Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): A Company On a Quest to Take Over the World
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been a controversial stock for years.
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Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD): This Huge Department Store Chain Is About to Say Goodbye
It's been a terrible year for multinational department store Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD).
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Target Corporation (TGT), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Is This Retailer a Good Pick Now?
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) has been a good stock for its shareholders, rising more than 35.2% and beating the S&P 500’s return of nearly 17.90%.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Emerging Leaders in Online Grocery Shopping and Home Delivery
Expect to see online grocery sales expand in the coming years, as more online shopping opportunities are made available to the public.
PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT): Modest Prospects For This Discount Retailer
Discount retailers have been performing mostly in-line with the general market this year. PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT), which is up 16% this year, is not an exception.
The Kroger Co. (KR): This Is No Ordinary Supermarket
Earlier this week Fool blogger Timothy Green wrote a great piece detailing The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)'s expansion plans.
Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD): Can This Retailer “Build” a Profitable Future?
Predicting what Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) might look like in three to five years brings to mind the parable about the blind man and the elephant. It really does depend...
Time to Give Up on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)?
Have you ever seen an empty parking lot at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): An Autopsy of a Living Wage
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has collaborated with Visa Inc (NYSE:V) on a website offering financial advice to its employees featuring a sample budget scenario for a full...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Target Corporation (TGT), Dollar General Corp. (DG): The Dividend Fad, Consider These Retail Regulars
There's been a lot of concern about dividend stocks of late as interest rates have started to move higher.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Don’t Give Up on Brick and Mortar
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s net sales in the company's first quarter were up about $2.02 billion, or 22%.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Store Is Changing the Face of American Retail
With giants like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Tesco and Metro running over the small mom and pop stores, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) has done well to firmly...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Grocer Is Expanding its Reach
The grocery business is not an easy one.
Is The Kroger Co. (KR) a Buy After The Recent Acquisition?
The food industry has gotten hot with M&A activities as The Kroger Co.
Is eBay Inc (EBAY) Exploiting this Shift in Industry Dynamics?
The biggest advantage to the online shopping stores over brick and mortar stores is that they do not face any barriers when targeting customers in any part of the world.
Has Pandora Media Inc (P)’s Advertising Destroyed its User Experience?
Despite its position as the leading Internet radio service, Pandora’s history as a public company has been a turbulent ride for investors.
The Kroger Co. (KR), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Giant Grocer Got Even Bigger
America just witnessed the making of its 22nd publicly traded company to have an annual turnover of over $100 billion. The Kroger Co.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Which Is Better?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are some of the most powerful retailers in the world. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Is Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) the Perfect Retail Investment?
Fool columnist Alyce Lomax wrote a great article on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) this week, and it got me to thinking.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Waste Management, Inc. (WM): Paving the Way to Sustainable Earnings Growth
Large companies have been looking for ways to increase profitability in every way possible.
Social News: Facebook Inc (FB), LinkedIn Corp (LNKD), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), & Yelp Inc (YELP)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), The Coca-Cola Company (KO): Stocks with Bond-like Qualities
Bonds are generally considered to be safer than stocks.
Why Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The Kroger Co. (KR): Exploring And Exploiting Strategic Advantages
Acquisition may be an expensive way to expand, but it also may be a quicker and safer way than organic growth.
FedEx Corporation (FDX), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Can Shipping Companies Survive the Web?
When the Internet first went mainstream, it seemed the post office would thrive.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY): This Stock Is a Sleeper
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) has outperformed Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Core Growth Stocks for Your Portfolio – Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
As growth investors we have to be a little bit like Rip Van Wrinkle. We must try to imagine the world 25 years from now.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): The Powerful Chart Peter Lynch Used To Earn 29% A Year
In his excellent book "One Up on Wall Street," Peter Lynch, the best mutual fund manager ever, revealed a powerful charting tool that helped him achieve an annual gain of 29.2...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), AT&T Inc. (T), Apple Inc. (AAPL): These 15 Stocks Are the Most Generous Dividend-Payers in the Market
Dividend stocks have gotten incredibly popular among investors as the search for income has led many to take on more risk in their portfolios in order to generate the cash flow...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): Three Surprising Repercussions of Obamacare
Ever since the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (nearly in its entirety) last June, we've been examining nearly every facet of the transformative...
Sempra Energy (SRE), PG&E Corporation (PCG), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Dividend Investors Be Warned
Falling yields and low interest rates have been a boom for the economy and stock market.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): The Good and the Bad of This Retail Stock
The relatively high price to earnings ratio of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) compared to other leading big retailers hasn’t gone by unnoticed.
The Kroger Co. (KR), Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (HTSI): Will This Grocer’s Upscale Investment Pay Off?
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the largest grocery chain in the United States, just got even bigger.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Baby Boomers Can Make You Money
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has a lot going for it at the moment. With 50 million members, it’s evident that Costco is here to stay.
Will Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)’s Bite Be Sharper Than D.C.’s Bark?
When you lie down with dogs, you get fleas. For the past decade Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
VistaPrint Limited (VPRT): This Company Is Building Monopoly Power
The best businesses are those that have implicit monopoly power. They can earn high returns on capital without sacrificing quality to beat their customers on price.
Why Should Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Pay More?
The world's largest retailer abandoned its proposal to open three stores and is weighing its options for three other sites that are currently in construction after the D.C.
AT&T Inc. (T), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): To Taper or Not, The Men in Charge Don’t Know the Answer, and Neither Do the Markets
As investors awaited the release of the Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes, tensions were high, and many hoped to gain some clarity about what the central bank was planning...
Impressing Retailers That Are Encroaching on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)’s Space
The retail industry is rapidly changing as more people purchase goods through e-commerce platforms.
Attention The Kroger Co. (KR) Shoppers
I had always dismissed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), which dominates many Southeastern markets, until a decade ago when Harris-Teeter came to town.
Target Corporation (TGT), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): U.S. Bargain Retailers Expanding in Canada
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has announced its further expansion into the Canadian retail market after the planned addition of 20 stores that are slated to open in British Columbia...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Should You Pay a Premium for This Retail Stock?
There is a certain feel good factor about Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), the largest warehouse retail club in the U.S.
SUPERVALU INC. (SVU)’s Fall From High-Dividend Grace
Once a company becomes a member of the elite Dividend Aristocrats list, it takes a lot to dislodge that company from its ranks.
Seven Core Growth Stocks for Your Portfolio – Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM)
Investors can prime their portfolio for success by building on a collection of core growth stocks.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Will Brick And Mortar Stores Beat Out Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)?
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the undisputed king of Internet retail. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the world's leader in brick and mortar retail.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Bank of America Corp (BAC): The Big Winners for the Dow Today
The Dow Jones Industrials started off the week with a gain of almost 89 points, continuing its strong run upward over the past week or so.
Is Apple Inc. (AAPL) Trading at an Unreasonably Discounted Price?
September 2012: For Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) it was a prosperous time. New products excited investors and consumers alike.
GameStop Corp. (GME): What’s the Endgame for This Company?
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) has enjoyed an extraordinary run over the past year, which is interesting considering revenue declined and earnings fell into the red in 2012.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) vs. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG): Which Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Stock’s Dividend Dominates?
Dividend stocks outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run .
Why Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Isn’t the Worst
The list of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)'s shortcomings is vast, and I won't be disputing any of them today. Instead, I'm offering up three Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
