If you can’t dazzle them with your brilliance, then try baffling them with your footwork. That appears to be how Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is selling its weak second quarter…
Obama proposes a $447 billion job stimulation package. (Reuters) Economic problems to be the focus of G7 meetings. (Reuters) One Super Congress member threatens to quit over concerns about military budget cuts.…
The US Department of Energy has issued a conditional commitment for a partial guarantee of a $344 million loan for solar PV installer SolarCity. The company will install rooftop solar PV systems…
One indicator of a profitable holiday season for US retailers is the flow of goods into US ports. The shipping season for holiday goods generally starts in July and August and runs…
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance. The dollar store, or actually ‘under $10 and under $5 store’ said that…
LG Display (NYSE: LPL) cuts capital expenditures as demand for LCD screens is hurt by tablet PC sales. (Reuters) Samsung to delay its tablet launch in the U.S. because of IP lawsuits…
Steve Jobs’s transition from CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to chairman has caused a great deal of ink to be spilt on the departure of other famous CEOs, such as Walt Disney,…
Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown at all…
Deep discount retailers could be preparing for a comeback after slowing down somewhat since the beginning of the year. This includes dollar stores, but also includes the clearance and deep discount stores. …
Most companies want to be number one in their markets. Once there, however, they have trouble keeping the top spot for long. They are flanked by smaller, nimbler companies that have better…
Study after study has demonstrated the income disparity between women and men. Not surprisingly, this gender discrimination carries all the way into America’s boardrooms and corporate suites, where women continue to be…
Shares in home improvement store Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) were trading higher by around 3% in the pre-market this morning on news that the company will initiate a $5 billion stock…
One study after another has demonstrated the income disparity between women and men. Not surprisingly, this gender discrimination carries all the way into America's boardrooms and corporate suites, where women continue to…
Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) domestic sales may have stumbled, but its online presence is still dominant. July Comscore figures show that Walmart’s sites had 38.7 million unique visitors. That is nowhere close to…
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has dumped more money into J.C. Penney. It is a mistake, unless he has some undisclosed plan to mine assets which are not obvious or break…
