Jon OggEarnings season is almost upon us for the first quarter of 2012. There is some growing caution over company expectations on the heels of a massive rally where the DJIA rose…
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has announced that it will kick off a new program in April to convert a customer’s physical DVDs to a digital, downloadable version using the…
Paul Ausick courtesy Facebook Inc.The 10 most-visited websites in America may share a few characteristics, but interestingly enough, none are in the same business, with the exception of two portals. Each has a different…
Pre-paid debit card issuer Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT) has announced the acquisition of privately held Loopt Inc. for an undisclosed price. The transaction is expected to close by the end of…
Retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has won approval from a South African appeals court for its takeover of the country’s Massmart. The $2.4 billion deal was approved by the country’s…
Paul Ausick Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) talks with cable companies about adding its services to their channels. (Reuters) The Institute of International Finance pressures Greek bondholders to make trades for new sovereign paper. (Reuters) Walmart (NYSE:…
Tesco (NASDAQ: TESO), the largest retailer in the UK, said it would add 20,000 jobs between now and 2014. It is the largest employer in the UK, with 270,000 workers. The move…
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV may buy China’s Kingway Brewery Holdings’ assets. (Reuters) The Department of Justice is expected to widen its probe of mortgage-backed securities. (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) sets new standards that will impose penalties…
Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) are sick of letting firms like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) make money on customers who use mobile devices to make retail purchases. Among other things, affinity…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a member of our own 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio and now we are again seeing why that is. The stock chart has been in trouble since…
Jon C. Ogg Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced a 9% increase in its annual dividend, from $1.46/share to $1.59/share. The increase is effective with the company’s first fiscal quarter of 2013, which ends…
Paul Ausick Costco (NASDAQ: COST) issued extraordinarily strong February sales numbers along with its earnings for the period that ended February 12. Revenue for the quarter rose from $20.9 billion last year to $23…
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) threatens a patent suit against Facebook, citing a number of violations. (Reuters) TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) cuts the length of its Keystone XL pipeline in the hopes of finishing some…
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) was expected to have a good quarter, just not this good. The company reported fourth quarter and full-year results this morning and absolutely hammered expectations. Quarterly adjusted EPS…
lululemon The past few years have been challenging for the retailing industry, and there are signs that 2012 will be no different. One key metric used to judge the health of a…
