March 15, 2016: Markets opened lower again on Tuesday as crude oil prices continued a slide begun on Monday and the Census Bureau’s report on retail sales in February was a bit…
Last Wednesday, Dollar General shares jumped more than 10% after it reported earnings revenue, well above consensus estimates.
According to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis of the largest employer in each state, Wal-Mart is at the top of the list in 19 states.
Douglas A. McIntyre Some models and pricing are in line with Wal-Mart's Super Bowl TV pricing. The free shipping offer is an enhancement from the Super Bowl offer of free value shipping or store pickup.
Paul Ausick A new research report from the technical analysts at Merrill Lynch points out that the 2016 Dogs of the Dow have shown leadership since the year started.
Costco Wholesale's earnings were not particularly impressive. The big-box retailer posted numbers that show its expansion has come down to earth.
A recent analysis by researchers at Perfect Price combed through billions of credit card transactions to find out how much shoppers actually spend on groceries when they buy at these stores.
The best that can be said for February same-store sales is that they won't be as bad as January's sales.
February 26, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday on rising oil prices in Asia and Europe which turned into lower prices as the trading day went along. Basic materials and financials were…
The death of a Supreme Court Justice causes problems on all sorts of levels. It has been known since the news broke that Justice Scalia's death would create a political fight.
It is time to take a look at the 2016 stock buyback kings, those companies that will spend the most buying back their common stock this year alone.
If you are not a member of Amazon Prime, you are going to start paying more for shipping costs on non-book goods ordered from the online marketplace.
It seems $1 is not one $1. It is, according to Wal-Mart, $2.7 billion over two years.
Douglas A. McIntyre Essentially, Target's next earnings will help tell us whether brick-and-mortar retail is slowly shrinking and shriveling up in the face of e-commerce.
Why the disparity in performance between these two retailing giants? Perhaps because one of them is not reliant on sales margins for its revenues.
