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Hoping to boost lagging end-of-year sales, a number of retailers announced a push to attract customers after Christmas. Many big-name stores are taking part – including Macy’s (NYSE: M), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and even online giant, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Some traditional bricks and mortar...

"We're terribly sorry," United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) spokeswoman Natalie Black told CNN. Black’s comments were made in response to numerous complaints from customers who did not receive packages promised for delivery by Christmas. Black blamed recent severe weather in the Dallas area,...

Forget the drones - the real game-changing concept from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) could be grocery delivery. All Things D reported the online retailer has expanded its AmazonFresh grocery delivery service into the San Francisco Bay area. Amazon has been experimenting with same-day grocery delivery...

Reports vary depending on who you ask but by most accounts, Black Friday was strong. Shoppers spent about $1.2 billion on Black Friday alone representing a 15 percent year over year increase from 2012, according to comScore but did Cyber Monday retailers see the same kind of interest?...

With the holiday season fast approaching, many consumers are looking towards Black Friday on November 29 and Cyber Monday on December 1 to snag the best deals. While Black Friday has generally been considered the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, the sales have been...

In a strange announcement that took place Sunday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that the United States Postal Service has agreed to make Sunday deliveries of some of its packages in select cities. The postal service argues that in order to stop the $16 billion annual cash burn, ending...

Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...

The analysts at UBS have added Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) to their Dividend Rulers list. Two consumer goods companies already on the UBS list are Clorox (NYSE: CLX) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). UBS selects stocks for its Dividend Ruler list based...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...

In the wake of upbeat presentations last week at Oppenheimer's 8th Annual Industrial Growth Summit in New York City, the firm has become more optimistic about the stocks of logistic services providers. In particular, the Oppenheimer analysts favor FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Landstar System (NASDAQ: LSTR...

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) needed this. It’s been a rough 2013 for FedEx longs as they’ve watched the stock fall more than 15 percent after an impressive run to a high of $109 in March. Then, disappointing earnings, news of layoffs and adjusted guidance sent the stock plummeting. Judging by after-...

The earnings crunch is in full swing this week. Some of the highlights include anticipated quarterly reports from the likes of Apple, Amazon.com and Ford, which analysts expect to report lower per-share earnings for the most recent quarter than a year ago. On the other hand, year-over year...

At first glance, it sounds crazy. Reuters reported that Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) is considering a plan to have customers deliver packages to online buyers. OK, at second glance, it still sounds crazy. Maybe there’s a more reasonable explanation. Asking customers to deliver goods to...

While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iWatch rumors continue to slog their way through the blog-o-sphere, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has upped the ante. Google’s Glass is not a rumor, it’s real. In addition (according to Google) you can get one by the end of 2013 by entering and winning a special contest. At...

With a $16 billion dollar loss and, at one point last year, down to just four days of available cash, there’s no doubt that something has to be done at the United States Postal Service.  That forecase came Wednesday, as the USPS announced it would end Saturday mail delivery beginning in August of...