courtesy of AOL, IncMaybe the era when firing people in public was acceptable has ended. Perhaps some executives can still get away with it. Clearly, Tim Armstrong of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL)…
courtesy Dell Inc.The notion of taking companies private is probably as old as the one of taking them public. The first generally takes money from outside shareholders. The other seizes assets back,…
ThinkstockLost in the frenzy of news coverage about the purchase of the Washington Post Company’s (NYSE: WPO) flagship by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos is whether Amazon itself is doing…
ThinkstockEarly August is when most families begin and end their shopping for back-to-school items like pencils, shoes, and other gear. This year about 90% of U.S. families plan to spend at least…
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which announced a loss in its most recent quarter, will add 5,000 new workers, as CEO Jeff Bezos dares Wall Street to desert him. It will not. As…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) continues to surge, as its recent earnings report showed. At about the same time it released the good numbers, it announced a partnership with Danone to sell ready-to-eat…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Despite a poor revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) number of just 1.8%, there are undeniable signs that the U.S. economy is starting to improve. The housing market…
July 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after a blast of economic data from both Asia and Europe. In China, June manufacturing PMI slid lower. Japan’s economics minister said…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, July 1, 2013. They include Apple, BlackBerry, 3M and Best Buy.
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Shares in Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) rose 25% in the second quarter. J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) stock was up 15%, in contrast to a…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Following up on its one-day iPhone trade-in day earlier this month, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has now extended the offer for nine days, from today through…
ThinkstockThe two main reasons people argue for online sales tax is they say that it is unfair to the bricks-and-mortar companies, and it will raise more tax revenue. In the view of…
courtesy of MicrosoftBest Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) have decided to set a deal for the world’s largest software company to have a store within a store,…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Sometimes copying a successful proven strategy is far more rewarding than the risks of trying something new that has never been seen before. Remember how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a slightly upbeat report on eurozone manufacturing PMI. While not yet in positive territory, eurozone PMI rose as a whole and rose in most…
