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.
Home Depot reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick Rivals Home Depot and Lowe's are both set to report third-quarter results this week, after shares recently have performed stronger than expected.
ThinkstockAn unusual data hacking incident was reported last week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that four of its websites have been compromised by hacker attacks. NOAA did not say…
Paul Ausick thinkstockNovember 14, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday following a jump in U.S. consumer sentiment coupled with better-than-expected reports on eurozone GDP. Even oil is performing better today, likely due to the…
Oppenheimer has a positive outlook for Home Depot and Lowe’s Companies and raised price targets on each.
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include BioMarin Pharmaceutical, BP, Home Depot, Petrobras and Target.
The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center revealed that there have been a total of 644 data breaches recorded so far in 2014.
Paul Ausick thinkstockNovember 6, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Thursday but all three major indexes shortly sank into the red before turning positive by mid-morning. Natural gas, crude oil, and precious metals traded…
