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Why Costco's Winning Streak Just Keeps Picking Up Steam
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 11:13AM CDT
If you think all bricks-and-mortar retailers are struggling nowadays, you probably haven't been to your local Costco lately. To be sure, Costco just told investors fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue jumped 9% year over year to $34.8 billion,...
Wal-Mart Dips Its Toes Into the Convenience Store Market
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 8:37AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores is changing before our eyes. The big-box giant, which came to power by disrupting smaller retail stores, is now aggressively slimming down to fight off its own disruptive competitors with concepts such as its Neighborhood Market...
Best Buy And The Myth of Showrooming
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 7:30AM CDT
The specter of showrooming has haunted the Best Buy boardroom for years. At every turn, the electronics retailer has run into suspicions and claims that it will never overcome the omnipresence of Amazon.com , which now pervades the everyday...
'Fast Money' Recap: Stocks Climb, Bonds Fall This Week
at The Street - Sat Sep 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the overall market and whether to trade Chinese stocks.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 6:37PM CDT
Cramer is looking for bargains, and that means he'll be watching Yahoo!, Apple and Restoration Hardware next week.
Amazon's
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 6:20PM CDT
Amazon's (AMZN) sales of Joan Rivers' books have surged since the comedienne's death Thu. Sales of Rivers' "Diary of a Mad Diva" shot up over 70,000% to the No. 2 spot on the e-tailer's bestsellers list. Shares rose 0.1% to 346.38.
Alibaba seeks to raise up to $24.3B in IPO record
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Sep 05, 5:27PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — China's Alibaba Group is seeking to raise up to $24.3 billion in its upcoming IPO — an amount that would be the most raised by a company in a stock market debut.
Google to Refund $19M for Unauthorized In-App Purchases - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 4:45PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) has agreed to reimburse distressed parents who had to pay for their children's in-app purchases.
Jack Ma Says Alibaba to Be Judged on World Progress, Not Just China
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:47PM CDT
Alibaba's Jack Ma said the company should be judged by how much progress it brings to the world, as it seeks to become a major Internet company.
Learning Never Stops For Ambitious Execs; Pick Brains
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 2:20PM CDT
School's never out for strivers. Lessons learned: Face realities. "There's a lot of glamorization around starting a business," said "Startup Mixology" author Frank Gruber. To bring the harsher truths to light, Gruber tapped been-there-done-that tips...
Barnes & Noble, Wiley Offer Look At Book Transitions
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 12:55PM CDT
Struggling bookseller Barnes & Noble (BKS) and publisher John Wiley & Sons (JWA) will both report quarterly earnings Tuesday before the market opens, opening a window for investors to the industry's transition from paper books to digital publishing....
Ambarella Pegs Strong Q3 Guidance On Evolving Cameras
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 11:54AM CDT
Several analysts on Friday boosted the target price for specialty chipmaker Ambarella, and the stock touched a new high after the company late Thursday gave Q3 guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Ambarella (AMBA) CFO George Laplante said...
The Action Is Flawed
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 10:48AM CDT
Normally a surprise announcement of a European version of quantitative easy would set the market on fire, but this time the excitement fizzled quickly.
Watch Out for an Amazon Reversal
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 10:09AM CDT
Though Amazon had a nice rally from the August low, I'm seeing a very important hurdle in this stock that needs to be cleared if that move is to continue.
Big Tech Keeps Writing Big Acquisition Checks
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 9:35AM CDT
This has quietly been shaping up as the year when cash-rich tech darlings dig deep into their pockets to snap up other companies. Amazon.com striking a deal to pay nearly $1 billion for video-sharing website Twitch late last month may be the...
Measuring The Risk Of Equity Shares
Kumar Abhishek - Amigobulls - Fri Sep 05, 7:26AM CDT
To measure the risk associated with equity investments, we use statistical techniques like beta and variance, which focus on the deviation of stock returns
If Apple's a Sell, the Stock Market Stinks
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 7:19AM CDT
The euphoria that's about to surround Apple might not be enough to inject life into a stock that many other high fliers have outperformed.
Amazon.com Releases KDP Kids, a Self-Publishing Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) recently rolled out KDP Kids software for authors to publish and endorse illustrated and chapter e-books for kids in Kindle Stores all over the world.
Ambarella Chips For GoPro Cameras Help Spur Q2 Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 04, 5:52PM CDT
Ambarella, pointing to new opportunities for the wearable, security and other high-definition cameras that use its chips, late Thursday posted fiscal Q2 earnings that easily topped Wall Street expectations. Ambarella (AMBA) reported earnings per...
Amazon (AMZN) CFO to Retire in 2015, Successor Named - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 5:05PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announced that its long-time CFO, 53-year-old Tom Szkutak, will retire next June and will be succeeded by vice president of finance for Amazon's global consumer business, Brian Olsavsky.
