Many retailers are out today with July same-store sales results, and the month’s gains appear to be better than first expected. The Thomson Reuters consensus estimate for sales growth was 3.1%, but…
wikicommons / SkimstaMany American companies have been lauded for their rapid rise to greatness, a process that sometimes takes less than a decade. These firms become leaders in their industries, are renowned…
Retail sales might not exactly be setting any blistering pace of growth, but Retail Metrics has a report out that shows a traffic boost at the end of July should offer a…
The USDA reports that drought has made a large increase in food prices likely. (Reuters) The government of Changsha in China launches a $130 billion stimulus program. (Reuters) Hackers have effectively attacked…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU): Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Amazon.com, Inc.…
Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) posted an all-time high over $73/share this morning as investors continue to react to yesterday’s terrible earnings report from Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU). In comments…
Income investors need to be careful with some of the best companies in America. A dividend bubble appears to be forming in many great stocks. Dividends have been one of the great drivers…
Italy may turn to the eurozone as it weighs options for its debt. (Reuters) AMR, still in Chapter 11, will consider mergers with other airlines, which could include US Airways (NYSE: LCC), JetBlue (NASDAQ:…
Retail sales growth in June were expected to be weak compared with sales a year ago, and the predictions came true. Sales growth last June was a tough comparison because sales in…
In what might seem to be an anomaly, retail stocks are getting dumped on today following the US Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obamacare. An retail group, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA),…
Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported results for its third fiscal quarter this morning that were pretty much in line with expectations. EPS came in at $1.06 compared with…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is supposed to be most worried about the likes of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), and even the down and out Sears Holdings Corporation…
Over the last three months shares of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) have lost about a quarter of their value, falling from near $85 to around $52. In the three months preceding…
Internet research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released its rankings of the top web properties for the month of May. The top 5 of the 50 sites ranked by unique visitors…
The media was full of stories about the unexpected departure of JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) president Michael R. Francis. Nearly everyone who watches the retailer wonders how a man with his background — a…
