Major benchmarks have stalled after climbing by double digits during the previous two quarters. So what’s an investor to do? Investment guru Jim Cramer has some tips on what you should avoid and where you’ll find the best bets …
Retailers forecast that 2011 will be a year spent dealing with inflation, expanding stores and trying to wean shoppers off their markdown habit. Faced with rising costs that are pushing their prices higher, merchants say they …
This season’s series of colossal storms have cost millions of dollars for states, municipalities and businesses. But companies in these six industries are finding that the rough winter’s snows are a gift from the weatherman.
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It means more shoppers are in stores, but they’re also spending more carefully. That’s not necessarily bad news for the holiday season. It’s just that retailers have accepted they’ll have to work hard this year to keep register…
The world’s second-largest home improvement retailer reported that its earnings rose 17% in the third quarter. While the profit beat analysts’ estimates, sales came in lower than expectations.
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