4:42am ET
Jobs
States Losing the Most Jobs to China
China is taking American jobs, labor unions, politicians and economists, have accused for some time. The logic is simple. While a manufacturing job in the U.S. may pay $50 an hour, when…
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1:53pm ET
Media
Traffic Trends For Top 50 Web Sites (SCOR, GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, AOL, AMZN, EBAY, WMT, TGT, NYT, GCI, WPO, NFLX)
Web site visitors didn’t set any records last month, but they also didn’t lose any ground. Among the leading sites, some had small gains and others had small losses. Overall though, more…
8:55am ET
Media
Netflix Splits Operations… Another Strange Move (NFLX, AMZN, WMT, BBY, DISH, CSTR)
According to Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings, the company’s recent diving stock price reflects a failure on his part to communicate clearly what the company is doing. That sort of…
10:45am ET
Investing
M&A Heats Up In Dollar Stores & Discounters (WMT, NDN, APO, KKR, BRK-A, DG, FDO, DLTR, BIG, TUES, TJX)
If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!! After that it is discount stores. Even though dollar stores are…
12:12pm ET
Media
Netflix Pain, Pleasure For Competitors (NFLX, AMZN, WMT, AAPL, BBY, DISH, CSTR)
The first votes are in on the pricing scheme introduced in July by Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and it appears that the company’s subscribers are voting with their feet. Netflix now expects…
6:26am ET
Media
Media Digest (9/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Moody’s cuts ratings of France’s Credit Agricole and Societe Generale as Greek debt trouble spreads. (Reuters) Federal Reserve may try to help the economy with more bond purchases. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)…
9:03am ET
Retail
Best Buy’s Weak Results… When Bad News Looks Good (BBY, RSH, HGG, CONN, WMT, AMZN)
If you can’t dazzle them with your brilliance, then try baffling them with your footwork. That appears to be how Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is selling its weak second quarter…
6:19am ET
Media
Media Digest (9/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Obama proposes a $447 billion job stimulation package. (Reuters) Economic problems to be the focus of G7 meetings. (Reuters) One Super Congress member threatens to quit over concerns about military budget cuts.…
8:14am ET
Housing
US Military Bases Going Solar (FSLR, STP, YGE, WMT, KYO, SHCAY, RSOL, WEST, GOOG, BAC)
The US Department of Energy has issued a conditional commitment for a partial guarantee of a $344 million loan for solar PV installer SolarCity. The company will install rooftop solar PV systems…
9:01am ET
Transportation
Drop in Shipping Could Mean Weak Holiday Season for Retail (DRYS, GNK, EXM, SSW, DAC, TGT, M, WMT)
One indicator of a profitable holiday season for US retailers is the flow of goods into US ports. The shipping season for holiday goods generally starts in July and August and runs…
8:37am ET
Retail
Dollar General, A Secular Change Winner (DG, DLTR, NDN, FDO, BIG, WMT, BRK-A, KKR)
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance. The dollar store, or actually ‘under $10 and under $5 store’ said that…
6:17am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
LG Display (NYSE: LPL) cuts capital expenditures as demand for LCD screens is hurt by tablet PC sales. (Reuters) Samsung to delay its tablet launch in the U.S. because of IP lawsuits…
4:22pm ET
Investing
The Most Innovative CEOs In America
Steve Jobs’s transition from CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to chairman has caused a great deal of ink to be spilt on the departure of other famous CEOs, such as Walt Disney,…
6:24am ET
Retail
America’s Biggest Store Chains With No Online Shoppers
Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown at all…
1:00pm ET
Retail
Dollar & Clearance Stores Set For More Growth (BIG, NDN, TUES, DG, DLTR, WMT, TGT, XRT)
Deep discount retailers could be preparing for a comeback after slowing down somewhat since the beginning of the year. This includes dollar stores, but also includes the clearance and deep discount stores. …