8:23am ET
Retail
Amazon Could Reach $100 Billion Revenue in 2014
There were 20 U.S. companies with $100 billion of sales or more in 2012. Amazon.com will join that short and elite list next year.
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6:41am ET
Retail
After-Christmas Sales Could Badly Damage Retailers
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Whatever many retailers made in profits over the holiday season might wash away with after-Christmas sales. USA Today has made the point that discounts seem greater than usual.…
10:05am ET
Media
America’s 50 Largest Websites
courtesy of AOL, IncThe battle between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for the lead in U.S. unique visitors continued into November. Once again, the portal edged out the search firm–based…
7:45am ET
Retail
Holiday Retail: A Boom for Electronics and Apps Sales, a Likely Bust for Apparel
The signs have been pointing to a good holiday sales season for electronic gear like smartphones and tablets. But for many for the brick-and-mortar retailers, like Old Navy and Abercrombie & Fitch,…
6:16am ET
Retail
Big Retail Pushes “Free Shipping” as Holiday Shopping Ends
As retailers face having only days to improve their sales results, they have turned to a part of their playbook that did not even exist a few years ago -- free shipping.
2:15pm ET
Retail
Online Spending Keeps Up Torrid Pace
ThinkstockIt seems like we get new data every day reinforcing the message that online shopping (and spending) is better than ever this year. While we don’t know yet if this is poaching…
6:41am ET
Retail
Is The Best Buy Stock Run Over?
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are up almost 250% this year. The company’s management has staged a turnaround, at least partially. But the progress is…
6:27am ET
Health and Healthcare
Can One Man Fix Healthcare.gov?
ThinkstockThe Obama administration appointed former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) executive Kurt DelBene as senior advisor to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. She is the person most blamed for the broken Healthcare.gov…
12:27pm ET
Retail
J.C. Penney Stock Off to a Bad Start on Tuesday
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.At one point Tuesday morning, shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) had dropped nearly 4.5% before bouncing back. There have been so many problems at the…
8:45am ET
Retail
Could Google Be This Year’s Holiday Retail Winner?
ThinkstockUPDATE, December 17, 2013, 1:10 p.m. — As we noted in our story on online sales earlier Tuesday morning, Google’s Product Listing Ads and Google Shopping have shown the largest percentage growth of…
8:00am ET
Investing
Eight Stocks That Will Have Huge Volume Friday Around S&P 500 Rebalance
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the S&P…
10:45am ET
Retail
Will eBay’s First Dividend Come in 2014?
courtesy of ebayWhile the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 25% in the past 12 months, online auction and retail site eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares have gained a mere 0.5%. Over…
6:21am ET
Investing
Will Apple Keep Nasdaq from a Record High?
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsA year ago, the idea that the Nasdaq Composite could reach its record high, set on March 10, 2000, seemed preposterous. That high was 5,132.52, and it had been driven…
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Retail
Is It Fair to Compare Amazon in Germany to Walmart? Probably Not
ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although it was…
9:09am ET
Retail
10 Shopping Days Until Christmas–Retailers Sprint
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The spread of estimates of how holiday sales did over the period from Black Friday through Cyber Monday is wide. NRF reported that Thanksgiving Holiday spending reached $57.4 billion, which was…