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InternetNews
December 29, 2005
Erin Joyce |
No Santa Rally in Markets The holiday lull continued to cast its influence as investors stayed on the sidelines.   |
InternetNews
December 26, 2003
Erin Joyce |
Bargain Hunters Trickle Back, Post Holiday Offline retailers such as Wal-Mart said they expected same-store sales to stay the same as it expected, suggesting that the real surge in last minute shoppers were at home in front of their computers instead of at the stores. |
InternetNews
December 30, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Sluggish Session on Wall Street Jobless claims fell... LightPath CEO will leave... Computer Sciences gains contract... etc. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2003
Erin Joyce |
Nasdaq Pushes Past 2000 Though volume was still light as many investors continued their traditional holiday break for the last week of the year, those in the markets today appeared eager to bid up on recent strength in economic data. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Is Wal-Mart Warming Up? The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up? The retailer's third-quarter earnings increased 12.7% to $2.29 billion, or $0.54 per share. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Erin Joyce |
eTailers, Tech Stocks Lead in Post Holiday Trading Amazon.com's surge in online shoppers this season helped push it into the top performer category... The Nasdaq exchange slipped 6.40 to close at 2154.22... Apple's iPod stellar sales did little for its stock price Monday... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers' Hottest Holiday Gambit Won't Save Them Many free shipping deals sound like half-hearted efforts. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? So the retailer's sales are down. There are plenty of other reasons for investors to be of good cheer. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Unhappy Holidays for Best Buy Holiday hiring takes a tumble. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Play the "Pot Odds" in Retail In past years there has always been the assumption that some retail companies, especially those best positioned going into the season, would do well, but how about this year? Is there enough upside to hold any retail stocks through these holidays? |
InternetNews
December 30, 2010 |
Snowstorm Helps Ecommerce End Holidays Strong Web metrics firm comScore reports that online retailers posted record sales this year, offering cautious hope that the ecommerce sector is well on the road to recovery. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart's Holiday Worries Gloomy news from the world's largest retailer casts another shadow over the prospects for a prosperous holiday season for U.S. retailers. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
CIO
December 1, 2002
Lafe Low |
Busy Online Santas If the economy remains sluggish and retailers are jittery about the holidays, they can take comfort in forecasts that consumers will buy more gifts online this season. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo Slack sales mean retailers are hoping gift cards bring holiday joy in January. |
InternetNews
December 30, 2003
Erin Joyce |
Micromuse Down, Symbol up on Accounting Probes The Nasdaq index stayed in above-2000 territory Tuesday on a subdued day of trading as the end-of-year New Year's holiday approached. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Techs Buoyed as Rally Returns Tech stocks returned to the scene of the rally Tuesday, as all the major indices hit three-year highs... The consumer confidence index rose to 102.3... The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.41 to close at 10854.54... etc. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2005
Paul Shread |
Amazon Plays Scrooge Investors hoping for a strong holiday shopping season got an early lump of coal from Amazon... Stocks ended lower Tuesday... Texas Instruments fell... JDA Software jumped... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Is Best Buy Now a Bargain? Today's freakout over the electronics retailer could spell opportunity for long-term investors. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Gift Cards to the Rescue The holiday shopping season continues with prepaid plastic, which should provide a trickle of continuing income for reatialers. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2009
Kris Eddy |
Will BlackBerry Week Top Black Friday? Electronics sellers rev up deals ahead of a grim-looking shopping season. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
The Easter Bunny Boosts Wal-Mart The retailer posted a surprise gain in same-store sales for March. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2007
Michael Goode |
Dueling Fools: Overstock.com Bear The bears feel that Overstock.com is a second-rate business in an industry where only a few big companies can survive. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Overstock Is Overly Optimistic Overstock.com misses the mark but still throws down a new conspiracy theory. Investors may also wonder whether the company would be better off with a little more focus. |
InternetNews
