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6:49am ET
Investing

Media Digest (4/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times

courtesy of AOL, IncThe Bank of Japan will increase government bond buying in an effort to end deflation. (Reuters) Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) sues the Export-Import Bank over support it…

Douglas A. McIntyre
9:42am ET
Investing

Toys”R”Us Kills IPO

ThinkstockToys”R”Us, battered by the same problems that have beset Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), has pulled its initial public offer in at statement filed…

Douglas A. McIntyre
5:45am ET
Investing

China Theft of U.S. Interests Soars

ThinkstockChina has alienated U.S. companies and the federal government by what is clearly the hacking of American-based websites from inside the borders of the People’s Republic. The exact location of the hacking…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:51am ET
Investing

Media Digest (3/28/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT

ThinkstockRoyal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set for the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:25am ET
Investing

What Is Important in the Financial World (3/27/2013)

Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsJ.C. Penney Flip-Flop J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
6:33am ET
Jobs

America, a Nation Where People Work Until They Die

ThinkstockThe Employee Benefit Research Institute released a study that shows what almost everyone already knows. Americans have too little money to retire, and they know it. The solution is not quite as clear…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:46am ET
Special Report

Companies Paying the Most Taxes

ThinkstockThere has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the federal corporate…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:35am ET
Retail

Costco: Profits Depend on Membership Fees

ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The warehouse club retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of $24.34 billion.…

Paul Ausick
6:29am ET
Retail

Nine Retailers With the Worst Customer Service

courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Customer satisfaction with retailers is at an all-time high. However, while the industry improved overall, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), not all retailers received high marks. At the…

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10:25am ET
Retail

February Retail Sales Softer Than Expected

ThinkstockRetailers are announcing February same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year, compared with a 5.1% gain in January and a 4.2% gain in February…

Paul Ausick