blackfridayprotests.orgFor the third consecutive year, strikes and protests are taking place at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) locations around the country. Protesters are seeking minimum pay of $15 an hour and full-time…
Paul Ausick Consumers have spent $17.5 billion via e-commerce during the first 23 days of November. That is an 11% increase over the same period in 2013. The data is for desktop computers, according…
Even though Black Friday is still five days away, big retailers are getting a jump on the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season.
Two new studies support Walmart protestors in favor of higher wages, full-time jobs and freedom from retaliation.
Paul Ausick The national average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 this year has risen less than 1% year-over-year.
Paul Ausick Best Buy is a big name in the retail industry and it is looking to have a big holiday season as well.
thinkstockNovember 17, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday following the announcements of two blockbuster mergers, one in the oil patch and the other in the drug business. Crude oil drifted down again…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman George Miller will appear at a congressional briefing on Tuesday on the so-called Walmart Economy.
Paul Ausick Christmas is five weeks away. Based on the aggressiveness of retail promotions, it would seem the holiday is only days off.
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of September 30, 2014. Warren Buffett’s portfolio has recently undergone some radical changes on the surface, some of…
OUR Walmart said on Friday that the group plans 1,600 protests across the country on Black Friday.
Paul Ausick Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Harley-Davidson, Lululemon, Nike, SunPower and Walmart.
thinkstockNovember 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday, but once the U.S. crude oil inventory report came out, sagging oil prices weighed on the market. New jobless benefits claims were higher than…
Three of America's most closely watched retailers have reported quarterly earnings over the past two days, and the results have been as varied as the stores themselves.
Walmart reported better-than-expected third-quarter fiscal 2015 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
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