5:28am ET
Retail
Walmart’s War On The Competition
Walmart.com (NYSE:WMT) began to offer free shipping today on many items such as electronics, toys and jewelry. Most of the products in the program are not available in stores. The gambit is…
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4:04am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The US has tried to hold together discussions on currency and trade among unruly members of the G20 conference in Seoul. (Reuters) Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) grim outlook stunned investors. (Reuters) The US…
3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/8/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Chine criticized the US for its QE2 program because it believe the move will add to much liquidity to emerging markets. (Reuters) Regulators have begun to examine Citigoup debt funds to see…
4:11am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve took a risky step that will involve the purchase of $600 billion in securities. (Reuters) Nations in Asia and Latin America said they would alter policy to combat dollar inflows…
1:59pm ET
Investing
Dollar Stores, Growth For Another Decade (DG, DLTR, FDO, WMT, SHLD, NDN)
Dollar stores are still king… Unemployment is expected to remain high, or at least ‘under-employment’ will reign as a continued theme ahead. This presents a challenge for many retailers out there which…
12:45pm ET
Industrials
Size Matters: Google Larger Than Wal-Mart and Buffett (GOOG, WMT, BRK-A, BRK-B)
24/7 Wall St. maintains a proprietary list of stocks, The 24/7 Wall St. Real-Time 500. This is more representative than the S&P 500 based on free-float market caps each year and updates…
11:43am ET
Retail
Another Walmart Digital Disaster?
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) started a digital movie download service with Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NASDAQ:HPQ) in 2007 that lasted for about a year until it was shut down because of lack of consumer…
8:35am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors 10/28/2010 Walmart M&A
Updated throughout the day. Tiger Asia has received a subpoena. (NYT) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) may cut it offer for Massmart of South Africa. (Reuters) Douglas A. McIntyre
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/27/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve will begin monetary easing shortly. (Reuters) Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison claims he can prove wrongdoing by Hewlett- Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new chief executive. (Reuters) The International Energy…
4:09am ET
Media
Media Digest (10/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The US will push a trade and foreign exchange agenda at the G20 meeting. Reuters: Fed officials are still not in agreement about quantitative easing. Reuters: American International…
7:01am ET
Retail
The Ten Holiday Gifts No One Will Buy In Stores
E-commerce sales are still below 10% of all retail sales in the US, but the category has posted a better growth rate than bricks-and-mortar revenue for some time. comScore reported that between…
4:01am ET
Media
Media Digest (10/20/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Geithner said the major currencies are “in alignment” but need negotiations to make sure their status remains that way. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE: TM) will fix 1.52 million Avalons. Reuters:…
4:40am ET
Retail
Five Second Place Companies That Are Number One For Investors
One of the few bits of investing conventional wisdom that nearly everyone accepts is that people should always look out for number one. The problem with following that advice is investors may…
2:55pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Wal-Mart Raising Billions Via Debt Sale (WMT)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) had a bit of unusual debt rating coverage this morning after Fitch reiterated Wal-Mart’s “AA” rating and said its outlook is stable. The reason for the note…
Jon C. Ogg 8:58am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (10/18/2010) Citi Earnings, AIA IPO
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…