courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and upscale chain Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) report fourth-quarter and full-year earnings Thursday, with the Walmart posting results before the bell and…
Credit Suisse's Michael Exstein issued a review of Walmart that includes how and why Walmart should acquire Family Dollar Stores. Our bet is that Walmart may have a hard time with regulators…
Apple sat atop a new list from Brand Finance of the world's most valuable brands. However, rival Samsung's value surged as it gained on and then took the lead over Apple in…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaAs many consider Warren Buffett to be the greatest investor of modern times, investors want to know any time there are big changes in the Berkshire Hathaway…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, February 13, 2014. They include Angie's List, Itron, NVIDIA, Regeneron and Sempra Energy.
The equity strategists at Credit Suisse have used the sell-off to make some massive changes in their Top Picks list. Stocks are added in six sectors allowing a wide range of top…
A 1,000-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average may appear like a great deal, but based on historical standards, it is not much. That would be only 6.5%. The outside forces…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, February 3, 2014. They include Facebook, Manitowoc, Rio Tinto and Zynga.
ThinkstockNow that the holiday season is over, one thing is crystal clear. Fourth-quarter results are just in and revenue fell for most of the retailers. It was the rare company that did…
Walmart issued a profit warning Friday morning, citing higher contingency payments in Brazil, higher lease expenses in China and a restructuring of Sam's Club stores in the United States.
Paul Ausick The S&P 500 has dropped more than 5% in 2014, and virtually all of that has come in the past week. Much of the blame has been put on financial risks in…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. They include American Airlines, Electronic Arts, VMware, Walmart and more.
A donkey meat recall earlier in January at some Walmart Chinese stores has resulted in the company's adoption of tighter controls on its Chinese suppliers. Walmart will begin DNA testing of the…
A worker at a Los Angeles McDonald's outlet will attend President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday evening as the guest of California Representative Linda Sanchez. The White House has indicated that…
There are indications, with holiday numbers in, that several other large retailers will have to cut stores and staff, and that some of these cuts will be large. The most likely candidates…
