Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is billed by its bulls as a Wal-Mart killer.
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August 22 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 22 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) saw its bottom line fall today in its latest earnings report, and shares are off 3.5% as a result.
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 21 - News
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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August 21 - News
The first issue that needs to be addressed after earnings are released is whether the pet-centric retailer met Wall Street's expectations.
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August 20 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 20 - News
When it comes to grocery stocks, there's no more appealing dividend than Roundy's Inc (NYSE:RNDY) 5.2% yield.
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August 20 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 19 - News
Retail earnings are coming out, and the uneven results should give even the most bullish investors a chill. From Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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August 19 - News
Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser chats with Rick Engdahl in a side-of-desk interview about developing a personal investment philosophy, and shares his own four-point system for...
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August 19 - News
When a lone boy cries wolf a few times in the dark, we learn a lesson about not lying.
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August 19 - News
This week brought along with it a slew of warnings and revisions from retailers who are starting to see the writing on the wall.
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August 19 - News
You would hardly know it by the simple fact that the S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) have rallied 150% and 135% from trough...
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August 17 - News
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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August 17 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 17 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to close out this week at its lowest point since April. As of 11:45 a.m.
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August 16 - News
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) has a storied history.
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August 16 - News
It used to be you could hit a bookstore wherever you threw a rock. There was B. Dalton's, Doubleday, and Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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August 13 - News
Despite the eye-popping returns, Buffett uses relatively simple criteria to base his investment decisions.
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August 12 - Hedge Funds
In this paper Lakonishok, Schleifer and Vishny–the 3 compadres that went on to form the behemoth investment firm LSV asset management–highlight an “obvious” empirical ...
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August 12 - News
The American consumer is slowly coming back from the worst recession in decades, but the road to financial health isn’t without a number of potholes.
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August 9 - News
Let me offer you a choice: you can buy a company's growing earnings at 15% or you can buy a company expected to grow earnings by 37%.
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August 9 - News
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported a loss in the second quarter that surprised Wall Street.
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August 7 - News
As many already know, Warren Buffett has a portfolio that is widely watched and imitated by expert and novice investors alike. After all, he is worth an estimated $46 billion...
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August 6 - News
For starters the online retailer is undergoing investigation for tax evasion and enduring employee strikes. These could cost Amazon.com, Inc.
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August 6 - News
For the past few years, the U.S. economy has been struggling, and though now it seems to be in the process of recovering, the retail industry still has some gains to realize.
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August 5 - News
In the recent debate about minimum-wage jobs and living wages, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), and Yum! Brands, Inc.
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August 5 - News
Department stores appear to be good investments as we approach their earnings release dates.
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August 5 - News
Canada's Loblaw announced plans to buy Shoppers Drug Mart for $12 billion. That marries Canada's largest grocery chains with one of its largest drug chains.
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August 5 - News
The grocery sector has always been extremely competitive, and it is often those who offer the best deals that come out on top.
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August 5 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has worked really hard to create a deep discount model that has kept its customers happy over the years.
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August 5 - News
Few people would argue that it's easy to make ends meet with a minimum-wage job.
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August 5 - News
One of the most important economic trends in postwar America was suburban sprawl -- the spread of families further from city centers, to two-car garages and half-acre yards instead...
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August 5 - News
Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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August 3 - News
Mortgage banking may steal the headlines, but when it comes to growth stories in finance, it’s all about the unbanked -- people who don’t have a bank account.
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August 1 - News
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) has seen revenue declines over the past two years, swung to a loss in 2012, and consistently delivers negative net income.
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August 1 - News
On Thursday afternoon, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported a small loss for Q2, missing analyst estimates for EPS of $0.05.
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July 30 - News
Last week Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its quarterly earnings, and the results were less than impressive.
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July 30 - News
You'd be surprised to know that Amazon.com, Inc.
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July 30 - News
After months of fighting off the advances of unwanted suitor Royalty Pharma, Irish biotech Elan Corporation, plc (ADR) (NYSE:ELN) finally got an offer it couldn't refuse -- from...
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July 29 - News
Discount store Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 29 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 26 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Sourcefire, Inc.
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July 26 - News
Companies that supply us with goods that we need operate in a very stable part of the economy. They are rarely in the news because there is typically no news to share.
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July 25 - News
Despite Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 24 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the largest private employer in the world.
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July 24 - News
A SWOT analysis fills readers in on the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of a business. Some companies appear to be very lopsided by the end of this type of analysis.
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July 24 - News