Wednesday 6-18-2014 Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) $WMT ope
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Dow Notches 4th Straight Win; Rite Aid Rallies Ahead of Earnings
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 18, 5:58PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a fourth straight day of gains on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve continued to taper monthly asset purchases. As expected, the central bank reigned in its bond buying from $45 billion per month to $35... (full story)
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading: (full story)
Walmart Raises Investment in Food Safety in China - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jun 18, 4:25PM CDT
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) intends to increase its investment on food safety measures in China to 300 million yuan ($48.32 million) over three years through 2015. (full story)
J&J Snack Foods Offers Minute Maid Frozen Juice Bars - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jun 18, 1:30PM CDT
J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) recently introduced a new frozen product named Minute Maid 100% Frozen Juice Bars. (full story)
Midday Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 1:16PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
3 Stocks Raising The Services Sector Higher
at The Street - Wed Jun 18, 12:02PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today. (full story)
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 10:36AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
These Key Ingredients May Stunt Your Stocks' Growth
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 18, 8:49AM CDT
Ample resources are essential to economic prosperity. Investors are just one set of stakeholders who should be aware -- and even pushing to be ahead of the curve -- when it comes to resource preservation. We're just beginning to see the ill effects... (full story)
Is Costco a Costly Bet?
Zahid Waheed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 18, 8:00AM CDT
Given the economic slowdown and cut-throat competition in today's retail environment, companies like Costco Wholesale , Wal-Mart , and PriceSmart are trying their best to nibble away at each other's customer bases. Among these big retailers,... (full story)
New Walmart.com CEO Fernando Madeira Has Big E-Commerce Plans
at The Street - Wed Jun 18, 5:00AM CDT
Fernando Madeira will succeed Joel Anderson. So what's next for capitalizing on Walmart?s e-commerce space? (full story)
Chain-Store Shoppers Keep Up Pace For Bargains
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 17, 4:07PM CDT
Shoppers spent at a healthy clip last week as they unleashed pent-up demand for spring and early summer goods after hibernating during the cold winter, leading to an uptick in a key chain-store sales gauge released Tuesday. The International Council... (full story)
RadioShack Goes DownHill, Hits New 52-Week Low - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 1:55PM CDT
Shares of the struggling American franchise of electronics retail stores, RadioShack Corp. (RSH) continued to slide touching a fresh 52-week low of $1.12 yesterday. (full story)
Major retailers agree to list unit prices online
AP - Tue Jun 17, 1:12PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers can skip the math. It's about to get easier to compare prices on products from breakfast cereals to toothpaste at some of the nation's major online retailers. (full story)
eBay’s $900 Million Dollar Question
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 12:05PM CDT
It seems like it's only a matter of time. eBay has already been the target of speculation about whether the company will ever split its Marketplace business and the PayPal business. However, based on the company's current performance it seems like... (full story)
Kimco Gradually Shedding its Assets in Mexico - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 10:00AM CDT
Kimco Realty divested a 4-property portfolio for a gross sales price of 1.1 billion Mexican pesos (US $82.1 million). (full story)
After a Rough Start to 2014, Can Roundy's Turn It Around?
Robert Hanley, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 8:44AM CDT
Source: Roundy's. Regional grocer Roundy's has had a rough start to 2014 after poorer-than-expected profitability in its latest financial update sent its shares down sharply in early May. The company was primarily hurt by a relatively bad... (full story)
Critical Alerts For Bank of America, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Walmart, SunEdison, and Advanced Micro Devices Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 17, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for BAC, ACHN, WMT, SUNE, and AMD. (full story)