ThinkstockThe Piper Jaffray consumer research team was given some help from the technology research team and has laid out an initial holiday road map for investors in a new research report. They…
MicrosoftThe Xbox One is scheduled to launch on Nov. 22, but apparently a few lucky buyers have received their preordered consoles early. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) blamed it on a shipping error…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Holiday shoppers are expected to spend about 3.9% more this year than they did last year, according to a National Retail Federation estimate. And in order to facilitate the…
ThinkstockNo matter what customers are in the market for on Thanksgiving Day, a store where they can buy that special or not-so-special something will be open at least part of the day. From…
courtesy of TargetTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) said Monday morning that it plans to open its stores at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, an hour earlier than it has opened in the past.…
ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom about Thanksgiving and Black Friday winners and losers is easy to agree with to some extent. Shoppers will flock to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in greater numbers year after year…
courtesy Deere & Co.UBS has a list of stocks that investors may want to consider selling. They could even be a list of short sale candidates. The UBS team is bashing Apache…
ThinkstockKmart and Sears, the two major divisions of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) will join the group of large retailers that hope to move the start of the holiday season closer and…
ThinkstockWhy wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to start holiday shopping? That is the question Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) would like shoppers to consider. Walmart has decided to kick things…
Electronic Arts Inc.The excitement around the staggering dollars that hot new video releases bring in is soon to be joined by hot new video gaming platforms. Rumors have circulated around the devices,…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Display Search, which is a worldwide leader in global market research and consulting, says that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has cut back iPhone 5c orders by 35%. Many on…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) will be open on Thanksgiving, at least so far as letting customers in at 8 p.m. that day can be considered Thanksgiving…
ThinkstockThe CEO of the National Retail Federation, Matthew Shay, penned a letter that stated the organization’s position on how badly its members could be harmed by the government shutdown and lack of a long-term resolution.…
Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsU.S. crude production has grown beyond expectations in 2013, accelerating in the second half of this year at most key plays around the country, particularly Bakken, Eagle Ford…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.As the holiday season approaches, retailers are preparing for the busiest shopping time of the year by increasing their workforces. Five of the nation’s largest retailers will add…
