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Jobs
Retailers Expected to Add 750,000 Holiday Jobs
Seasonal jobs and what they pay should boost the economy in the final two months of the year, but that may not last.
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Investing
The 4 DJIA Stocks That Boosted Monday’s Market
thinkstockNovember 10, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday after China reported a larger-than-expected trade surplus and little other economic data came out. Equities traded in a very narrow band today and winners…
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Retail
Walmart Raises Property Values of Neighboring Houses
A new study indicates that a new Walmart store raises housing prices between up to 3% for homes located within a half-mile of the store.
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Retail
Ahead of the Holidays, Walmart Shares Flat as J.C. Penney and Sears Collapse
Investors must believe that holiday sales at Walmart will not be a total disaster this holiday season. Its shares are nearly flat year to date.
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Special Report
Companies Paying Americans the Least
ThinkstockIn the wake of mounting protests from labor groups, numerous U.S. localities have approved minimum wage increases, including two of the nation’s largest cities, Seattle and San Francisco. Yet, especially among many…
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Retail
Has Whole Foods Got Its Groove Back?
A solid earnings beat and positive comments from analysts have helped boost Whole Foods shares to a level not seen since their precarious fall back in May.
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Retail
What to Expect From Whole Foods Earnings and Turnaround
Whole Foods shares may go even higher if it can beat lowered estimates when it reports fourth-quarter and full-year results.
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Investing
The 4 DJIA Stocks Leading the Market to a Mixed Close
thinkstockNovember 4, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Tuesday as the bottom fell out on crude oil which went on to finish the day down 2% at just above $77 a barrel.…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Agilent, Boeing, Herbalife, Nokia, Sprint, Walmart and More
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Agilent Technologies, Boeing, Herbalife, Nokia, Sprint and Walmart.
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Investing
Berkshire Hathaway Near 52-Week High
Here is a quick look at how the Oracle of Omaha’s top 10 holdings have performed recently.
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Retail
Walmart to Start Holiday Shopping Deals on November 1
Walmart has decided to start the holiday shopping season on November 1, at least in so far as it has created deals to bring in customers so early.
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Investing
Could Alibaba’s Market Value Top GE’s?
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba could soon be worth more that storied conglomerate General Electric.
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Retail
Are Amazon’s Earnings Bad News for Walmart?
Amazon.com's earnings could be read two ways by followers of Walmart's numbers.
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Technology
CVS Follows Rite Aid, Shuts Off Apple Pay
One thing retailers have -- or should have learned -- is not to underestimate the power of Apple in the consumer world.
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Investing
Analysts Giving Up Hope in Amazon, but Not With Enough Conviction
Amazon cannot keep losing money or have negative margins and keep "trading at over 150 times next year's earnings estimates" forever.