December 23, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Web Retailers Bet on Eleventh-Hour Deals The waning hours of the holiday shopping crush caps off a season of surging sales. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Worries Aren't Over Yet Sales still struggle in the United States. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Claire Stephanic |
Can Best Buy Beat Wal-Mart? Does Best Buy have a chance this holiday season, or will Wal-Mart once again stomp out the competition? |
InternetNews
December 14, 2006 |
Markets Rally on Sales, Profits Traders hit the markets today with holiday cheer, hefty bonuses and a brighter than expected economic outlook to help boost stocks and indexes... Movers in the tech sector included AMD... Software tools maker Adobe was surging... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
News Flash: Retail Stinks! One more reason to worry about retail holiday cheer. |
InternetNews
November 27, 2006
Paul Shread |
Wal-Mart Wallops Stocks Weaker than expected sales at Wal-Mart sent stocks skidding on Monday, as investors wondered if the holiday shopping season will turn out to be a turkey... Palm continued the run of bad news... The Nasdaq tumbled and the S&P 500 lost... etc. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2005
Roy Mark |
Covad Gains, Overstock Continues Slump The markets rebounded Wednesday on news of increased consumer confidence... Line-sharing deal with Verizon sends Covad stock up... Overstock.com fell for a second straight day... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Predictions for the Fourth Quarter Whether we're talking retailers slugging it out during the pivotal holidays or fund managers trying to outmuscle the market averages, the winners will be separated from the losers over the next three months. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2006 |
Stocks Rally Despite AMD's Slump Tech stocks came on strong despite AMD's slide over concerns about the growth of PCs... The Nasdaq index gained... Chinese search company Baidu.com. gained... etc. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Online Shoppers Have Fewer Last Minutes With fewer days from Thanksgiving to Christmas, shortened holiday season sees total spending down from last year despite last-minute shopping surge. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Is Overstock Undervalued? Investors have pumped Overstock in recent weeks, but it may have a ways to go. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like an e-Christmas Online retail is where the holiday buzz will be for investors |
InternetNews
November 24, 2010 |
Holiday Ecommerce Season Starts Strong Latest report from online metrics firm comScore finds that online spending in the first three weeks of November jumped 13 percent over last year, prompting the firm to raise its forecast for the holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Julie Clarenbach |
Is This the Best Discount Retailer Buy? Wal-Mart still reigns. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Return of the Living Dead Retailers? Investors should be wary of October sales data. Now more than ever, it's crucial to invest in retailers with strong brands, solid balance sheets, and plenty of competitive advantage. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2011
Rebecca Lipman |
Online Retail: Amazon Trouble a Signal of Trouble for Other Online Retailers? Do you think these online retailers will take a hit? Are any of them on your watchlist?: Amazon.com... E-Commerce China Dangdang... eBay... IAC/InterActiveCorp... Overstock.com... |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Tim Gray |
Amazon Found Joy This Holiday Season Amazon boasts its most lucrative shopping season ever... Online sales up 28 percent over last year... SIRIUS and XML satellite radio both reach year-end targets... |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Costco Keeps Bulking It Up Despite recent price wars, Costco's first quarter pleased investors. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2005
Paul Shread |
Smith Barney Takes The Ax To Amazon The broader market didn't fare much better, as stocks tumbled after December meeting minutes showed the Federal Reserve increasingly worried about inflation... J.P. Morgan positive on Microsoft... Prudential positive on Intel... Dell downgraded... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Holiday Trouble Lurks on Layaway We've found one more sign of a potentially grim holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Tiny Victory for Big Retail The holidays are over, but retail's problems may have just begun. |
Registered Rep.
December 8, 2011
Jennifer Duell Popovec |
Cashing In In 2010 and so far this year, retail REITs have outperformed the whole REIT sector. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Children's Place Races to the Finish Children's apparel retailer posts 21% gain in December comps, lifts guidance. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Free Shipping Won't Save Wal-Mart's Holidays The discount giant's latest salvo in the seasonal retail wars lacks firepower. |
InternetNews
November 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Good Tidings For Online Retailers in 2005 Online shopping is expected to increase this holiday season. |
