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 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 is up 1%.
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 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,…
If you want to own stocks no matter what, ones with serious long-term prospects and dividends, the class of defensive stocks is where investors will want to hide out.
The first week of 2016 was harsh for the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Only Wal-Mart has posted a gain over the first five trading days.
Paul Ausick January 8, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday following an unexpectedly large boost to the non-farm payroll numbers and a stronger Chinese yuan. By noon, though, the indexes had tumbled into the…
There is a saying that there is always a bull market somewhere. Sure, they may not always be easy to find, but they do exist.
Unusually warm fall and early winter weather had a sharp impact on retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, and the latest weather forecast does not appear to be offering any…
Dogs of the Dow is a dividend strategy for investors to buy what are either "cheap" or "beaten up" Dow stocks. Unfortunately, 2015 was an awful year for the members of the…
24/7 Wall St. wanted to look into the worst performing Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks of 2015.
Whole Foods shares have been dropping over much the past year, but recently look like they may have found a bottom during the holiday shopping period.
Regardless of opinions on gun control, people who want a gun should check out the rifles shown at Walmart.com. These guns are, however, only available in stores.
Douglas A. McIntyre Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) forecast it could post sales up as much as 25% in the current quarter which would take revenue for the period to $36.75 billion. If so, its ability…
