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Retail
Wal-Mart Shakes Up Executive Suite
For a while there, during the economic downturn that started in the second half of 2008, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) looked like it had found a large number of new customers for…
WMT Coverage Page 185
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Democrats will make a final push for financial reform. Reuters: Hurricane Alex is likely to affect clean-up efforts in the Gulf significantly. Reuters: Oil will have its first quarterly drop in…
7:08am ET
Investing
10 Safest Dividend Stocks By Sector (MMM, PG, WMT, MSFT, PFE, KO, YUM, V, VZ, AEP)
Investors love the safety of dividends. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to look for some of the safest dividends in the large-cap universe. Many of course are DJIA components, as you would expect. …
4:47am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 24
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…
8:41am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/24/2010)
Updated throughout the day. GM may launch its IPO next month and set auto finance deals with several financial firms. (WSJ) Providence Equity Partners is in talks to buy Hasbro (NYSE: HAS).…
5:08am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple Likely To Sell One Million iPhones Today
Odds are strong that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will sell one million iPhones today. The smartphone will launch in the US and several large wireless markets including the UK, France, Germany, and…
4:50am ET
Walmart Moves Into Chicago With Jobs And Stores
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will add dozens of stores in the Chicago areas and about 12,000 jobs over the next five years. The move has the blessing of the city. “Our city is…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:34am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 23
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…
3:58am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/16/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Credit rating agencies will not be heavily regulated under the new financial reform bill. Reuters: AT&T (NYSE: T) had privacy problems with its iPhone 4 order system. Reuters: The EU, IMF,…
11:42am ET
Retail
Amazon Atop Another Useless Retail Study
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is by a number of measures the most visited retail site in the US, the most successful e-commerce company in the world, and the online retailer with the biggest…
11:13am ET
Retail
New Apple iPhone Faces Overexposure
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will sell its new iPhone in its own retail stores and in Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The should allow the handset and consumer electronics company will have the iPhone…
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3:16pm ET
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…
Jon C. Ogg