1:20pm ET
Retail
Can Retail Actually Grow Holiday Jobs This Year?
The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing. Over the past ten years, the number of…
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9:05am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Applied Materials, Avon, CarMax, Micron, Square, Whiting Petroleum and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Amazon.com, Applied Materials, Avon Products, CarMax, Micron Technology, Square and Whiting Petroleum.
5:00am ET
Media
6 Most Important Things in Business Today
Bain has agreed to buy Toshiba's chip business, median household income rose for the second year in a row, Apple launched its iPhone X, and other important headlines.
1:35pm ET
Media
Steven King’s ‘It’ Surges to $117 Million Box Office Hit
“It”, based on a Steven King novel, blistered the box office with a first-weekend take of $117 million. U.S. box office revenue has been extremely weak for weeks. According to Box Office…
9:05am ET
Technology
Tech Analyst Calls That Absolutely Cannot Be Ignored
24/7 Wall St. has put together a look at a few widely influential analyst calls over this past week on some of the biggest names in the tech sector.
3:59pm ET
Investing
Insider Trading Charges Brought Against Former Amazon.com Employee
There is legal insider trading, where corporate insiders have windows of time buy or sell shares in their companies. And then there is illegal insider trading, whereby privileged information is used for…
Jon C. Ogg 1:45pm ET
Retail
Why Kroger Earnings Can Stand Up to Amazon’s Onslaught
Grocery stores, among other industries, have been under attack by the unending onslaught of Amazon, especially after the Whole Foods acquisition.
10:50am ET
Technology
How Amazon Shares Can Still Triple in Value, Out to 2025
Boutique firm MKM Partners has projected that shares of Amazon will more than triple by the middle of the next decade.
Jon C. Ogg 8:10am ET
Retail
Where Will Amazon Set Up Shop Next (and Add 50,000 Jobs)?
Amazon has opened a request for proposals from North American metro areas to compete for a second company headquarters location where Amazon could add 50,000 jobs to the local economy.
Paul Ausick 6:35am ET
Retail
At Toys ‘R’ Us, Thousands of Jobs at Stake
Toys "R" Us may seek Chapter 11 protection. Traditionally, retailers that move into Chapter 11 shutter stores and fire workers.
7:20am ET
Retail
Have You Ever Heard of Amazon’s Treasure Truck?
About a year and a half ago, Amazon kicked out a program it calls its Treasure Truck. The program is now available in 11 U.S. cities and we'd never heard of it.…
Paul Ausick 9:14am ET
Investing
IPO News This Week: Roku Files for $100 Million Offering
The IPO market continues to be dormant next week. The big news from last week is that Roku, a maker of streaming video devices, has filed for a $100 million IPO.
6:45am ET
Retail
Will Whole Foods Workers Be Replaced by Amazon Technology?
For some time, robotics experts have forecast that robots will replace many of the jobs within the retail industry. This is particularly true for checkout functions and packaging.
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:18am ET
Media
6 Most Important Things in Business Today
Disney will cut staff at its ABC television operation, Uber's new CEO predicts that company will go public sometime in the next three years, and other important headlines.
1:20pm ET
Technology
Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana Devices Will Soon Talk to Each Other
Amazon and Microsoft this morning announced an agreement that will result in users being able to use each company's voice-recognition software to talk to devices made by the other.