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Home Depot posts rare sales miss as delayed spring hits demand
Reuters - 15 May 2018 17:13
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc on Tuesday missed Wall Street forecasts for sales at established stores, as an unusually long winter hit sales of springtime gardening products such as fertilizers and mulch.
Follow This 'Prophet' to the RV Promised Land
Wall Street Journal - 15 May 2018 11:30
The RV industry performed horribly this year after a strong 2017, but investors' best bet may be Camping World Holdings, not manufacturers like Thor or Winnebago.
The Wall Street Journal: Goldman Sachs shakes up leadership in trading unit
Market Watch - 15 May 2018 04:21
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is shaking up the leadership of its powerful trading arm, which was once the envy of Wall Street but has struggled in recent years.
Seattle backs new tax on largest companies, including Amazon
CNBC - 15 May 2018 02:38
Seattle voted to impose a new tax on the city's biggest companies, including Amazon, to fight rising real estate costs.
Here's how well Asian countries do based on their available resources
Business Insider - 15 May 2018 02:19
The "power gap" measures resources of countries against their actual level of influence. North Korea has the worst power gap at -6.9. Japan has the best power gap, meaning itpunches above its weight in terms of influence...
Will Trump come to Qualcomm's rescue again?
L.A. Times - 15 May 2018 01:25Breaking Banks: Dating advice for banks and fintech partners
American Banker - 15 May 2018 17:16
Fintech founders and John Schulte of Mercantile Bank share what it takes to make bank/fintech relationships work.
How small businesses can navigate rising interest rates
Miami Herald - 15 May 2018 16:59
It's a good news-bad news situation for small businesses when interest rates rise. The Federal Reserve says that the economy is doing well, so it has raised its key rates …
Pet Tech Has Venture Capitalists Wagging Their Tails
Forbes - 15 May 2018 16:27
Millennials are spending big on their pets.
Casino stocks hit jackpot with court ruling on sports betting
New York Post - 15 May 2018 04:17
Any stock investor gambling on the Supreme Court repealing the ban on sports betting was a winner. The two chains with the biggest shares of the national casino market, Penn National Gaming and Caesars Entertainment Corp...
The Wall Street Journal: Auto makers miss deadline for repairing explosive air bags
Market Watch - 15 May 2018 02:02
A dozen auto makers failed to meet a deadline to repair millions of air bags that risk exploding in crashes, prompting the U.S.'s senior-most traffic-safety regulator to summon them to meetings.
Russia's oil revenue is about to soar
Business Insider - 15 May 2018 01:35
Reuters/RIA Novosti Roughly 40% of Russia's federal budget revenues come from oil federal budget. Russia expects oil revenue to jump five-fold. Russia to post a budget surplus for the first time since 2011. Due to the oi...
Bank of Hawaii launches program with large Japanese bank
American Banker - 15 May 2018 17:16
Bank of Hawaii will serve Japanese citizens looking to conduct business in the United States.
Should You Buy FTSE 100 Giant Vodafone After This News?
Forbes - 15 May 2018 16:15
Telecoms colossus Vodafone Group has slipped following latest trading details. Why? And should you snap up some shares in the business today?
It's Time To Wake Up The eSports Space With Blockchain
Forbes - 15 May 2018 14:00
It's time to pick up your gaming controller and move your character onto the blockchain, because the gaming space is drawing closer. In today's digital age, eSports has awoken from its slumber, bringing new platforms and...
Elaine Wynn scores big victory over board members linked to ex
New York Post - 15 May 2018 04:56
Elaine Wynn just won big at Wynn Resorts. Long-serving board member John Hagenbuch decided not to stand for re-election at the casino-chain's shareholder meeting Wednesday, Wynn Resorts announced Monday. Wynn had waged a...
Fiat Chrysler CEO reprimands colleague for commenting on emissions
Reuters - 15 May 2018 04:14
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Retailers Expect Big Mobile Commerce Sales During Ramadan
Forbes - 15 May 2018 04:00Target Experiments With Faster Supply Chain
Forbes - 15 May 2018 03:13
The retailer aims to reduce delivery time from warehouse to store to hours, not days.
DealBook: Please, Please Buy This Gun Company
The New York Times - 15 May 2018 03:01
Big banks, private equity firms and national retailers that have vowed to operate with a social conscience could band together to turn Remington into the model of a modern gun company.
Trump's defense of China's ZTE stirs backlash and speculation of quid pro quo
L.A. Times - 15 May 2018 02:40Prosecutors dismiss an invasion of privacy charge against Missouri governor Eric Greitens
Business Insider - 15 May 2018 02:39
Jeff Roberson/AP St. Louis prosecutors dismissed the criminal invasion of privacy charge against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. Greitens was indicted in February on a felony invasion of privacy charge in connection wit...