5:25am ET
Media
The Race For Online TV Will Have Few Winners
The race to sell TV and films on internet connections to the home and wireless connections to the smartphone has grown more fierce. In just the last day it has been rumored…
WMT Coverage Page 182
12:03pm ET
Media
Movie Download Competition, Getting Even Tighter (NFLX, CSTR, GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, WMT, TWC, CMCSA, GE, NWS.A, DIS)
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has almost certainly led to the downfall of the Blockbuster empire. Then Netflix (and Blockbuster) had to face competition from Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) over the Redbox video…
4:42am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 33
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…
7:00am ET
Companies and Brands
When Will Best Buy Lower Guidance? (BBY, RSH, WMT, TGT, COST)
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is in a virtual conundrum. The stock has been hitting 52-week lows after a new fresh low of $31.25 Wednesday versus a $32.48 close on the…
4:02am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/26/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) will take its case to Potash (NYSE: POT) shareholders. Reuters: Google In.c (NASDAQ: GOOG) will allow phone calls from Gmail accounts. Reuters: The Bank of Japan may…
5:51am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 32
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…
5:43am ET
Jobs
Frugality Returns To Corporate America
Several retail analysts pointed out that Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) earnings and those of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) were helped by rigid cost controls. This is not the first time during the earnings…
4:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/18/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg: BHP Bid Goes Hostile
Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has begun an attempt at a hostile deal for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters: A female contractor of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) said she lost work because she would…
8:27am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/17/2010) Walmart Improves, Potach Rejects
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
7:51am ET
Investing
Walmart: Time To Spin Out International Ops
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) posted pathetic US numbers, but was saved by its international group as it posted good earnings and revised its forecast for the year upward. Walmart reports second quarter diluted…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:12pm ET
Investing
Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Latest Stock Holdings ‘S to Z’ (BRK-B, BRK-A, SNY, TIF, TMK, USB, USG, UPS, WMT, WPO, WFC, WSC)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on June 30, 2010. These have been broken down into 3 groups of ‘A to G’ and…
5:50am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 31
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…
3:00pm ET
Retail
Next Week’s Must Watch Earnings (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, SHLD, DLTR, HPQ, DELL)
Earnings season isn’t quite over yet. We still have some rather large, some giant, earnings on deck next week. We have an earnings duel between The Lowe’s Companies (NYSE: LOW) and The…
5:28am ET
Retail
Sam’s Club Adds Wi-Fi As A Marketing Tool
Free Wi-Fi has been a marketing tool at restaurant and beverage establishments including McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Now Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has decided the service will help it attract…
4:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Economists have cut forecasts and look to the Federal Reserve to take action. Reuters: BP Plc (NYSE: BP) will try the final stage of killing its leaking well and has begun…