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Each year, hundreds of thousands of temporary workers are hired by retailers to handle the demands of the holiday season.…
U.S. retailers hired more than 627,000 seasonal workers during the October-December 2010 holiday season, a welcome boost from the mere…
Retail sales in August put up solid gains that were slowed somewhat by the effects of Hurricane Irene along the…
Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual…
Although stock buybacks have never been among our most preferred methods of returning capital to investors, stock repurchase plans can…
Earnings season is still going strong, but we are now getting into the late-cycle companies which have a one-month lag…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves…
The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was…
In a week in which retail sales took a backseat only to jobs reports, Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) moved higher…
Do voluntary markets for renewable energy work? Government-mandated energy portfolios sort of work although the energy costs more and utilities…
The retail sector has historically not the place for income and dividend investors seeking high payouts. The reason is simple:…
Sysco’s (NYSE: SYY) earnings, which were announced last Monday, drove the stock higher by nearly 13%. Goldman Sachs commented that…
A number of retail store and restaurant stocks report earnings this week, including Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. (NYSE: WEN), Macy’s Inc.…
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. We have cotton issues, oil spikes,…
When the going gets tough, the tough raise their dividends. At least that’s the way it seems with Wal-Mart Stores…
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