thinkstock.comThe holidays are an extremely important time for retailers, many of which depend on holiday shoppers to meet their yearly goals. This year, the holiday season is expected to be especially strong:…
thinkstock.comThe holidays are an extremely important time for retailers, many of which depend on holiday shoppers to meet their yearly goals. This year, the holiday season is expected to be especially strong:…
Walmart will report its third-quarter results Thursday before the U.S. markets open.
Chris Lange Walmart, the largest retailer in America, will stage a Black Friday event that will stretch for five days, which must be a record.
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockNovember 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed again on Tuesday — Veteran’s Day. Bond trading was closed today as were banks.Economic data was scarce and equities hovered around the break-even line all day…
Seasonal jobs and what they pay should boost the economy in the final two months of the year, but that may not last.
thinkstockNovember 10, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday after China reported a larger-than-expected trade surplus and little other economic data came out. Equities traded in a very narrow band today and winners…
A new study indicates that a new Walmart store raises housing prices between up to 3% for homes located within a half-mile of the store.
Investors must believe that holiday sales at Walmart will not be a total disaster this holiday season. Its shares are nearly flat year to date.
ThinkstockIn the wake of mounting protests from labor groups, numerous U.S. localities have approved minimum wage increases, including two of the nation’s largest cities, Seattle and San Francisco. Yet, especially among many…
A solid earnings beat and positive comments from analysts have helped boost Whole Foods shares to a level not seen since their precarious fall back in May.
Whole Foods shares may go even higher if it can beat lowered estimates when it reports fourth-quarter and full-year results.
thinkstockNovember 4, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Tuesday as the bottom fell out on crude oil which went on to finish the day down 2% at just above $77 a barrel.…
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Agilent Technologies, Boeing, Herbalife, Nokia, Sprint and Walmart.
Here is a quick look at how the Oracle of Omaha’s top 10 holdings have performed recently.
