By Steve Jurvetson CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported second quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Thursday afternoon. The online retailer posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockThe consumer may have returned to malls and retail stores, but he remains wary about what he believes he can spend. Based on the portion of gross domestic product (GDP) that consumer…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Tuesday, July 22, 2014. They include Allergan, Amazon.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Netflix and Sarepta Therapeutics.
ThinkstockThe highly successful “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” will have competition for the top box office spot this weekend. The movie was released by Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOX),…
There are at least a couple of interesting considerations related to Friday morning's announcement from Amazon.com of its Kindle Unlimited subscription service.
Wikimedia CommonsWhich companies do Americans enjoy dealing with the most? Truth is, many of the names that top this annual list of best companies for customer service will not surprise you —…
In four large population states, the number of Walmart stores is half or less the average. Unless Walmart can boost its market penetration there, it will have serious difficulty posting sales growth.
The Merrill Lynch growth picks list is crowded with solid names that have outstanding earnings projections for the coming years. Here are 10 growth stocks to buy for the rest of 2014.
An improving job market has not helped Walmart's sales. Has the jobs recovery has hidden a lack of consumer spending or is Walmart losing its place as the largest retailer in America?
ThinkstockWe might have a little trouble defining what we mean when we say that a brand is “patriotic,” but the fact is most Americans know it when they see it. Or at…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Thursday, June 26, 2014. They include Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter and Disney.
Google will release a set-top box into a market that is already crowded, so Google's chance of taking market share from incumbents is low.
A new research report from Merrill Lynch documents some top stocks that have underperformed the overall market, some to the point where there could potentially be a snap-back rally
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Thursday, June 19, 2014. They include Amazon.com, Celgene, Cisco Systems, FedEx and Starbucks.
Amazon.com Inc.At a press event Wednesday in Seattle, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos introduced the company’s “Fire” phone, a 4.7-inch smartphone that is entering a sector dominated by Samsung Electronics…
