6:31am ET
Retail
Enthusiasm About a JCPenney Turnaround Ends
JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) was set to be the next Sears or Kmart. But then Ron Johnson came on as CEO after a run as the head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail stores. JCPenney’s…
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Special Report
America’s Favorite Beers
It may be about time Budweiser relinquished its title as “King of Beers.” According to the recently released 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend Rankings, there is a new batch of brews with stronger…
6:35am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (5/4/2012) Gas Prices, Zuckerberg Riches
The focus of the Facebook IPO turned again to the wealth of founder Mark Zuckerberg. The issue is so much more important than the company itself, or its new investors, that Bloomberg…
6:30am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Facebook sets its IPO to raise more than $10 billion. (Reuters) The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) files suit against Walmart (NYSE: WMT) over bribery allegations in Mexico. (Reuters) Greek elections…
6:22am ET
Investing
Walmart Sued Over Bribery By CalSTRS
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sued Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) because the world’s largest retailer may have violated Mexican and US laws. At issue is the bribery, or alleged bribery scandal,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:50am ET
Special Report
The Least Powerful CEOs in America
It is not unusual for large American public companies to be controlled by a founder, a founding family or a corporation that bought out the large majority of shareholders at some time…
6:34am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT
China’s PMI rises to a 13-month high. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) profits fall as it sells some assets to pay for the Gulf spill. (Reuters) New York state pension funds vote against…
6:34am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Philp Falcone receives extensions from creditors owed money by his high-speed wireless company LightSquared. (Reuters) Social gifting is a growing part of e-commerce. (Reuters) Barron’s says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) could join…
7:01am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades Of The Week
Jon OggThis last week had many top analyst calls, but each week we review all of the calls looking for those which were very bold calls or that go against the grain. …
6:30am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
S&P downgrades Spain and presses for EU action on debt. (Reuters) The U.S. economy slows as inventories fall. (Reuters) The Bank of Japan increases yen purchases to 10 trillion. (Reuters) U.S. companies…
4:06pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, JCP, MCD, WMT, BWLD, AXE, EW, JNPR, NSC, NFX, AN, CWEI, GLW, HOG, LAD, LCC, CAT, CNH, BA)
Markets opened higher this morning, led by the Nasdaq which got a big boost from the strong report last night from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The report from the US Census Bureau…
2:56pm ET
Industrials
Options Take: Pressure To Remain On Wal-Mart Woes (WMT, TGT, DG, BIG)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup. Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares have slid…
8:17am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, IRE, BWLD, CYMI, DPZ, ETH, FITB, ISRG, JCP, LEG, MCD, RF, SYMC, TWC, UTX, WMT)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Outperform at Scotia; Maintained Buy with…
1:39pm ET
Companies and Brands
Options Gamers See Wal-Mart at $56.50 in June and $55.50 in September (WMT)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may have caused some irreparable damage to its investors. This bribery scandal in Mexico looks very small if you just look at the raw dollars for a…
Jon C. Ogg 12:05pm ET
Investing
Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)
Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…