Text size Uncredited It’s another busy week of fourth-quarter earnings reports, with close to 60 S&P 500 components scheduled to present to investors. Advance Auto Parts and Vornado Realty Trust w...
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Costco Saw Another Strong Month of Sales. Why the Stock Didn’t Leap.
Text size A shopper in a Costco store Joe Raedle/Getty Images Costco ‘s sales rose nearly 16% in January from a year earlier, but the news failed to lift the stock even as Wall Street analysts offered...
Stocks Are on a Wild Ride. 20 Bargains to Buy Now, According to Barron’s Roundtable Experts.
Fed be nimble, Fed be quick. The quicker, the better, in fact. Hike interest rates, shrink your balance sheet, and let’s be done with it all before the stock market sinks even further. The market’s re...
Kohl’s soars after takeover offer, but skeptical analysts question the retailer’s real estate value
Kohl’s Corp. stock soared 33% in Monday trading to buck a highly negative market trend, after the department store retailer confirmed that it had received buyout offer. The Wall Street Journal first r...
Costco’s December Sales Were Stellar. What It Means for Investors.
Text size Consumers shop in a Costco store Joe Raedle/Getty Images Shares of Costco Wholesale were flat on Thursday, even after the company said its December sales rose 16.2%, a hopeful sign for inves...
It’s China vs. Walmart, Latest Western Brand Entangled in Human Rights Dispute
A New Year’s Eve salvo from Beijing accusing Walmart Inc. WMT 1.06% of “stupidity and shortsightedness” has driven home a stark challenge for Western businesses in one of their most promising markets:...