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In a conference presentation earlier this week, Bill Simon, the CEO of US operations for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT),…
Retailers have fared better than many other sectors over the past year, with the majority of share prices having risen…
Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October.…
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) continues its extraordinary run as the most successful big box retailer. Its “club membership” system has bettered…
With 80% of the 120 companies it tracks having reported first quarter 2012 results, research firm Retail Metrics says that…
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), by many measures the second largest pension in the United States, has taken…
Merkel and Hollande will fight over stimulus for the eurozone at the EU summit. (Reuters) The OECD expresses concerns that Europe…
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and…
ZyngaZynga’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are down 15% over the past two days, a little more than those of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB)…
The three major US stock indexes opened essentially flat this morning as investors were faced with a flat report on…
Neither Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) nor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was expected to post big numbers for the…
Famous short-seller David Einhorn attacked Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in a presentation recently. The company’s business model will not lead to consistent…
The European Central Bank no longer offers help to Greek banks it believes are insolvent. (Reuters) Some brokerage firms stop…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors appeared to be reacting to a temporarily stronger…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings early on Thursday morning. This earnings report is likely to…
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