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Investing
Big Dividend & Buybacks Keep Coming (BG, FRX, IN, KBR, MON, VIA, WMT, CAT, FDX, TGT)
So much for a double-dip recession, or at least that is what the waves of new share buybacks and dividend hikes from big key companies are saying. In recent days we have…
3:55am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
MarketWatch: The Nikkei dropped 3.8%. Reuters: The euro dropped to a four-year low as investors exit risk. Reuters: Foxconn will up wages after suicides. Reuters: Economists expects a slowdown but not a…
11:02am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Tries for $15 Billion More in Share Buybacks (WMT, RTH)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is going for the headline effect this morning at its 40th Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The company announced that its Board of Directors has just approved a…
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Retail
Walmart To Aid Employees To Get College Educations
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans to help 1.4 million of its US workers to get a higher education. The company announced that “Walmart’s Lifelong Learning Program will make it more convenient and more…
3:48am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: More doubts about the global economy arose as the G20 prepares to meet. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is not sure about the future of AIA. Reuters: …
5:36am ET
Investing
Will Every Foreign Worker In China Get A Raise? Will Every Chinese Worker?
There have been an extraordinary number of suicides at Chinese electronics company Foxconn which does a great deal of work for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Foxconn recently raised salaries by 30%n which may address…
9:11pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 20
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
8:28am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (IRE, BCSI, FNFG, MON, OVTI, PG, RHT, TGT, WFC, WMT)
These are some of this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning: Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) Raised to Buy at UBS. Blue…
5:46am ET
Retail
Costco: The Resurrection Of The American Consumer?
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) announced very impressive earnings for the quarter ending May 9. Revenue rose from $15.5 billion to $17.4 billion. Net income jumped from $210 million to $306 million. Same-store sales…
2:22pm ET
Media
Blockbuster Can’t Reduce Debt, Faces Bankruptcy (BBI, NFLX, WMT, NCR)
When Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) filed its 2009 annual report in March, it included the dreaded “going concern” sentence, indicating that it needed to boost its operating income and restructure its debt. Its…
5:33am ET
Telecom & Wireless
The 4G iPhone: Wal-Mart (WMT) Cuts Price Of Current iPhone 3GS By Half
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will cut the price of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 3GS, the top of the company’s smartphone line, by over half to $97 if customers commit to a two-year…
10:29pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 19
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
10:40am ET
Companies and Brands
Retail Earnings Solid, But Outlook Shaky (WMT, TJX, HD, ANF, SKS, LOW)
Earnings are in today from a number of retailers, not all of which are blazing, but all are better than a year ago. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:…
9:07am ET
Investing
Top Day Trader Alerts (ANF, AKNS, ABK, AIG, CTIC, IS, HD, NFLX, SPRD, WMT)
Today’s top day trader and active trader alerts are somewhat tied to earnings, but many movers are not on earnings. Today’s cast of characters includes Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Akeena Solar,…