6:39am ET
Retail
Best Buy Knuckles Under
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The management of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) finally has come to its senses — at least in part. The retailer will close 15 of its large stores…
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6:34am ET
Investing
Amazon Marches Toward $100 Billion in Revenue
Wikimedia CommonsBased on a crude calculation of Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) holiday sales, its forecast revenue for the current quarter and its revenue growth rate, the e-commerce’s firm will reach $100 billion…
6:35am ET
Special Report
Eight Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores
ThinkstockIt is the time of year again, when America’s largest retailers release those critical holiday season figures and disclose their annual sales. A review of these numbers tells us a great deal…
6:21am ET
Retail
E-commerce Giants Ruin Life for the Rest of the Industry
ThinkstockWhen the online audience heft of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) are taken into account, it is clear how…
6:56am ET
Retail
Who Will Charge the New Credit Card Surcharge?
ThinkstockBeginning this week, merchants may charge a 4% premium for people who use credit cards for their purchases. A settlement in a legal action between card companies and merchants has triggered that…
6:41am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (1/28/2013)
ThinkstockA New Credit Card Surcharge Beginning this week, merchants may charge a 4% premium for people who use credit cards for their purchases. A settlement in a legal action between card companies…
8:53am ET
Retail
Walmart Increasing Its Presence in Canada
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is making an expansion in Canada, which some investors may say is on the heels of a similar move from rival Target Corp.…
6:14am ET
Investing
Media Digest (1/22/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
thinkstockShares of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) hit a 13-month high on a belief that new products could trigger a recovery. (Reuters) The Japan central bank says it will ease as…
11:39am ET
Retail
Walmart Goes Small
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has revealed plans to open a 2,500-square foot store on the campus of Georgia Tech. The store will be, by far,…
Paul Ausick 6:52am ET
Military
Should Investors Encourage a “Gun ETF”?
They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not…
6:06am ET
Investing
Media Digest (1/16/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The World Bank cuts its outlook for 2013. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) releases a search feature to be used among members, and Wall St. is unimpressed, sending shares…
12:23pm ET
Jobs
Walmart Turns on the Charm
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.In an announcement at the major U.S. retail trade show, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has said that it will hire at least 100,000 U.S. military service veterans…
Paul Ausick 8:09am ET
Retail
Now What for RadioShack?
ThinkstockElectronics retailer RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) this morning announced that it will end its relationship with Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) in mid-April. RadioShack operated Target Mobile kiosks in 1,500 Target stores in…
6:21am ET
Investing
Media Digest (1/15/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
thinkstockThe Japanese government says the future image of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 is at risk as the U.S. government probes problems with the plane. (Reuters) Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may…
10:40am ET
Health and Healthcare
Walmart Looking at Health Insurance Exchange
ThinkstockRetail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is exploring the possibility of offering health insurance to small-business owners by setting up a health insurance exchange. The exchanges, which were created under the…