The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat lower this morning following an announcement from the Bank of England that it would not change interest rates nor asset purchases. In Asia, the…
The top-ranking Democratic members of two House committees have sent a letter to Michael Duke, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), offering the company one last chance to comply with requests…
Paul Ausick Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is testing an advertising service that allows companies to place more promotional messages in the News Feeds of users, even if those members or their friends have not…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: Several of the largest retailers in the country, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), will launch a…
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.12 and $16.78 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the big-box retailer…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS), 7-Eleven Inc., Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) and other well-known retailers are expected to announce that they have banded together to develop a…
The New York Times ran an extremely impressive article that alleged huge bribery actions by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) in Mexico. That was on April 21. Immediately afterward, a flurry of investigations…
Standard Chartered pays a New York bank regulator $340 million to settle money laundering charges that involved Iran. (Reuters) The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) names BBC General Director Mark Thompson…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
The last couple of days have generated some interesting news on the green energy front. Today’s release of the Department of Energy’s report on wind power generation may be the biggest, but…
TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) reported earlier this morning that its second-quarter profit came to $421 million, or $0.56 per share, and revenue totaled $6 billion. The results were up from $348.3 million,…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has received approval from Chinese regulators to boost its stake in e-commerce company Yihaodian to 51%, according to the Wall Street Journal. The financial details of the…
U.S. stock futures are marginally lower this morning, suggesting the S&P 500 Index could halt its longest advance in 20 months. Reports of slowing growth in Japan fueled concern that the global…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following more data from China. Both export and import data fell short, weighing on most Asian markets (more coverage here). There was…
Companies often tout their workplaces as an inviting environment for employees. Yet many are far from it, and employees at many of America’s largest corporations dislike, or even hate, their jobs. With…
