Wikimedia CommonsThe leading firms on Wall Street maintain a list of their top stocks to buy as their highest conviction calls from the top analysts in the firm. What is somewhat rare…
Jon OggEarnings season is well into full reporting, and a debt deal has been reached in Washington, D.C. Now that the S&P 500 Index has hit a new all-time high, many investors…
ThinkstockThe world’s largest toy seller, Toys”R”Us, announced on Wednesday afternoon that it had hired interim CEO Antonio Urcelay as its permanent CEO. The company also hired Hank Mullany as President of its…
Amazon.com Inc.The most popular downloaded free app from the App Store at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in September was YouTube from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The ever-popular Candy Crush Saga from King.com…
ThinkstockThanksgiving has been one of those holidays in America that has long been considered sacred as a day off of work for just about everyone short of skeleton hospital crews and traffic…
courtesy of NetflixGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube may be Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) biggest problem. Despite deals with content companies that now includes Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) TV operation, possible deals to…
Wikimedia CommonsThe general investing public will spend much of its energy waiting for earnings from famous companies such as Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP). These are…
ThinkstockA true monopoly is when only one major player remains in an industry, even if tiny competitors exist here and there. So ask yourself what it would mean if the two satellite…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that the industry should post a 3.9% increase in sales to $602.1 billion. On its face, the number looks good. However, if…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.As the holiday season approaches, retailers are preparing for the busiest shopping time of the year by increasing their workforces. Five of the nation’s largest retailers will add…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Update: This story edited to include Walmart’s denial of a report of a cut in orders. Mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has denied as “blatantly false” reports that…
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new Kindle Fire HDX has been described variously as a better tablet than the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, as an evolution of the earlier Kindle with upgraded…
ThinkstockMajor U.S. retailers are announcing their hiring plans for the coming holiday shopping season, and the first two announcements have come in below last year’s totals. Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) said last…
Courtesy Tesco plcLondon-listed grocery store chain Tesco announced Monday morning that the store is launching its own branded seven-inch tablet. The device, which will go by the brand name Hudl, is priced…
Leapfrog.comFor all the hundreds of millions of apps and the billions of downloads from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Play, the same apps dominate the…
