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Retail
Walmart Has Given Up Its Private Policing for Shoplifters
In early December, Walmart cut its ties with two companies that had provided security services for 2,000 of Walmart's 4,700 U.S. stores.
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Retail
Barnes & Noble Online Sales Fall
Barnes & Noble has been in the midst of a "going out of business" sales for years, and now it has announced holiday sales.
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Investing
2018 Bull/Bear Outlook: How All 30 DJIA Stocks Will Take the Market to 26,400 or Higher
Here is a consensus forecast of each of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks, including a forward 12-month consensus analyst price target and an expected 2018 total return on each.
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Investing
Why Should Companies Like Apple and Amazon Buy Huge Companies When They Can Rent Them?
The rumored deals might make sense, except that joint ventures could achieve most of the benefits of acquisitions, the costs of would be much less.
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Retail
Are Bitter Cold and Storms Affecting Retail Sales, Particularly at Troubled Stores?
Retailers count on the weeks just after Christmas for a final push by customers to pick through inventory that was not sold over the holidays.
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Investing
Top Merrill Lynch Stock Picks for the First Quarter of 2018
These are eight great Merrill Lynch stock ideas for the first quarter make good sense for growth portfolios looking to perhaps takes some profits and move to new positions.
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Retail
Walmart Presses Rollbacks and Clearances for New Year
Now that holiday buying sprees have ended, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) appears to be in the midst of pushing out excess inventory. It has set a number of rollbacks and clearances…
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The Best 5 DJIA Stocks of 2017
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Boeing Flies High as DJIA’s Top Stock for 2017
Boeing has been the top-performing stock among the 30 equities in the Dow since mid-June. The stock gained nearly 90% for 2017, well ahead of its closest competitors for the title.
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Investing
10 Things That Could Wreck the Bull Market in Stocks in 2018
Is it finally time to consider the old adage that "nothing lasts forever" for the bull market as we enter 2018? Here are 10 things that could wreck the current bull market…
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Merrill Lynch Has 6 Big Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2018
With the markets grinding higher and expensive, playing it safe makes sense now and may really make sense in 2018.
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Retail
Walmart Offers eGift Cards for Tardy Shoppers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has come up with a program which allows late shoppers to saves face with their family and friends. The retailer’s eGift Cards alets people hand out presents…
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Investing
Walmart Holiday Rally Continues
Walmart shares surged when the company announced earnings. The stock has not given back any of that rally during the most heated part of the holiday season. The Walmart success story has…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Altria, Apple, GM, Procter & Gamble, Walmart and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Tuesday include Altria, Apple, General Motors, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.
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Retail
Toys ‘R’ Us Gets Ready to Announce Earnings
On December 21, bankrupt retailer Toys "R" Us will announce third-quarter earnings. The numbers likely will show that the company's dire situation has gotten worse.