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Retail
Wal-Mart Free 2-Day Shipping Takes on Amazon Prime
Wal-Mart has kicked off a $49 per year subscription plan offering free two-day shipping to its customers. The program is available by invitation only.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Sank the DJIA on Wednesday
May 11, 2016: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as the dollar weakened further against the euro, dragging crude prices down along with it. This morning’s crop of earnings reports were mostly sour,…
11:18am ET
Special Report
The Most Popular Stores in America
Walmart is the most popular store in America. More than half of all shoppers in the country visit a Walmart location in a given month. No other U.S. store can claim a…
8:05am ET
Investing
25 Companies Raising Their Dividends for 25 Years or More
Investors love when companies pay dividends. More specifically, they love companies that are raising their dividends year after year.
4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Buoyed the Dow on Friday
May 6, 2016: Markets opened lower on Friday following a lower-than-expected report on U.S. employment. The report contributed to a short-lived boost in traders’ interest in U.S. Treasuries, but that didn’t last…
6:44am ET
Retail
Why Wal-Mart Is Adding Store Greeters? Shoplifting
Wal-mart greeters are not there to make customers feel comfortable as much as to keep people from stealing merchandise. However, almost none of Wal-Mart's customers will know that.
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the DJIA Friday
April 29, 2016: Markets opened lower Friday with healthcare and tech stocks taking the brunt of the punishment. This morning’s report on PCE inflation showed inflation lower in April than in March…
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Retail
Sears and JC Penney Need to Close Over 300 Stores
According to analysis from Green Street Advisors, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, several large retailers need to close hundreds of stores to reach the sales per square foot number from…
6:42am ET
Retail
Amazon Online Visits Double Wal-Mart’s
Amazon's dominance shows up again in new research of unique visitors a month. Amazon had 181 million in March, compared to Wal-Mart's 91 million.
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Retail
Why Target Just Raised Its Minimum Wage
Target announced this week that it would raise the minimum wage for its workers to $10 an hour. Investors are speculating whether this is a public relations move.
9:20am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Is Nation’s Worst Grocery Store
A recent survey of grocery shoppers showed that 87% were somewhat or extremely satisfied with their most recent trip to their primary grocery store.
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Telecom & Wireless
Health Care Costs May Be the Major Issue in the Verizon Union Walkout
A deeper look into Verizon's pension plan shows that the key issue is probably a combination of Obamacare and retiring baby boomers.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Dow on Tuesday
April 12, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Tuesday as traders ignored the new earnings season that “officially” got off to a bumpy start with Alcoa missing revenue expectations. Earnings expectations have…
9:07am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Drops Some Prices Over 25%
Spring is not even a month old and Wal-Mart has already begun a Spring MegaRollback promotion on nearly 900 items.
Paul Ausick 9:05am ET
Investing
5 Stocks Pushing the Dow Toward Record Levels
If the Dow Jones Industrial Average passes its previous record high of 18,292 set last April, these five stocks likely will be the reason.