Broadcom, Walgreen and DuPont Are Three Buys Near 52-Week Highs
at The Street - 40 mins ago
Companies reach new highs because their undervalued. Full price today is often a value discount next week.
Wal-Mart to Issue Chip-based Credit Cards - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 05, 5:24PM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s (WMT) Sam's Club has recently announced that it will issue chip-enabled credit cards in order to secure customer data from hackers.
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Thu Jun 05, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
Investors Will Likely Become Members at Costco After Its Latest Earnings Release
Natalie O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 3:00PM CDT
Whether or not you are a paying member, it's quite obvious that Costco is doing quite well for itself. On May 29, 2014, Costco announced third-quarter earnings for the period ended May 11, 2014 along with financial results for the first 36 weeks...
Wal-Mart faces big hurdles
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP - Thu Jun 05, 2:37PM CDT
The world's largest retailer faces new challenges at a time when low prices and one-stop shopping can be a few clicks away on a tablet computer or mobile phone.
Wal-Mart ups price-matches
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jun 05, 12:52PM CDT
The world's largest retailer said it will expand its online tool that compares prices on thousands of items with those of rivals such as Target (TGT) and Costco (COST) to more cities over the next few months, after rolling it out in 7 cities in...
3D Systems
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jun 05, 12:52PM CDT
3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) sales could get a boost from 3D printing pilot programs at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Amazon (AMZN), according to a report from Pacific Crest Securities. 3D Systems shares fell 2.7%. Stratasys fell 1.3%.
Midday Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Thu Jun 05, 12:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are up at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Thu Jun 05, 9:31AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
How Costco Sets Itself Apart From Walmart
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons Discount retailer Costco Wholesale struggled last quarter, which continued a recurring trend of disappointing results from the retail sector. The economy slowed down in the first three months of the year, due mostly...
Should You Buy the Dip in Whole Foods Market?
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 8:55AM CDT
Source: Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market is down by almost 35% year to date as increased competition from both traditional retailers such as Wal-Mart and focused organics groceries like Sprouts Farmers Market is hurting the...
Walmart To Competitors: Catch Our Savings If You Can
Business Wire - Wed Jun 04, 11:01PM CDT
In front of a crowd of thousands of cheering associates at its annual Shareholders events, Walmart announced plans to rollout Savings Catcher nationwide later this summer. The receipt comparison tool gives the retailer's customers added confidence when they shop by eliminating the need to visit multiple stores to find low prices.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Fewer Jobs = Bull Market
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 7:10PM CDT
Disbelief is a hallmark of a powerful bull market, Cramer says. Nowhere is that disbelief stronger than in the notion that fewer jobs are better for stock prices.
Don't Count Costco Out Just Yet!
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 4:30PM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons May 29, 2014 was a pretty boring day for shareholders of Costco Wholesale . Despite mixed results for the third quarter of Costco's 2014 fiscal year, shares of the retail giant remained virtually unchanged. In light of...
Should Investors Bite Into Krispy Kreme Stock?
Evan Buck, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 3:00PM CDT
Shares of world-famous doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme Doughnuts were a huge success story in 2013, shooting up 175% over the course of 11 months. However, in December of 2013 and so far in 2014, it seems that Mr. Market is intent on, frankly,...
Dow Today: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Higher
at The Street - Wed Jun 04, 1:00PM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT ), which is sporting a 48-cent gain (+0.6%) bringing the stock to $77.19.
Wal-Mart 1st Big Retailer To Issue Chip-Secured Cards
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jun 04, 12:50PM CDT
Wal-MartStores (WMT) plans to be the first big retailer to issue more secure chip-enabled credit cards. Members of its Sam's Club stores will be able to apply for them starting June 23. The move is a bid to avoid a massive credit-card data breach...
Sam's Club to offer credit card with microchip
AP - Wed Jun 04, 12:09PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam's Club on Wednesday said it will become the first mass retailer in the U.S. to offer a credit card using a fraud-deterring microchip.
Dollar General Is Good Enough Despite Margin Pressure
Gerelyn Terzo, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 12:00PM CDT
Source: Dollar General's annual report It used to be, during tougher economic times of a few years ago, that dollar stores reigned supreme. Companies like Dollar General and Family Dollar Stores were the heroes as cash-strapped consumers...
Wal-Mart to expand online savings tool nationwide
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP - Wed Jun 04, 10:55AM CDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante on price matching.