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Retail
4 ETFs Gutted by Wal-Mart Earnings Warning
The stock market just found a new foe for earnings season. That would be Wal-Mart.
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Retail
Forget Share Buybacks, Wal-Mart Delivers Extremely Disappointing Guidance
Wal-Mart saw its shares tank on Wednesday due to disappointing guidance at the investor day presentation.
Jon C. Ogg 8:25am ET
Investing
5 Dividend-Paying Blue Chip Stocks Trading Under 15 Times Forward Earnings
The bottom line is volatility at higher levels may be here to stay for some time. Owning low-multiple, dividend-paying blue chip leaders makes good sense for long-term growth portfolios.
6:37am ET
Retail
Can JC Penney and Sears Survive a Slow Holiday?
The holiday season will be modest this year for most of the retail industry. For J.C. Penney and Sears, will modest be enough?
8:20am ET
Investing
Credit Suisse Adds Blue Chip Dividend Stocks to Prestigious Top Picks List
Credit Suisse is adding some top conservative dividend-paying stocks to its Top Picks list, and that is right in line with what other top Wall Street firms are doing.
12:40pm ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Fires 450 at Headquarters
Wal-Mart has announced that 450 home office staff will lose their jobs in order to make the retailer "more nimble organization,"
Paul Ausick 8:05am ET
Retail
American Express Kicks Off Deal With Sam’s Club
American Express announced Thursday morning that it has reached an agreement under which Sam’s Club stores will begin accepting Amex cards.
6:29am ET
Retail
GameStop to Add 28,000 Workers as Video Game Retail Thrives
GameStop will add 28,000 holiday workers for 2015, evidence that its business model is thriving.
6:45am ET
Retail
Can Retailers Add 600,000 Jobs This Holiday Season?
It is too early to see if together all major retailers will add the 600,000 that would signal a season in which sales are flat.
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Retail
Macy’s to Hire 85,000 Workers for Holiday Season
Macy's said Monday that the company plans to hire about 85,000 seasonal employees this year.
10:40am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart Worker Group Readies for Black Friday Job Actions
Demands for a wage of $15 an hour and full-time work will again be the focus of job actions by a worker group organized to push for the changes at Wal-Mart.
Paul Ausick 6:46am ET
Retail
Do Wal-Mart’s 60,000 New Employees Help the Economy?
Wal-Mart will add 60,000 new "seasonal" workers, which is the start of holiday additions by big-box retailers and department stores.
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:52am ET
Retail
Toys R Us Loses Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Again
Troubled Toys R Us continues to bleed. The company's management claims it has a brighter future, a position hard to defend, given its competition.
6:52am ET
Retail
Retailers May Add 750,000 Jobs for Holidays
The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing.
9:35am ET
Companies and Brands
Using Club Stores and Senior Discounts to Save Money
Here we take a look at a few club or club-type memberships, how much they cost and how much members might expect to save.