Walmart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) shares had a magnificent run to the upside in late 2014 and into early 2015 when they ran from the low $70s to the recent peak at $90.97. That type of move in Wal-Mart has become a rarity in recent years. However, with the consolidation/pullback the shares have...

Poised to be the next big thing, 3D printing received a boost recently when logistics company United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) announced it would increase the number of its stores with 3D printing services. UPS's move is significant because 3D printing as a service is mostly offered...

Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA), which announced the appointment of a new board of directors member last week, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results on Tuesday, June 10, after the markets close. This specialty retailer has seen its profits grow by double-digit percentages or better over...

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), which recently opened its first store on continental Europe, is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results Thursday, May 29, before the markets open. The market appears to be getting increasingly optimistic after Costco reported strong growth in sales for...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...

Home Depot (NYSE: HD), which many analysts and investors look to as a key sign of the state of the housing recovery, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results Tuesday, May 20, before the markets open. As with many other first-quarter reports, weather will no doubt be a factor in...

Most of the S&P 500 have already posted their first-quarter results. This week, big retailers begin to share their earnings reports. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the big daddy of retailers, steps onto the earnings stage Thursday. Macy's (NYSE: M) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) are also scheduled to...

In a recent research report, analysts at UBS pointed to specialty retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) as moving into their prime selling season. This is in contrast to the many retailers that have taken it on the chin lately, be it due...

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), which has already announced strong same-store sales growth for February despite the inclement weather, is scheduled to share its second-quarter fiscal 2014 results Tuesday, March 25, before the opening bell. Shares were cut to Sell by one analyst last week. Investors will...

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Activist Investor Carl Icahn rattled the cage again last week at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), one of his top stock picks at the moment, along with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In his latest letter to eBay shareholders, Icahn said he had "not yet begun to fight...

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), which already has said that its holiday sales declined 2.6 percent, is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results Thursday, February 27, before the markets open. Investors no doubt will be glad to put the disappointing holiday period in the rear-view...

Target (NYSE: TGT), which is still reeling from a massive credit card data breach late last year, is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results Wednesday, February 26, before the markets open. Aside from any updates on how the retailer is responding to the data breach,...

Last week, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off the parade of big retailers stepping into the earnings spotlight by offering up subpar same-store sales and weak guidance for the year. Inclement weather got some of the blame. Will that be so for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Home Depot (NYSE...

The earnings season is winding down, but on the docket this week are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and others. Later in the week, the parade of quarterly reports from big retailers kicks off with...