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Retail
Walmart to Start Holiday Shopping Deals on November 1
Walmart has decided to start the holiday shopping season on November 1, at least in so far as it has created deals to bring in customers so early.
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Investing
Could Alibaba’s Market Value Top GE’s?
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba could soon be worth more that storied conglomerate General Electric.
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Retail
Are Amazon’s Earnings Bad News for Walmart?
Amazon.com's earnings could be read two ways by followers of Walmart's numbers.
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Technology
CVS Follows Rite Aid, Shuts Off Apple Pay
One thing retailers have -- or should have learned -- is not to underestimate the power of Apple in the consumer world.
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Investing
Analysts Giving Up Hope in Amazon, but Not With Enough Conviction
Amazon cannot keep losing money or have negative margins and keep "trading at over 150 times next year's earnings estimates" forever.
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Investing
4 Stocks to Buy That Win With a Strong Dollar and Low Oil Prices
Oppenheimer has put out an excellent research piece that tracks S&P 500 stocks that have historically benefited from lower oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar.
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Media
Sports Sites Rising Among Top Digital Media Properties
Google tops 50 U.S. digital media properties again in September, but football-related sites are on the rise.
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Retail
Target Offers Free Shipping on Almost Everything
Between now and the end of December, Target will offer "free shipping" on nearly everything it sells online.
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Retail
Walmart’s Mexico Chief to Leave Next Year
The CEO of Wal-Mart de Mexico, Scot Rank, will step aside next year, according to reports. A successor has not yet been named but Walmart says it will do so soon.
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Retail
Starbucks Gives Its Workers a Raise
Whether the decision by Starbucks is due to outside pressure or the generosity of senior management, store workers probably do not care.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Held the DJIA Down
thinkstockOctober 16, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday following a sharp drop in crude oil prices overnight and a better-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits. St. Louis Fed President James…
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Retail
Walmart Workers Now Seek $15 an Hour, Full-Time Work
Workers at nearly 1,700 Walmart stores have signed a petition calling on the company to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour.
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Companies and Brands
Brand Loyalty Leaders Chock Full of Techs
Of the top 100 product categories and brands in a new ranking of customer loyalty leaders, nearly half are tech companies.
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Retail
Amazon to Add 80,000 Workers for Holidays
Not to be bested by the likes of Walmart and Macy, Amazon.com will hire 80,000 workers for the holiday season.
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Investing
The 4 DJIA Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockOctober 15, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as data on retail sales, the producer price index and a weak dollar weighed shares down. The doom and gloom never lifted today although…