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Apple Is the Most Profitable Company of 2014
In the final tally of net income among American companies for 2014, Apple was the county's most profitable.
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The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the DJIA Thursday
thinkstockApril 16, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday before climbing above the break-even line in the mid-afternoon. Crude oil futures rose to another year-to-date high today and three hot IPOs buoyed investors…
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Investing
5 Large Cap Rising Star Stocks Portfolio Managers Love
A new report from Credit Suisse includes a list of rising star stocks that are catching on big with portfolio managers but are not overcrowded.
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Economy
Workers Seeking $15 Hourly Wage Set Strikes in 230 Cities
Organizers expect job actions in more than 200 cities nationwide to attract 60,000 wage protestors, according to a report in The New York Times.
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Retail
The 10 Biggest Milestones in Wal-Mart History
These are the 10 biggest milestones in Wal-Mart's rise to the top of the worldwide retail industry.
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Retail
Walton Family Sells Walmart Shares
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Last Friday the Walton family, heirs of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) founder Sam Walton, announced that the family business, Walton Enterprises LLC, would would distribute about 6%…
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Energy
Ballard on Track With New China Deal
Ballard Power Systems has announced that the world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered, fixed-rail electric tram was successfully demonstrated at a facility of CSR Qingdao Sifang company.
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Companies and Brands
Fees for Prepaid Cards Vary Widely — and Wildly
A survey of prepaid cards revealed wide variation in both the types of fees charged on the cards and the amount of those fees.
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Retail
The 10 States With the Most Wal-Mart Stores
Wal-Mart has 4,953 locations in the United States. But a look at Wal-Mart store locations shows just how regional the company is.
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Companies and Brands
Wegmans, Publix, Trader Joe’s Big Winners in Supermarket Survey
In a recently completed survey of more than 62,000 supermarket customers, Consumer Reports rated Wegmans Publix and Trader Joe's at the top.
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Jobs
Job Growth Gets Slaughtered in March
The U.S. Department of Labor released its March payroll and unemployment data Friday morning, and it is hard to imagine how it could have been much worse.
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Technology
Why This Analyst Is Even More Bullish on Facebook Now
Citigroup's Mark May gave an updated call on Facebook after analyzing the most recent F8 Facebook Developer Conference.
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Services
McDonald’s Pay Hike Covers a Fraction of Employees
For the 90,000 or so employees who work in its 1,500 company-operated U.S. stores, McDonald's plans to boost the average pay to $10 per hour.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Dragged the DJIA Down on Wednesday
thinkstockApril 1, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday on mixed economic news. The ADP employment report came in well short of expectations, the dollar weakened a bit, and crude oil rose sharply…
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Retail
Can Wal-Mart Compete With Amazon in Drone Delivery?
How will the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, respond to Amazon's expanding Prime Now delivery service and, potentially, a Prime Air delivery service using drones?