Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…
Any economic recovery in the eurozone that analysts and politicians might have hoped for will be put off for some time. PMI data for the first month of the second quarter was particularly weak. Markit…
Douglas A. McIntyre Nestle to buy Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) baby food operation for $11.9 billion. (Reuters) China’s factory output rises slightly in March, but still not at levels of expansion. (Reuters) Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) buys…
The pressure on Walmart (NYSE: WMT) due to a report that bribery was wide-spread in its Mexico unit may cost the most senior executives at the parent company their jobs. The New…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Walmart statement of ethics is the core of the company’s values: Each business organization Walmart operates is expected to have a complete set of policies providing guidance to associates for whatever country they are working in. Walmart also publishes…
The first quarter earnings reports will start to dribble out this week and expectations have been tempered in recent trading days ahead of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) on Tuesday afternoon. The stock…
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…
