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ThinkstockFrom 1998 through 2007, the federal minimum wage was set at $5.15 an hour. Over a three-year period, the minimum…
As Walmart works to keep its huge lead as the biggest retailer in the United States, it occasionally launches products…
courtesy of Starbucks Corp.America’s most visited stores are popular for a variety of reasons. According to data provided by Placed,…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Consumers expect free shipping and free returns from companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart…
ThinkstockThe median household income of Americans has not increased in a decade, when adjusted for what has been modest inflation.…
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) believes it has its competition on the ropes, right where CEO Jeff Bezos wants them. However,…
Fuel cell product maker Plug Power priced an underwritten secondary stock offering of 22.6 million shares at $5.50 Friday morning.…
ThinkstockWith all the funny money printed and quantitative easing measures after the recession, it has been amazing that the cost…
Amazon.com is quietly taking aim at warehouse stores with a new service called Amazon Prime Pantry. Could it be that…
ThinkstockThe Congressional Budget Office released a report that claims that an increase in the national minimum wage to $10.10 will…
In yet another foray into the banking business, Walmart announced Thursday morning the launch of a money transfer service that…
In a proxy filing Wednesday, Yahoo! nominated founder David Filo to the company's board of directors. Filo left the board…
A new report from a coalition called Americans for Tax Fairness claims that Walmart, Chairman Rob Walton and the entire…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. They include Citigroup,…
Quarterly results for Abercrombie & Fitch, Bed Bath & Beyond, Family Dollar Stores and Staples suggest they face increasingly difficult…
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