The top five officers at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT) made $65 million in aggregate in the company’s fiscal year ending January 31. Shareholders did not do quite as well. Wal-Mart shares rose only…
Reuters: Daimler kept its earnings and dividend outlook for 2010. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) raised $2 billion thought an aircraft sale. Reuters: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) results lifted markets in…
“Never look over your shoulder. Something might be gaining on you.”–Satchel Page Jack Welsh once said that GE would sell any division of the conglomerate that was not No.1 or No.2 in…
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…
It is a time-honored tradition within the retail industry. When sales drop, so do prices. Of course, not all retailers can afford that. As the holiday season in 2008 showed, many stores…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The Fed once again pledged low interest rates. Reuters: If the yuan rises, the euro may be badly hurt. Reuters: Soda companies are hurt by the economy according to AlixPartners. Reuters: …
Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise. Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high. Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading. Reuters: FTC may…
The VCR was supposed to ruin box office demand. Then Blockbuster (BBI) was the spoiler. Then came DVDs and high-def DVDs. That spawned NetFlix (NFLX) and kiosk operations like Redbox. What DVDs could not…
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…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all over the news. It has the much anticipated iPad launch and now it has a new iPhone coming that will run on the CDMA network sold…
Walmart.com typically falls into the top 20 most visited sites in the US as measured by Comscore, just behind online e-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN). Walmart has launched initiatives to increase its traffic including cut-rate…
These are 24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings for Week 12.
3D television screens for the home are relatively new. Sony (SNE) has said that it will base a good deal of its future as a consumer electronic company on the technology. Samsung and…
Ethisphere released its annual list of “The World’s Most Ethical Companies.” The research identified 100 companies. A committee of leading attorneys, professors, government officials and organization leaders put together the criteria. After that, the…
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…
