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Retail
Toys“R”Us Extends Free Layaway
In its latest attempt to win over customers during the crucial holiday season, Toys“R”Us announced today that it will extend its free layaway plan until Dec. 16. The toy company has offered…
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Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (10/18/2012)
Apple vs. Samsung The intellectual property lawsuits between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung continue to go back and forth. The latest court decision hurts Apple. A U.K. court said that the…
6:38am ET
Investing
The Worst Business Decisions of All Time
In the long history of poor management decisions made at major American companies, only a few proved to be fatal. It is hard to ruin a company with a single decision. That…
9:36am ET
Jobs
Amazon Adds 50,000 Seasonal Jobs
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will hire more than 50,000 seasonal workers to staff up its 40 U.S. fulfillment centers for the coming holiday shopping season. Amazon joins the ranks of other large…
4:06pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 12, 2012: Markets Remain Indifferent (S, STX, WDC, GE, WMT, DLTR, JBHT, JPM, WFC, C, GCI, WDAY, SHOS, SHLD, BZH, TZOO, AMD)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning, and after a brief stay in positive territory, shares went negative and remained no better than flat for most of the day.…
12:56pm ET
Jobs
Walmart Workers Threaten Black Friday Walkouts
Earlier this week we noted that some workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) had walked off the job at a few stores around the country. The walkouts were primarily aimed at…
Paul Ausick 8:35am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ANR, AVT, CTB, DLTR, GE, GRPN, HON, LNKD, LQDT, LOW, MFC, OPEN, BTU, STX, WMT, WEN, WDC, YELP)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) cut to Neutral at…
4:36pm ET
Retail
Walmart Will Cut Spending, Grow Ecommerce
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.To some degree Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has dominated the news today. At the company’s meeting for investors, executives provided a lot of detail about the company’s plans to…
Paul Ausick 12:23pm ET
Retail
Walmart: Let’s Get Small
At its analysts meeting today, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) talked up its expansion into smaller stores, particularly its Neighborhood Market stores. Sales at the more than 200 Neighborhood Market locations were…
10:33am ET
Jobs
Labor Walkouts Hit Walmart
In labor actions that union leaders called the first ever strike against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and that company officials called a “publicity stunt,” employees at 28 of the company’s stores…
Paul Ausick 6:12am ET
Investing
Media Digest (10/10/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The BAE merger with EADS faces more trouble from nations and shareholders. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund points to the eurozone crisis as the most likely cause of a worldwide slowdown. (Reuters)…
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Companies and Brands
Will Walmart Really Be Able to Challenge Amazon and Others on Deliveries?
News has been out all day about same-day delivery being tested by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The move, if successful and if launched, is an obvious front to challenge the likes…
6:23am ET
Investing
Media Digest (10/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Many finance ministers in Europe believe that Spain can avoid a bailout. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) uses a pay-per-performance deal to help it secure premium content. (Reuters) Cities such as Seattle…
4:05pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 8, 2012: Markets Open Lower, Can’t Overcome Expected Weak Earnings (ALU, LNKD, BBBY, HMC, BLK, DNN, AA, YUM, VRNG, REGI, GDOT, WMT, AXP, TPCG)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning as banks and bond markets were closed in the U.S. The World Bank cut its forecast for Chinese economic growth in 2012…
2:07pm ET
Retail
Orders for B&N’s New Nook Readers at Record High (BKS, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, WMT, TGT)
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch said today that orders for the company’s just introduced Nook HD and Nook HD+ devices are coming in at…