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Retail
BJ’s Wholesale’s Bold Move to Hire Sam’s Club Workers
BJ's Wholesale has announced that it is willing to take job applications from workers who have been laid off by Sam's Club.
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Media
6 Most Important Things in Business Today
A chip patch to address a flaw in Intel processors may not work, China's trade surplus with the U.S. has risen sharply, and other important headlines.
10:10am ET
Retail
Walmart Boosts Pay and Benefits, Announces Employee Bonuses
Walmart announced Thursday morning that it will raise its minimum wage to $11 an hour, the third such increase since 2015. The company will also pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to…
Paul Ausick 9:30am ET
Retail
Walmart Has Given Up Its Private Policing for Shoplifters
In early December, Walmart cut its ties with two companies that had provided security services for 2,000 of Walmart's 4,700 U.S. stores.
Paul Ausick 8:25am ET
Retail
Barnes & Noble Online Sales Fall
Barnes & Noble has been in the midst of a "going out of business" sales for years, and now it has announced holiday sales.
8:35am ET
Investing
2018 Bull/Bear Outlook: How All 30 DJIA Stocks Will Take the Market to 26,400 or Higher
Here is a consensus forecast of each of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks, including a forward 12-month consensus analyst price target and an expected 2018 total return on each.
6:55am ET
Investing
Why Should Companies Like Apple and Amazon Buy Huge Companies When They Can Rent Them?
The rumored deals might make sense, except that joint ventures could achieve most of the benefits of acquisitions, the costs of would be much less.
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Retail
Are Bitter Cold and Storms Affecting Retail Sales, Particularly at Troubled Stores?
Retailers count on the weeks just after Christmas for a final push by customers to pick through inventory that was not sold over the holidays.
12:55pm ET
Investing
Top Merrill Lynch Stock Picks for the First Quarter of 2018
These are eight great Merrill Lynch stock ideas for the first quarter make good sense for growth portfolios looking to perhaps takes some profits and move to new positions.
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Retail
Walmart Presses Rollbacks and Clearances for New Year
Now that holiday buying sprees have ended, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) appears to be in the midst of pushing out excess inventory. It has set a number of rollbacks and clearances…
10:15am ET
Investing
The Best 5 DJIA Stocks of 2017
While Boeing was easily the best performing Dow stock of 2017, there were four other top performers as well with gains ranging from about 43% to 70%. Can these winners keep going…
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Military
Boeing Flies High as DJIA’s Top Stock for 2017
Boeing has been the top-performing stock among the 30 equities in the Dow since mid-June. The stock gained nearly 90% for 2017, well ahead of its closest competitors for the title.
11:20am ET
Investing
10 Things That Could Wreck the Bull Market in Stocks in 2018
Is it finally time to consider the old adage that "nothing lasts forever" for the bull market as we enter 2018? Here are 10 things that could wreck the current bull market…
10:10am ET
Investing
Merrill Lynch Has 6 Big Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2018
With the markets grinding higher and expensive, playing it safe makes sense now and may really make sense in 2018.
7:50am ET
Retail
Walmart Offers eGift Cards for Tardy Shoppers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has come up with a program which allows late shoppers to saves face with their family and friends. The retailer’s eGift Cards alets people hand out presents…