So much for a double-dip recession, or at least that is what the waves of new share buybacks and dividend hikes from big key companies are saying. In recent days we have…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans to help 1.4 million of its US workers to get a higher education. The company announced that “Walmart’s Lifelong Learning Program will make it more convenient and more…
These are some of this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning: Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) Raised to Buy at UBS. Blue…
Earnings season is already winding down, but don’t think it is over yet. Next week we still have much in retail and we still have DJIA components and major tech companies reporting…
There are many movers today, but a lack of the double-digit gainers and losers we have seen. The movers on news this Thursday for day traders and active traders are ADC Telecommunications…
Amazon (NASAQ: AMZN) announced that it would begin to sell its Kindle digital book reader in some Target (NYSE: TGT) stores. The news was viewed as a big “win” for Amazon, which has…
Reuters: The head of GM says taxpayers may get their entire investment back. Reuters: Obama will urge tougher rules on Wall St. Reuters: The CEO of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) attacked…
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) issued a press release after the closing bell today that is confirming what has gone around the rumor mill for some time. The Kindle ebook reader from Amazon.com…
The top five officers at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT) made $65 million in aggregate in the company’s fiscal year ending January 31. Shareholders did not do quite as well. Wal-Mart shares rose only…
“Never look over your shoulder. Something might be gaining on you.”–Satchel Page Jack Welsh once said that GE would sell any division of the conglomerate that was not No.1 or No.2 in…
It’s been a while since we covered Jim Cramer on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, probably for multiple reasons other than many of his shows seemed to be taped educational pieces. But tonight after…
Today’s Retail Business Daily has a roundup of names in the retail sector that are responding to changes and news in the Industry. The market continues to improve for many top retailers.…
Investors are going to get to see some very pleasant surprises on the same store sales data for the month of March 2010 from major retailers. The media will likely tout this…
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
Costco (COST) has built its revenue over the years by selling quality goods for low prices. That is in contrast to Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT) which have reputations for selling cheap products at a…
