Retail
Tim Cook Should Tell Congress to Kiss His Ass
To the extent that Senators should take advice from Cook, Tuesday's hearing on taxes wasn't a complete waste of our everybody's time.
Best Buy Misses on Revenue
Best Buy fell in pre-market trading as the retailer reported earnings that came in above Wall Street's expectations, but missed on revenue estimates.
Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
U.S. stock futures are flat; JPMorgan holds its annual meeting Tuesday; Home Depot tops forecasts and raises guidance; Yahoo! upgrades Flickr.
Urban Outfitters Drops on Lower-than-Expected Sales
Shares of Urban Outfitters plunged in after-hours trading even after the company posted better-than-expected earnings results and strong profit growth.
Ireland Welcomes Watson Pharmaceuticals, an American Success
Another entrepreneurial U.S. startup bites the dust... sort of.
Cities Need More Starbucks, Not CityTargets
By not innovating now, brick and mortar retail such as Target poorly prepares itself to respond to inevitable disruption.
Home Depot, Lowes, Target Top Earnings List
TJ Max, Saks and seven others report earnings, some following multi-year high stock highs.
5 Things To Know About Small Business This Week: May 17
PayPal announces "Cash for Registers;" small-business optimism improves; Kabbage expands financing to bricks-and-mortar businesses; restaurants tapping into big breakfast opportunity; GoDaddy launches restaurant-specific Web site designs.
Investors Shun J.C. Penney Shares
Investors shun J.C. Penney Friday following dismal earnings results and concerns over whether the company can regain the traction it lost even with the return of its former CEO.