courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Late Wednesday afternoon Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced at its investors’ day event that capital spending for the company’s next fiscal year ending in January 2016 will…
Paul Ausick The Credit Suisse team has come up with a superb list of contrarian stocks to buy they call their "out on a limb" ideas.
Gap apparently plan to make a big push this holiday season as it has said that it plans to hire 63,000 workers for the 2014 holiday season.
Costco has shown just how different it is from other big-box retailers that have struggled with growth.
Walmart said on Tuesday that it would stop offering health insurance benefits to about 30,000 part-time U.S. employees.
Paul Ausick It can be difficult keeping up with the new services that Walmart is offering in its U.S. stores.
What did Walmart know about allegations of bribery in Mexico, and when did they know it?
Paul Ausick Although J.C. Penney has been out of the business headlines recently, its chances for recovery remain dim as the critical holiday sales season approaches.
Retailers across the nation are accepting waves of new employee applications in preparation for the imminent 2014 holiday hiring season. Seven of the nation’s largest retailers will together add nearly 400,000 jobs…
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Halloween has become one of America’s most popular holidays, and spending on the holiday is rising as more adults partake in the festivities.
Not all Dow stocks are participating in this year's bull market. Eight of the 30 stocks were recently trading with negative total returns in 2014.
thinkstockSeptember 24, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Wednesday following a strong report on new home sales. Whereas most sectors closed in the red yesterday, all are headed for a positive close…
A group of mothers who work for Walmart met in Chicago on Wednesday to develop a list of policy changes aimed at accommodating pregnant women’s health.
Paul Ausick The government may want to shut Walmart out of the bank business permanently, but it has found a way around the roadblock.
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