thinkstockJanuary 15, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday following an announcement from the Swiss National Bank that it would no longer support the franc at €1.20. Oil prices shot up and dragged…
A key consideration for the year ahead is how much it ends up costing Home Depot to deal with the massive data breach it reported in September of 2014.
thinkstockJanuary 7, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after ADP and TrimTab reports on unemployment came in a shade above expectations. The U.S. trade balance improved in November primarily on the drop…
thinkstockJanuary 2, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday but trading settled into another sluggish trading session. The price of crude bounced around from a low near $52 to a high above $55…
thinkstockDecember 28, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday as neither the bulls nor the bears can gin up a lot of support. Volumes are low and corporate news is nearly non-existent. Crude…
thinkstockDecember 19, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday, a quadruple witching day that saw very high trading volume. The energy and basic materials sectors led the markets higher as crude oil for…
thinkstockDecember 16, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday after Russia raised its lending rate to 17% in an effort to support the ruble and oil opened down more than 2%. But oil…
The only potential winner in purchase of a foreclose home is the buyer who receives the discount, and perhaps Home Deport, which sells the items for upgrades.
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockDecember 11, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following an upbeat report on retail sales from the U.S. Census Bureau. Only energy and basic materials sectors are trading lower today, with consumer…
Women's retailer Bebe Stores has apparently been the victim of a recent breach of its customers' credit card data.
ThinkstockAbout one-third of all data breaches in the retail sector are traceable to a third-party vendor. That’s what happened earlier this year when The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) were hit with…
Paul Ausick There are several reasons retailers drop prices over the holidays. One is to bring in shoppers and hope they will buy products which are not deeply discounted. Another is to fight for…
Even though Black Friday is still five days away, big retailers are getting a jump on the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season.
thinkstockNovember 20, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday following PMI reports from China, Japan and the eurozone that were disappointing. A 13-month high in existing home sales and a huge jump in…
Lowe's reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.