The stories about the death of Wal-Mart (WMT) have been disappearing over the last few months as the world’s largest retailer posted remarkable sales. Now, there is nothing left to argue. During…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most of the descendants of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart (WMT) have often been a quart low. That may be why none of them has run the company. One of his…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, nuclear energy is beginning to make a comeback Reuters reports that Vodafone (VOD) said Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel. Reuters writes that Corporate Express will open…
Newspapers have been hit by so many arrows that it is a miracle that they are still standing. As internet ads have taken away much of their revenue and costs of printing…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) rejected a tie up with Google (GOOG) before the Microsoft (MSFT) bid. Retuers writes that loses may force Lehman (LEH) to raise another $3.4 billion. Reuters reports…
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has reported its Q1 net income of $602 million, down from $651million in the same quarter in 2007. It saw a 1.4% drop in earnings per share to $0.74…
After today’s close, we saw the filing showing which stocks Warren Buffett held in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) at the cut off date of March 31, 2008. This is a…
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, we’ll see earnings out of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and we’ll get to see just how the "recessed" client base is as far as shopping on a…
Wal-Mart (WMT) is setting up standards for toy makers which are much tougher than those issued by the Feds. It wants its customers to know that is it cracking down, especially on…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, lenders and Clear Channel (CCU) have reached an agreement for an LBO of the company. Reuters writes that Carl Icahn may mount a proxy fight for control of Yahoo!…
While most retailers are simply trying to stay out of Chapter 11, Wal-Mart posted an extraordinary quarter. It was even more impressive because, as the world’s largest retailer, it must fight the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings this coming Tuesday morning before the open. The company already gave an approximate revenues number of $94 Billion. As you will see…
Wal-Mart (WMT) continued to amaze. How does the world’s largest retailer grow faster than almost all of its competition? For the month of April, Wal-Mart’s sales were up 9.8% to $29.8 billion.…
Douglas A. McIntyre The hallmark of some of the most successful companies over the last fifty years is that the CEOs spent a great deal of their time with customers and at company locations around…
Edward S. Lampert, billionaire and hedge fund manager, arrived at the Recession about six months late. The chairman of zombie retailer Sears (SHLD) "said the retailer is taking a conservative stance amid…