Maybe you want to blame the rising dollar or maybe you want to blame continued slow weakness along with a building inventory report. Oil is now within striking distance of the $80…
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) did manage to deliver on a dividend hike today. It is not very fun to claim, but the 20% hike creates a small analysis situation when you consider…
Lawn and garden products maker The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) lowered its fiscal year guidance after markets closed last night, and the stock is taking a hit on very heavy trading…
The US Census Bureau reported this morning that retail sales in May fell by -0.2% month-over-month. Compared with May 2011, however, retail sales rose by 5.3%. For the three-month period of March…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire. The Justice Department is examining whether large cable companies restrict the distribution of online video. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWC)…
Members of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board are close to picking a new chairman. (Reuters) Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) lack of success blocking rivals in court and the slow introduction of the iPhone…
Tiger Woods could win the U.S. Open this weekend and complete the comeback that may move him back into the spot as the world’s number one golfer, a position he held for years. Some…
Members of Congress have already tired of Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) tardy reactions to its requests for information about a bribery probe in Mexico started a month ago by the world’s largest retailer. It…
Douglas A. McIntyre RadioShack (NYSE: RSH), at 90 years old, operates in over 7,200 locations. Even with those advantages, the company might as well fold. The company stands as a fine example of how better-run…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is back on the chart breakout watch and it has risen at a time that the broader markets have been selling off. The shareholder vote last week…
The G7 will hold emergency talks about the eurozone, with special consideration of Spain. (Reuters) A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that few Facebook users buy goods and services because of advertising and “likes,” and…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is in a bit of a strange situation due to its bribery scandal in Mexico. As the news headlines seemed rather shocking at the time, Wal-Mart’s stock…
Jon C. Ogg James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), went on the record to say his firm’s behavior was perfect as it led the initial public offering of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Morgan…
Annual meetings of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) will include questions about fracking. (Reuters) Ford (NYSE: F) will begin to buy out some of its pension funds. (Reuters) JP…
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) continues to be the cream of big box retailers. May sales were up 7% to $7.67 billion. Same store sales were up 6%. Costco is not as large as…
