Reuters: Central bankers in the US and Europe are battling deflation and inflation simultaneously. Reuters: GM (GM) is close to bankruptcy but the fate of Opel is still open. Reuters: Citigroup (C)…
Reuters: GM (GM) is close to filing Chapter 11. Reuters: A poll of economists says the US recession will end soon followed by modest growth. Retuers: The mood of US consumers rose…
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, which is an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in The Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show…
American companies are increasingly offering products for $1 or less. Some are among the largest firms in the United States such as Wal-Mart (WMT) and McDonald’s (MCD). Other are smaller but use…
It has begun to dawn on more and more large companies that high-priced goods are costing them sales during the recession. Maybe the only way for them to hold onto customers is…
This weekend was the peak of the college graduation season. Colleges invite well-known people to travel all over America to give a 15 minute commencement address in exchange for an honorary doctorate.…
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings for the first quarter of 2009 are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes…
McDonald’s (MCD) did so well with its dollar menu that Wal-Mart (WMT) decided it will create one, too. The difference is that the Wal-Mart version will be merchandise and not food. McDonald’s…
McDonald’s (MCD) did so well with its dollar menu that Wal-Mart (WMT) decided it will have one, too. The difference is that the Wal-Mart version will be merchandise and not food. The…
Based on Wal-Mart’s (WMT) earning for the quarter ending April 30, the world’s largest retailer did better than it was supposed to. The company reported EPS of $.77 at the highest end…
Douglas A. McIntyre Whole FoodsWhole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. We have Thomson Reuters targets of $0.18 EPS and $1.87 billion in revenue. We…
Several of the best-funded and most-publicized tech launches of the last ten years have ended in failure. Many large technology companies which had significant market share and product advantages in large industries…
Over the past week, we surveyed Walmart (WMT) stores to gauge trends at the largest bix box chain in the U.S. We asked the following questions: 1. How is business this month? 2. Do you…
Douglas A. McIntyre Investor Bill Ackerman, who has held an investment in Target (TGT) for almost two years and has lost a great deal of money in the process, wants to replace part of the retailer’s…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we have seen with about two and a half hours until the market opens this Friday morning: Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) Started as…