Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
HTC Expects Brighter Second Quarter Taiwan's HTC expects its second-quarter revenue and operating margin to rise from the first quarter, as sales of the new HTC One smartphone pick up. More
Mobile Efforts Help Propel Facebook’s Earnings Facebook was once a darling of investors, then a turnoff. Now, a year after going public, the social network seems to have settled into a more stable relationship with Wall Street. But the company has still been taking pains to prove that it can make more money from its base of more than a billion users, especially from those using Facebook on mobile devices. More
Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO Says Sears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More
J.C. Penney ad apologizes to customers The ad comes after the Plano, Texas-based company last month fired its CEO, Ron Johnson, after 17 months on the job and rehired his predecessor Mike Ullman. Johnson's ambitious changes included getting rid of most sales and bringing in new, hip brands. More
Mama’s Creations: Strong Financial Performance and Growth Potential Justify Buy Rating Maxim Group analyst Anthony Vendetti reiterated a Buy rating on Mama’s Creations (MAMA – Research Report) yesterday and set a price ... 04/26/2024 - 1:08 am | View Link
5 things to know for April 26: Trump trials, University protests, Harvey Weinstein, TikTok ban, Starliner A multi-day storm threat is set to impact millions of people in the central US through the weekend. Forecasts show parts of Texas, Missouri and Iowa are in the direct pathway of multiple rounds of ... 04/25/2024 - 11:59 pm | View Link
Marijuana retailers report robust sales from 4/20 weekend Most regulated marijuana retailers across reported brisk business on April 20 and, perhaps more importantly, no e-commerce setbacks. 04/25/2024 - 4:54 am | View Link
How to Find Strong Retail and Wholesale Stocks Slated for Positive Earnings Surprises Wall Street watches a company's quarterly report closely to understand as much as possible about its recent performance and what to expect going forward. Of course, one figure often stands out among ... 04/24/2024 - 1:50 am | View Link
Meta to report first-quarter results after the bell Meta reports first-quarter results after market close on Wednesday, and analysts expect to see the fastest year-over-year sales growth in almost three years. 04/23/2024 - 9:59 pm | View Link
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Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.