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The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those With the Most (Discounted) Toys Win The Black Friday toy wars have already begun. Wal-Mart has shown its aggressive form of desperation by executing fast and deep price cuts on popular toys.   |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Wednesday's Top Stories in 2 Minutes Earnings season rolls on, Brazil says "your money's no good here," the recession's biggest sob story concerning pro sports team owners, and China tries to wean itself off the juice. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Slash-and-Burn Strategy Wal-Mart's willing to put margins on the line to drive traffic and sales, spurring rivals to follow suit in order to keep price-conscious shoppers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Lump of Coal in Amazon's Stocking Amazon held up well in Q3, before surrendering in Q4. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Woe Is Wal-Mart This year, there were no holly jolly holidays for the discount giant. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Tuesday's Top Stories in Two Minutes Today's News: More fire for the health care debate, a look at whether the economy improving actually means jobs will be available, and Wal-Mart gets a sunny new image makeover ... thanks to Goldman Sachs. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Beware of Falling Video-Game Prices Will there be collateral retail damage in the wake of Wal-Mart's announcement that it is slashing video game prices? |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2010 |
Yahoo Revenue Dips in Q4, But Shows Signs of Life Embattled Web firm posts sequential advertising increases as recession woes fade. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart: A Harbinger of Retail Doom? Did the discounter's third-quarter results portend disaster? |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Just Can't Win U.S. sales improved, but deep discounts deteriorated profit. |
InternetNews
July 23, 2009 |
Amazon Misses on Weak Sales Amazon's successes in outpacing the industry draw to an abrupt halt. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Today's 5 Top Stories Today's news: Alcoa beats, Pepsi shines, a glimmer of hope in the job market, and Dell wants a bite of Apple. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Blockbuster Drug-Like Profits, No FDA Required Pfizer keeps the cuts coming. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Zellner & Berner |
Wal-Mart Eases Its Grip The retailer isn't squeezing suppliers as hard -- or slashing its own prices as much as it used to. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away There have been a few cracks in Wal-Mart's all-weather coating lately. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Play It Again, Sam Walton Despite a disappointing November that found comps sliding by 0.1%, the world's largest retailer bounced back during the critical holiday shopping season, posting a 1.6% uptick in same-store sales for the month of December. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2009 |
Strong Tech Earnings No Match for Bank Worries Things may be looking up, but worries remain. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Expect a telltale trading week ahead as these seven big guns report: Apple... Amazon.com ... Microsoft... Coca-Cola... Merck... Schering-Plough... Hasbro... |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Friday's Top Stories in 2 Minutes We ask if America's banking system is a pyramid with a couple of strong banks and a vast base of weaker ones? Other financial news provokes more questions. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers Fared Worse Than We Feared Conflicting reports muddle our picture of holiday sales. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2008
Paul Shread |
Tech Stocks Plunge on Earnings Worries TI and Sun were just the start of bad news for the market on Tuesday - and Yahoo and Apple helped matters only modestly after the close. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Amazon's Stock Is No Black Friday Special A soaring valuation means that bargain-hunting investors should look elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Shows Its Teeth A holiday price war reinforces Wal-Mart's competitive strengths. Nonetheless, investors should watch closely, to make sure all those everyday low prices don't do too much damage to its margins as it tries to put the hurt on its competitors. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart Is No Amazon.com Wal-Mart grows in e-commerce, but it still has a long way to go. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Wal-Mart Expands Online and Overseas Wal-Mart's performance continues to be mediocre at best, but it also continues to have a very strong business with a dominant position. It's also a business that is priced for things to go wrong. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Wal-Mart Gets in the Groove Online music downloads should help boost Wal-Mart's overall Web sales. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Price Blitz Regardless of whether Wal-Mart's continued price-slashing is a sign of weakness or strength, it's enough to make its investors, and those of its rivals, a little bit nervous. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Target Hits the Bulls Eye There's little for investors to worry about in Target's third quarter. |
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
November 8, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
InternetNews
September 7, 2007
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: The Pressure's On The Federal Reserve has little choice but to cut interest rates after Friday's jobs report. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Jeremy Phillips |
Why Amazon Should Fear Wal-Mart Clearly investors like what they see at Amazon, but the company's management needs to keep an eye on Wal-Mart. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Finally Caves to the Recession Even the world's largest retailer has begun to close stores. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Thursday's Top Stories in Two Minutes Today's News: Google and Microsoft intensify their rivalry, China posts more impressive numbers while the U.S. faces losing its risk-free status, and more earnings than you can shake a fist at. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Target's Wild Aim In a quarter when Target missed analysts' expectations and profit decreased, the retailer also announces a $10 billion share buyback. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
Downsizing and Your Portfolio Unfortunately, your portfolio gains can mean someone else's loss. |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Amazon Taking a Bite Out of Apple? Amazon is making headway in digital music, but it will be a long time before Apple needs to worry. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2008
David Lee Smith |
DuPont: Hit for Success Despite DuPont's solid earnings growth, the company faces the market's wrath. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Rich Smith |
Picture of the Day: Help Wanted! Whether employers want to hire or not. Lower productivity may not be unqualifiedly good news, but by my count, that's at least two big cheers for it. |
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 18, 2011
Keki Fatakia |
Why This Company Can't Stop Falling Best Buy revenues increase 2%; profits crash. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Will Consumers' Crush on Wal-Mart Become Love? Will Wal-Mart be the chief beneficiary in a post-excess consumer world? |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
A Truce in the Toy Wars? This holiday season, will Wal-Mart give its toy rivals a break? Toys "R" Us investors might be feeling some degree of relief right now. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Kills Another One Wal-Mart is reportedly nixing its digital-music store. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon Amazes It seems the holidays were good to the online retailer. It set a new one-day record for orders and investors bid shares up nearly 8%. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart Saves the World Great comps at Wal-Mart put the pressure on its peers to play it straight. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Tuesday's Top Stories in 2 Minutes Buffett makes his largest acquisition to date... Companies hoard cash like there's no tomorrow... Johnson & Johnson keeps the layoffs coming... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2011
Anand Chokkavelu |
Best Buy: Amazon, Wal-Mart, or Target Three related stocks enter. One leaves. |
