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Wal-Mart announced on January 15 that it was closing 154 U.S. stores. On Friday, prices at many of those stores…
Google once again showed its dominance of U.S. online visitors. It posted unique visitors of more than 248 million unique…
Wal-Mart said it has committed a total of $2.7 billion over the two years to wage hikes, more training and…
The world's largest retailer already advertises some good buys on big-screen TVs and has another one teed up for the…
When big companies announce store closures, it means a loss of jobs, empty store locations, and generally doesn’t bode well…
Wal-Mart said it will close 269 stores worldwide. The announcement was treated as a retreat by the press.
Only one Dow Jones Industrial Average component has shares that have posted a gain so far this year. Wal-Mart's stock…
An experiment that has lasted more than four years ended with a whimper Friday morning with an announcement that Wal-Mart…
Today’s rapid and near-ubiquitous dissemination of news and information means corporations, too, can be more vulnerable to public opinion. For…
If you want to own stocks no matter what, ones with serious long-term prospects and dividends, the class of defensive…
The first week of 2016 was harsh for the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Only Wal-Mart…
January 8, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday following an unexpectedly large boost to the non-farm payroll numbers and a…
There is a saying that there is always a bull market somewhere. Sure, they may not always be easy to…
Unusually warm fall and early winter weather had a sharp impact on retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2015,…
Dogs of the Dow is a dividend strategy for investors to buy what are either "cheap" or "beaten up" Dow…
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