Why Costco's Winning Streak Just Keeps Picking Up Steam
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 11:13AM CDT
If you think all bricks-and-mortar retailers are struggling nowadays, you probably haven't been to your local Costco lately. To be sure, Costco just told investors fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue jumped 9% year over year to $34.8 billion,...
Wal-Mart Dips Its Toes Into the Convenience Store Market
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 8:37AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores is changing before our eyes. The big-box giant, which came to power by disrupting smaller retail stores, is now aggressively slimming down to fight off its own disruptive competitors with concepts such as its Neighborhood Market...
Best Buy And The Myth of Showrooming
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 7:30AM CDT
The specter of showrooming has haunted the Best Buy boardroom for years. At every turn, the electronics retailer has run into suspicions and claims that it will never overcome the omnipresence of Amazon.com , which now pervades the everyday...
'Fast Money' Recap: Stocks Climb, Bonds Fall This Week
at The Street - Sat Sep 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the overall market and whether to trade Chinese stocks.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 6:37PM CDT
Cramer is looking for bargains, and that means he'll be watching Yahoo!, Apple and Restoration Hardware next week.
Amazon's
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 6:20PM CDT
Amazon's (AMZN) sales of Joan Rivers' books have surged since the comedienne's death Thu. Sales of Rivers' "Diary of a Mad Diva" shot up over 70,000% to the No. 2 spot on the e-tailer's bestsellers list. Shares rose 0.1% to 346.38.
Alibaba seeks to raise up to $24.3B in IPO record
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Sep 05, 5:27PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — China's Alibaba Group is seeking to raise up to $24.3 billion in its upcoming IPO — an amount that would be the most raised by a company in a stock market debut.
Google to Refund $19M for Unauthorized In-App Purchases - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 4:45PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) has agreed to reimburse distressed parents who had to pay for their children's in-app purchases.
Jack Ma Says Alibaba to Be Judged on World Progress, Not Just China
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:47PM CDT
Alibaba's Jack Ma said the company should be judged by how much progress it brings to the world, as it seeks to become a major Internet company.
Learning Never Stops For Ambitious Execs; Pick Brains
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 2:20PM CDT
School's never out for strivers. Lessons learned: Face realities. "There's a lot of glamorization around starting a business," said "Startup Mixology" author Frank Gruber. To bring the harsher truths to light, Gruber tapped been-there-done-that tips...
Barnes & Noble, Wiley Offer Look At Book Transitions
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 12:55PM CDT
Struggling bookseller Barnes & Noble (BKS) and publisher John Wiley & Sons (JWA) will both report quarterly earnings Tuesday before the market opens, opening a window for investors to the industry's transition from paper books to digital publishing....
Ambarella Pegs Strong Q3 Guidance On Evolving Cameras
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 11:54AM CDT
Several analysts on Friday boosted the target price for specialty chipmaker Ambarella, and the stock touched a new high after the company late Thursday gave Q3 guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Ambarella (AMBA) CFO George Laplante said...
The Action Is Flawed
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 10:48AM CDT
Normally a surprise announcement of a European version of quantitative easy would set the market on fire, but this time the excitement fizzled quickly.
Watch Out for an Amazon Reversal
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 10:09AM CDT
Though Amazon had a nice rally from the August low, I'm seeing a very important hurdle in this stock that needs to be cleared if that move is to continue.
Big Tech Keeps Writing Big Acquisition Checks
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 9:35AM CDT
This has quietly been shaping up as the year when cash-rich tech darlings dig deep into their pockets to snap up other companies. Amazon.com striking a deal to pay nearly $1 billion for video-sharing website Twitch late last month may be the...
Measuring The Risk Of Equity Shares
Kumar Abhishek - Amigobulls - Fri Sep 05, 7:26AM CDT
To measure the risk associated with equity investments, we use statistical techniques like beta and variance, which focus on the deviation of stock returns
If Apple's a Sell, the Stock Market Stinks
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 7:19AM CDT
The euphoria that's about to surround Apple might not be enough to inject life into a stock that many other high fliers have outperformed.
Amazon.com Releases KDP Kids, a Self-Publishing Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) recently rolled out KDP Kids software for authors to publish and endorse illustrated and chapter e-books for kids in Kindle Stores all over the world.
Ambarella Chips For GoPro Cameras Help Spur Q2 Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 04, 5:52PM CDT
Ambarella, pointing to new opportunities for the wearable, security and other high-definition cameras that use its chips, late Thursday posted fiscal Q2 earnings that easily topped Wall Street expectations. Ambarella (AMBA) reported earnings per...
Amazon (AMZN) CFO to Retire in 2015, Successor Named - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 5:05PM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announced that its long-time CFO, 53-year-old Tom Szkutak, will retire next June and will be succeeded by vice president of finance for Amazon's global consumer business, Brian Olsavsky.
