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Public Company Unicorn: Groupon
When Groupon went public, no other company had a large presence in the online coupon business. What really happened to Groupon?
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Walmart Inc
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Inched the Dow Higher on Monday
February 1, 2016: Markets opened lower on Monday following on the worst manufacturing data to come out of China in more than three years. From a weak start equities perked up in…
8:58am ET
Retail
Walmart Best Performing Dow Stock Of 2016
A few months ago, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) found itself consigned to the retail junk yard. Too big. Too many more modest sized big box retailers. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). No longer the case.…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Boosted the DJIA on Friday
January 29, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Friday even after a disappointing report on U.S. fourth-quarter GDP. The Bank of Japan adopted a negative interest rate policy on excess reserves as…
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Retail
Amazon Revenue Reaches Half of Wal-Mart US Sales
Amazon's revenue has hit half of that of Wal-Mart in the United States, a milestone that seemed impossible just a few years ago.
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Retail
Wal-Mart Shares Up 2%, Leading Dow Performance
The performance of the Dow has been so poor that only two of the 30 components are up so far this year. Wal-Mart is the better of the two.
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Retail
Wal-Mart Slashes Prices at Stores That Are Closing
Wal-Mart announced on January 15 that it was closing 154 U.S. stores. On Friday, prices at many of those stores dropped to 50% off.
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Media
Google Largest Online Property With 248 Million Visitors
Google once again showed its dominance of U.S. online visitors. It posted unique visitors of more than 248 million unique visitors in December.
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Retail
What Will a $1 Raise Cost Wal-Mart?
Wal-Mart said it has committed a total of $2.7 billion over the two years to wage hikes, more training and better benefits for its hourly workers.
Paul Ausick 8:05am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart’s Super Bowl 50 Sales Push
The world's largest retailer already advertises some good buys on big-screen TVs and has another one teed up for the week before the big game.
Paul Ausick 8:31am ET
Retail
In Walmart Store Closings, Texas Loses Out Far Worse Than California
When big companies announce store closures, it means a loss of jobs, empty store locations, and generally doesn’t bode well for the immediate area. So what is the impact when the likes of a…
Jon C. Ogg 9:40am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Still Has 11,200 Locations
Wal-Mart said it will close 269 stores worldwide. The announcement was treated as a retreat by the press.
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Retail
Wal-Mart Is Best-Performing Dow Stock of 2016
Only one Dow Jones Industrial Average component has shares that have posted a gain so far this year. Wal-Mart's stock is up 1%.
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Retail
Wal-Mart Store Closures to Cost 10,000 US Jobs
An experiment that has lasted more than four years ended with a whimper Friday morning with an announcement that Wal-Mart will close more than 200 stores.
Paul Ausick 9:43am ET
Special Report
America’s Most Hated Companies
Today’s rapid and near-ubiquitous dissemination of news and information means corporations, too, can be more vulnerable to public opinion. For many companies, recovering from a bad reputation can seem impossible. For others,…
