Reuters: Asia nations have begun to guard against foreign capital inflow as currency tensions continue. Reuters: A halt in foreclosures could hurt investors in related securities. WSJ: Wall St. pay will rise…
Reuters: CNOOC offered $1.1 billion for a part of Chesapeake Energy, a deal the US may not approve. Reuters: Pressure to investigate mortgage practices has begun to build for banks. Reuters: South…
Le Gaga Holdings Ltd. has filed with the SEC to sell up to $100 million in ADR shares via an initial public offering. The company is a Chinese vegetable producer. The company…
Jon C. Ogg The results of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) for the September quarter were impressive, even if they are already priced into the retailer’s shares. Net sales for the fiscal 2010 fourth quarter, the…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has just pumped up the pressure on its competitors in the pharmacy business. The retailing giant has announced a joint program with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is getting a new CFO. The company has an SEC filing that shows that Thomas M. Schoewe will retire on November 30 as executive vice president and…
Jon C. Ogg The first half retail sales numbers were anemic and so were back-to-school numbers. It has been assumed that a weakening economy would harm 2010 holiday sales as well. Don’t tell that to…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and the Treasury are closer to a deal to recoup the taxpayers’ investment in the insurer. Reuters: China said movement on a bill to force revaluation…
Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to give out 500,000 free samples of Budweiser beer over the next few weeks. The offer will target upscale bars and restaurants. According to Reuters, “In addition to the…
Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) just can’t seem to get it right. Whatever the strategy is intended to be doing, it needs a real change in the world of a CVS, Walgreen,…
Reuters: The Chinese premier said he would not succumb to pressure from the US on the value of the yuan. Reuters: An SEC watchdog said the timing of the charges against Goldman…
The recession is, by the standard measurement, over. The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee said the downturn ended in June 2009. Most polls of individuals and company executives…
Today’s corporate America is dominated by service companies, tech firms, and huge retailers which have thousands of locations and hundreds of thousands of workers. At the end of the decade following WWII,…
