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Walmart Inc

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Energy

Will Exxon Pass Apple in Market Value?

Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders were thrilled when its market value moved above that of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and then the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Investing

Media Digest (12/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT

courtesy of YouTubeEarly sales of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 in China are strong. (Reuters) American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) will raise $6.5 billion through the sale of AIA. (Reuters) Infosys…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Retail

Walmart, Kroger Among Bidders for Hostess

courtesy of Hostess Brands Inc.A couple of surprise names have popped up in the bidding war for bankrupt Hostess Brands Inc., makers of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, and Wonder Bread. Last Monday was the…

Paul Ausick
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Media

Verizon Instant Movie Failure

courtesy of Verizon WirelessOn the Redbox homepage, the DVD rental firm owned by Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) has begun to promote a streaming movie service it plans to launch with Verizon Communications…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Retail

Kindle Arrives at GameStop Just in Time

courtesy GameStop Corp.Just as the holiday retail shopping season gets down to its last two weeks, GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) said today that it would begin selling two models of the Kindle…

Paul Ausick
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Retail

A Very Merry Christmas for Amazon

Wikimedia CommonsThe market has held a number of things against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) management. Among them are the e-commerce company’s penchant for offering free shipping that damages margins. Another is that…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Banking, finance, and taxes

A New Blue-Light Special: Mortgages

Nearly half the respondents in a recent study said they would consider getting a mortgage through eBay Inc.’s (NASDAQ: EBAY) PayPal. And one of three would consider a mortgage from Wal-Mart Stores…

Paul Ausick
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Investing

Some American Companies Have No Future

No matter how sad the forecast, the year’s results for a few large America companies, the conditions of competition in their markets and the malaise that has draped much of economy makes…

Douglas A. McIntyre