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Seasonal Hiring Ramps Up With Kohl’s Announcement
Kohl's announced Monday morning that it plans to hire more than 69,000 seasonal employees for the 2016 holiday shopping season.
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Walmart Keeps Layaway Minimum At $10
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) started its layaway programs well in advance of the holiday season. Count backward from December 25 to its September 2 inception, and the period becomes a large fraction of…
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Investing
4 Jefferies Stealth Stock Picks for a Very Volatile Market
We liked the list of Buy-rated stocks in a recent Jefferies research piece, as they are all good stealth plays. That is, they are top companies, under the radar, that have a…
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Investing
Wal-Mart, Apple Dominate DJIA Monday
September 12, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday, turning away from overseas markets that were still feeling the effects of last Friday’s losses in U.S. markets. Three Fed officials spoke today, with 2…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Colgate-Palmolive, Gilead, Navistar, Occidental, Pandora, Wal-Mart and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include Colgate-Palmolive, Gilead Sciences, Navistar, Occidental Petroleum, Pandora Media and Wal-Mart.
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Investing
The 20 Most Valuable Companies In America
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) have jockeyed for the lead as America’s most valuable company, each with a market cap of about $550 billion. One tech giant vs. another. A…
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Retail
Lowe’s Adds Robot Greeters
Lowe’s Innovation Labs has created the Lowebot to help shoppers to find items, and will deploy it in a few stores to start.
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Investing
Wal-Mart, Home Depot Weigh on DJIA Wednesday
September 7, 2016: Markets opened mixed Wednesday following largely unmemorable sessions overseas. European markets await a policy statement from the ECB due Thursday morning. The Beige Book’s release did move equities somewhat…
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Investing
Gigantic Walton Family Member Trade Highlights Insider Selling: Wal-Mart, Viacom, Wayfair, Blackrock, Goldman Sachs and More
With the market trading near all-time highs for the past six weeks, and earnings restriction windows reopening, insiders are taking advantage and selling shares.
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Transportation
How a Korean Shipping Line Bankruptcy Could Spoil Christmas
Much of the holiday goods arrive on U.S. shores this month and from there make their way to retailers across the country. But one of the world's biggest sea container shipping companies…
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Investing
Huge Insider Selling Continues With Markets Still Near Highs: Wal-Mart, Facebook, Juniper Networks, Home Depot and More
With the markets still near all-time highs last week, it was not at all surprising for us here at 24/7 Wall St. to see insiders keep selling shares.
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Media
Netflix Finishes First in Streaming Survey
In the first quarter of this year, half of all U.S. households had a paid subscription to a video streaming service. That is the same percentage as the number of households that…
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Investing
DJIA Dragged Lower by UnitedHealth, Nike on Thursday
August 25, 2016: Markets opened lower again Thursday but traded higher for most of the day until the before dipping below the break-even line by early afternoon. Healthcare and energy stocks led…
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Special Report
Customer Service Hall of Shame
Every company in the United States likes to promise an exceptional customer experience. Yet some corporations do a truly abysmal job keeping that promise — these companies provide very poor customer service.…
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Retail
How Analysts View Wal-Mart After Earnings
Analysts" reactions to Wal-Mart's fiscal second quarter report were nearly uniformly positive, although most adjustments were to price targets only while ratings were left alone.
Paul Ausick