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By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 17, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest numbers indicate that they are. With a disappointing first quarter earnings report, Macy’s (M) stock slumped 15.2 percent last Wednesday closing the day at $31.38 per share. The...
By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Hand-wringing among analysts and investors was the gesture of choice last week after Apple (AAPL) reported that it is no longer growing at record rates. I got the sense that Wall Street both...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 2, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Charter Communications (CHTR) received approval from the federal regulators last Monday to take over Time Warner Cable (TWC) and is in line to become the second largest internet and television...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 25, 201607:00 AM Eastern
A week ago Disney (DIS) worked its magic over the opening weekend of their updated Jungle Book movie with a surprisingly strong viewer turnout, while over at Hasbro (HAS) sales of Star Wars,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Remember "too big to fail" and all of the handwringing about bank instability in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis? No? How about the financial crisis, you remember that? No again?
That’s...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 18, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Starbucks (SBUX) rolled out its new rewards program along with an updated mobile app on Tuesday, April 12. The rewards will now be based on the amount of money a customer spends and not the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 12, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Things are pretty bad at The Gap Inc. (GPS), and that’s not just because the San Francisco retailer saw its share price tumble almost 14% Friday following more poor sales results.
Sure, the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 11, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Alaska Airlines (ALK) is on the runway and is waiting to take-off. The announced acquisition of Virgin America (VA) for $2.6 billion will mark a regional airline consolidation. With new routes it...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 4, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Tesla Motors (TSLA) - a company with much hype from its investors, customers, and fans but not much to show for when it comes to profits has announced its latest addition to the family, the Model...
By Jon D. Markman On March 15, 201607:30 AM Eastern
When you consider that gasoline prices are near their lowest of the decade and jobs are firming up, you would expect that small-business owners should be optimistic.
Yet they’re not. In fact,...