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Investing
The Ten Industries That Pay Women The Least
Women continue to struggle for equal rights in the workplace. For at least two decades, they have earned 80% of the wages of men doing equivalent jobs. That should be a shock…
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6:07am ET
Retail
Walmart Gets Cheap
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is known for “every day low prices.” It is probably the primary reason people shop there and it has made the company the world’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart, for some reason,…
8:53am ET
Investing
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (BBBY, COST, SSW)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST),…
5:48am ET
Retail
Amazon And The Commercial Real Estate Disaster
Many of the largest mall operators in the US have gone into default. The Wall Street Journal recently said that the problem is caused by the effects of the economy on small business…
5:09am ET
Retail
No Recovery At Best Buy
The market does not expect much from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). The company is about to release quarterly figures. Analysts think that results will be hurt by low TV sales. Best Buy…
11:01am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Dividend Squeezes Competition (WMT, SPG, COST, TGT, BJ, COST)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) took a page from the dividend competition playbook when it raised its payout. The stock market has not been a huge helping hand for the shares so…
10:14am ET
Investing
Wal-Mart Raises Dividend, Will Other Retailers Follow? (WMT, COST, TGT, JCP, M, SHLD, JWN, BBY, GPS, KSS)
When the going gets tough, the tough raise their dividends. At least that’s the way it seems with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), which is having trouble meeting its revenue goals in…
9:40am ET
Companies and Brands
Discounts & More Setting High Retail Expectations for February Data (LTD, KSS, JCP, CHS, TJX, COST, WMT)
Retail may be getting another good month of numbers for February 2011 if Retail Metrics is correct. The research firm noted, “Expectations for discounters, department stores, drug chains and specialty apparel all…
1:00pm ET
Investing
This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (AZO, TECD, DNDN, JOE, COST, SPLS, GPRE, BIG, KR, MRVL, SLW)
Earnings season may be winding down but there are still sector-moving companies due to report earnings this week. We will be watching earnings for AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:…
12:58pm ET
Investing
Next Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (DNDN, JOE, COST, SPLS, BIG, KR, MRVL)
Next week looks like the wind-down of earnings season with the exception of the off-calendar quarter companies. There are no DJIA components we saw on the calendar but there are several big…
1:37pm ET
Retail
America’s Worst Board Members: Matthew H Paull Of Best Buy
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) just issued another piece of nasty news. It will close its nine branded stores in China. It is another in a series of signs that the electronics retailer…
11:37am ET
Housing
Home Depot Versus Wal-Mart: Two Reads on the Economy (HD, WMT, LOW, COST, TGT)
Jon OggThe Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) both reported earnings this morning. Both also gave two very different reads on the economy and the implications may…
6:00am ET
Retail
When Does Time Run Out For Wal-Mart CEO?
When does time run out for Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke? The stock market seems to believe he has done a good job. Wal-Mart’s stock trades at $55.38, about midway between its 52-week…
6:30pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway 2011 Stock Holdings, A to I (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BK, KO, CDCO, COP, COST, XOM, GCI, GE, GSK, BAC, BDX, CMCSA, FISV)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of December 31, 2010. That makes these his new 2011 holdings and there…
10:54am ET
Companies and Brands
Retail Sales Triumph Over Nasty Weather (COST, TGT, BJ, BIG, WMT, LTD, GPS, AEO, DDS, M, JCP)
All that snow in January didn’t keep shoppers at home, apparently, as retailers posted a 4.2% increase in same-store sales for the month. That topped estimates that had started at 3.1% growth…