s Inc.’s (NYSE: M) combined, and nearly 40% of those of…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and wobbled around before heading upward for most of the day. Strong home prices and a surge in the consumer confidence index (more coverage here)…
ThinkstockMacy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year results before markets opened this morning. The department store giant posted quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.05 on revenues of $9.35…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as they awaited results from the Italian elections. Early exit polls had the center-left party of Pier Luigi Bersani in the lead, but as returns…
Jon OggThe week ahead is going to have many key earnings reports. Retail is heavily represented, while technology and banking giants are non-existent. Some of these are stocks which can move big…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.A Chinese military operation may be the source of many of the major hacks on U.S. cyber interests. (Reuters) Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) takes its Twitter account…
ThinkstockMarin Software, maker of cloud-based digital advertising management platform, has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching the company’s quest for an initial public offering (IPO).…
thinkstockIf you have been a fan of the Internet since the mid-1990s or even the late-1990s, you have seen a massive change of how the Internet is used and how real-world companies have…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing January same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of 2.8% year-over-year, compared with a 4.8% gain in December and a 2.9% gain in January…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and maintained their upward momentum for essentially the whole day. Lacking any really bad news from Asia or Europe, U.S. markets shrugged off a weaker…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James and cut…
ThinkstockSame-store sales for January are scheduled to be released this Thursday, and the consensus projection from research firm Retail Metrics calls for an increase of 2.8% compared with January of 2012. Excluding…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A dispute between Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) and Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) over a licensing deal between Stewart and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP)…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockWhen the online audience heft of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) are taken into account, it is clear how…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Wednesday. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Bank of…
