Free Wi-Fi has been a marketing tool at restaurant and beverage establishments including McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Now Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has decided the service will...
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has managed to hold up exceptionally well since its last secondary offering held by the U.S. Treasury.  We said it at the time of the offering that the...
It did not take Sallie Mae (SLM) long to sue the private equity firms that planned to buy it, and the banks that were to fund the deal. The lead investor was JC Flowers and the major banks were JP...
Several reports indicate that GM (GM, Ford (F), and Chrysler are approaching the government for a total of $25 billion in loans at interest rates as low as 4.5%. The money could come in the form of...
In the realm of retail giants, Costco and Sam’s Club stand out as the titans of bulk sales. Their vast warehouse stores teem with products ranging from groceries to electronics, all available at...
Every year, workers in all 50 states fill out their 1040 form to pay taxes to the federal government. That money does not necessarily stay in Washington, however. The federal government generates...
Source: ThinkstockYou have heard about underfunded pension plans and pension news during bankruptcies for years now. It turns out that pension plans in corporate America are likely to keep shrinking....
American Express announced Thursday morning that it has reached an agreement under which Sam’s Club stores will begin accepting Amex cards.
It seems that all the talk about getting off of coal-power and reducing dependence on foreign energy is still just rhetoric.  USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) announced this morning that the long-standing loan...
SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM), or Sallie Mae, was perhaps the worst merger-arb implosion in recent times. Late yesterday the announced that it is commencing a common stock and convertible preferred stock...
The SEC reportedly has charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, with defrauding investors.
Sam's Club put up a pretty weak showing in the second quarter. Compared with Costco, Walmart's club store has some catching up to do.
The Sam’s Club division of Walmart (NYSE:WMT), which primarily does business with small companies, means to do what banks will not. It has started a test program to offer loans of as much as...
Walmart will soon open a Sam's Club Now store in Dallas that allows club members to scan items as they shop and check out with a simple scan. The idea is similar to Amazon Go stores although the...