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ThinkstockRetailers are announcing August same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.2% year-over-year, compared…
ThinkstockThe last, and largest, of the discount variety stores reports second quarter earnings tomorrow. Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) is…
ThinkstockAs retail and fast-food workers strike across 60 cities as a means to get their employers to raise wages as…
ThinkstockLabor Day is always an interesting holiday, and it has serious ramifications on consumer spending and on the economy. The…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertJ.C Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) continues to face unprecedented drops in…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCW Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) recently held what it called its “Walmart U.S. Manufacturing…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertConsider the holiday sales season started, even though Labor Day weekend has…
courtesy of TargetIn its second-quarter earnings report released before markets opened on Wednesday, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced adjusted earnings…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Walmart is the largest American employer, with a workforce of nearly 2.2 million people. However, because…
Jon OggNow that interest rates have risen and stocks have slid, investors are looking for bargain stocks but also trying…
ThinkstockSo far this earnings season U.S. retailers haven’t put up a very good show. Retailers that have already reported results…
August 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following big down day on Thursday. In the U.S., the…
ThinkstockThe just released Reuters University of Michigan report on consumer sentiment is the preliminary report for August. While we argue…
ThinkstockU.S. railroads moved nearly 260,000 intermodal units (containers) in the week ended August 10. That is a 6.1% increase over…
Another Friday is here, and it is time to reflect on the stock market volatility that has picked up in…
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