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Jobs

Can Walmart Create 1 Million New U.S. Jobs in 10 Years?

courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) rarely makes the news for anything positive on its labor relations. The company employs over 2 million people, and it has become routine…

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Jon C. Ogg
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Retail

Goodbye to the Federal Online Sales Tax — for Now

ThinkstockThe outlook for a long-sought federal fix of state sales taxation of online retailers looks dim after comments Wednesday by Robert Goodlatte, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, suggested…

Trey Thoelcke
10:40am ET
Technology

Is the Fuel Cell Surge Getting Out of Hand?

Alternative energy company FuelCell Energy began trading Monday morning at a 13% premium to Friday's closing price, which was 18% higher than Thursday's close. Friday's bump came from news of a $2.8…

Paul Ausick
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Retail

The Non-Stop Rise of Amazon’s Stock

Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Retail

Does Safeway Deal Rescue Supermarkets?

Thursday night's announcement that Cerberus Capital Management will acquire Safeway for $40 a share in cash and stock may offer be the last gasp for supermarket chains. Going big may be the…

Paul Ausick
10:45am ET
Services

Carl Icahn Renews Push to Shake Up eBay

Activist investor Carl Icahn has "not yet begun to fight" according to his latest open letter to the shareholders of eBay. His impetus was an investor survey that showed 55% of respondents…

Trey Thoelcke
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Telecom & Wireless

How Soon Will the iPhone 5 Be Free?

The $29 iPhone is on the market now. Prices have continued to drop since the smartphone was first introduced. To clear inventory, the iPhone 5c will be free soon, and Apple products…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:30am ET
Retail

Will Walmart Lose Its Spot as No. 1 Global Retailer?

Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai said the Japanese company could become the world's largest retailer by 2020 -- even without acquisitions. But the company has no large presence in the United States.

Douglas A. McIntyre
11:35am ET
Technology

Fuel Cell Maker Plug Power Still Flying High

Plug Power shares added another 19% Tuesday morning as investors figure out where the company's next big orders will be coming from. The stock is up more than 4,500% from its 52-week…

Paul Ausick
10:18am ET
Retail

Gap Moves Into China

Wikimedia CommonsGap’s (NYSE: GPS) earnings in the fourth quarter and for the 2013 fiscal year were good enough to get modest applause from Wall Street. However, unlike other large American retailers, its…

Douglas A. McIntyre