Last year saw a surge in stock repurchases — companies like ExxonMobil, Walmart and Microsoft bought back shares at record levels. Buybacks can be seen as a cash giveaway to investors, and they boost earnings per share. But th…
Names define us, but do they determine our life choices? The idea that our names can influence those decisions is what psychologists call “implicit egotism.” To test the concept, a recent study looked at how our names might aff…
Quaker Oats, which manufactures the cereal, and parent company PepsiCo, appear to have distanced themselves from the highly sweetened brand. Indeed, Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries is tied for first on a Yale list of the least nu…
Sam’s Club has room to grow not just in the kinds of products it sells, but also in terms of square footage. Tinker with the chart in this story to see how a change in revenue per square foot for Sam’s Club could impact the pri…
Retailers are getting back to business after the recession and showing stronger earnings, making them attractive targets for private equity investors — and each other.
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