Back-to-school spending is forecast to reach $27 billion this year with individual U.S. household spending remaining about flat at a national average of $501.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Alphabet, Boeing, CyberArk, Eiger BioPharma, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Snap, Ulta Beauty and Walmart.
Walmart, Apple, Home Depot, and Goldman Sachs were the top gainers propping up the DJIA on Thursday.
Target raised its EPS guidance this morning and said that it expects a slight increase in same-store sales for the second quarter.
Amazon.com could hardly have released more impressive news than it has in the past month. However, its stock has stopped rising.
Sales of baby products like diapers, car seats, and food have declined among all U.S. income groups except those earning more than $150,000 a year.
Walmart's success at growing its online marketplace has come at a cost. More counterfeit products are being sold both by the company and by its third-party sellers.
Walmart investment in its online sales appear to be paying off, but there is more the company could do to increase its share of a market estimated to rise to more than…
These are the eight top thematic breakout picks from Merrill Lynch for the third quarter of 2017. While some of the stock chart patterns call for near-term upside, others call for much higher…
It has been years since we have witnessed the kind of market we are in now. After this run finally peters out, it may be years again before we see another one.
Goldman Sachs, Disney, American Express, and Wal-Mart posted the best gains Monday, leading the DJIA to a higher close.
Can Target counter Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods? Does it have to? Who are the likely prospects?
Home Depot, Goldman Sachs, Wal-Mart, and UnitedHealth were the leading losers among the Dow 30 stocks on Friday.
Johnson & Johnson and Merck were the top performers among the Dow 30 stocks Thursday while Goldman Sachs and Wal-Mart were the big laggards.
These are the top 20 stock buybacks in dollars spent during the first quarter of 2017 of all S&P 500 companies.
