February 18, 2016: Markets opened higher on Thursday, but slipped below the breakeven line shortly afterwards. The DJIA wobbled around break-even for most of the day, while both the S&P 500 and…
To the surprise and considerable confusion of many an analyst, Wal-Mart is among the best performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2016.
Wal-Mart reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
Paul Ausick Wal-Mart is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday.
Chris Lange Warren Buffett has now released the official equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) as of December 31, 2016. That makes this the official Buffett stocks for 2016, but we would…
Earnings season for the fourth quarter of last year has now moved into February, and 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of six companies that are reporting their quarterly results…
When Groupon went public, no other company had a large presence in the online coupon business. What really happened to Groupon?
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…
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.…
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…
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.
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.
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.
Paul Ausick Google once again showed its dominance of U.S. online visitors. It posted unique visitors of more than 248 million unique visitors in December.
Douglas A. McIntyre 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.
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