Amazon.com Inc
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There were 20 U.S. companies with $100 billion of sales or more in 2012. Amazon.com will join that short and elite list next year.
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courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Whatever many retailers made in profits over the holiday season might wash away with after-Christmas sales. USA Today has made the point that discounts seem greater than...
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courtesy of AOL, IncThe battle between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for the lead in U.S. unique visitors continued into November. Once again, the portal edged out the search...
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The signs have been pointing to a good holiday sales season for electronic gear like smartphones and tablets. But for many for the brick-and-mortar retailers, like Old Navy and Abercrombie &...
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As retailers face having only days to improve their sales results, they have turned to a part of their playbook that did not even exist a few years ago -- free shipping.
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ThinkstockIt seems like we get new data every day reinforcing the message that online shopping (and spending) is better than ever this year. While we don’t know yet if this is poaching sales from...
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courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are up almost 250% this year. The company’s management has staged a turnaround, at least partially. But the progress is not...
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ThinkstockThe Obama administration appointed former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) executive Kurt DelBene as senior advisor to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. She is...
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courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.At one point Tuesday morning, shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) had dropped nearly 4.5% before bouncing back. There have been so many problems at the retailer...
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ThinkstockUPDATE, December 17, 2013, 1:10 p.m. — As we noted in our story on online sales earlier Tuesday morning, Google’s Product Listing Ads and Google Shopping have shown the largest...
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Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the...
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courtesy of ebayWhile the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 25% in the past 12 months, online auction and retail site eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares have gained a mere 0.5%. Over 24 months, the...
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bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsA year ago, the idea that the Nasdaq Composite could reach its record high, set on March 10, 2000, seemed preposterous. That high was 5,132.52, and it had been...
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ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although it was...
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courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The spread of estimates of how holiday sales did over the period from Black Friday through Cyber Monday is wide. NRF reported that Thanksgiving Holiday spending...
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