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Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Earnings reports from big retailers brought plenty of attention on retail stocks. And cybersecurity concerns put a spotlight on technology stocks. This past week, the markets saw their worst day so far this year,...

This weekend's Barron's cover story and a companion article take a look at retailers that can thrive despite big e-commerce competition. Other featured articles offer the prospects for Warren Buffett's formidable conglomerate and an exclusive ranking of the 500 best performing...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) shook up the business world after announcing its massive acquisition of Jet.com to boost its e-commerce operations last August. The Quest For Lore The move was more of acqui-hire to secure Jet.com founder Marc Lore and bring his e-commerce expertise to the world...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) hit a new 52-week high and a first quarter earnings beat on Thursday. The retail giant’s core U.S. business saw 1.4-percent same-store sales growth in the quarter and traffic growth was up 1.5 percent, the best performance since fiscal year 2012. Quarter Print...

In one of the stealthiest revolutions in healthcare, the role of providing vaccinations is moving away from the doctor’s office to the corner drug store and the pharmacy at your local supermarket chain, which are ultimately angling to become your primary healthcare provider. Industry giants...

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) were trading higher by more than 3 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported first-quarter results. Should the stock hold on to its pre-market gains, it will open above its prior 52-week high of $77.05. Wal-Mart reported earned $1.00 per...

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. That includes two iconic brands that have been facing PR nightmares. Two picks on the fence and some that are riding high were also examined. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) and United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced on Wednesday a new strategy it believes will win over customers from rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): pay consumers to visit stores. Sort of. According to a CNBC report, Wal-Mart will give customers a discount for ordering an item online and having it...

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) ticked lower by more than 3 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported third quarter results. Wal-Mart said it earned $0.98 per share in the quarter on revenue of $118.2 billion. Analysts were expecting the company to earn $0.96 per...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two leading big-box retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. However, one of them is forecast to report a marginal gain on the top line. The retail earnings parade kicked off last...

Wal-Mart sold out of BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY)'s Priv Android smartphone on Thursday. The stock surged 7 percent at $7.89 on volume of 10.1 million shares. BlackBerry's year-to-date stock performance is currently at -32.88 percent. The company had lost 4.53 percent in the last...

We’ll get a better sense of just how wide the consumer has been willing to open her wallet when some of the nation’s largest retailers open their books on quarterly earnings this week. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD)—two of the biggest...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) is trending up after closing down 0.78 percent on Thursday. The retailer was up nearly 5 percent in Friday's pre-market session, which could be attributed to the firm's updated guidance. Nordstrom raised its FY15 sales growth guidance from 7-9 percent to 8.5-...

Fast-growing beverage retailer DavidsTea (NASDAQ: DTEA) will deliver its hot IPO issue this Friday, June 5. The company plans to sell 5.1 million shares between $14 and $16 per share under the ticker DTEA on the NASDAQ. The offering expects to raise $75 million to fuel expansion and due to...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley remain bullish on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) heading into its next quarterly report. The firm includes Amazon on its "Best Ideas" list, with an Overweight rating and a $430 price target. Morgan Stanley outlined four questions that it hopes Amazon will...