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Stock indexes rallying to new highs have put investors on alert for a correction.
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Investigators at France's markets regulator have found evidence that luxury-goods maker LVMH Moet Hennesy Louis Vuitton SA had planned for years to take a surprise stake in smaller rival Hermes...
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The clothing brand sold by Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years.
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Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion...
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With the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get...
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Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.
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Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business.
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It was IPO Friday for the tech sector, as enthusiasm for the public debuts of Tableau Software Inc. and Marketo Inc. reached lofty levels, and Facebook Inc. managed to eke out a small gain on the...
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Retailers will be the dominant sector on next week's earnings calendar, with many big names in the space reporting.
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In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health...
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Tech stocks mostly held on to gains in afternoon trading Friday, with Facebook Inc. edging upward on its one-year anniversary of going public and two other tech companies posting strong gains in...
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J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) plans to beef up its audits of factories in Bangladesh by requiring them for the first time to undergo structural and engineering inspections.
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The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the sought-after California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a...
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U.K.'s benchmark was back on a strong footing on Friday, after breaking a 10-day winning streak the prior day, with banks advancing after a broker upgrade and oil firms showing positive moves.
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Europe's benchmark stock index closed at its highest level since June 2008 on Friday, with banks in the driver's seat after better-than-expected data from the U.S. removed some worries about the...
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Shares of the high-end retailer slipped Friday after a disappointing earnings report.
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Tech stocks showed strength in Friday's trading session, with several bellwethers rising and Facebook Inc. gaining ground on its one-year anniversary of becoming a public company.
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Consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income...
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Target Corp. (TGT) has begun testing a video streaming service that has Netflix-like attributes.
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Just when you may have thought that federal tax policy was set - that January's "fiscal cliff" deal meant you could go about your financial life with multi-year certainty - Washington is again...
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EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive complaints, which could provide more leverage to pry further concessions from...
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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN), J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) and Sina Corp. (SINA).
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U.K.'s benchmark rose on Friday, with banks advancing after a broker upgrade, offsetting weakness in food and tobacco stocks, which declined after downgrades.
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Asian stock markets traded mostly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session.
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Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched higher.
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Japanese stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, while Australian shares inched higher, helped by strength for some miners.
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Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd. (WES.AU) Friday warned that weak sales volumes and price discounting meant earnings at its Target stores are likely to be "disappointing" in fiscal 2013.
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Japanese stocks extended their losses in early Friday action, with a weak overnight performance on the U.S. markets helping send the Nikkei Stock Average down 0.9% to 14,909.21,
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J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) lost $348 million in its first quarter on top of nearly $1 billion in net losses last year, as sales continued to slide at the beleaguered retailer.
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Dish Network Corp asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop reviewing SoftBank Corp's proposed acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp's , citing the Japanese company's reported attempt to thwart its...
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Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart...
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Retailer J.
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Nordstrom Inc.'s (JWN) fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 2.7% as higher input costs masked the high-end department store operator's improved revenue, although per-share earnings climbed.
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Tech stocks failed to sustain an earlier rally by Thursday's closing bell, though Cisco Systems ended the day with its best session in nearly two years.
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Retailer J.
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J.C. Penney posted an adjusted 1Q loss of $1.31 a share, compared to expectations of a loss of 89 cents a share. Sales of $2.64 billion also came in shy of estimates of $2.74 billion.
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Retailer J.
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U.S. stocks declined Thursday, halting the S&P 500's four-session winning streak, after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank could begin tamping back on monetary easing as soon as...
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Nordstrom Inc. reported late Thursday a first-quarter profit of $145 million, or 73 cents a share, compared with $149 million, or 70 cents a share, a year ago.
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J.C. Penney Co. said on Thursday that its first-quarter loss widened to $348 million, or $1.58 a share, from $163 million, or 75 cents a share.
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Cisco Systems Inc. led a rally across much of the tech sector on Thursday, after the network equipment giant beat earnings estimates and painted an upbeat picture of the corporate tech market.
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U.S. stocks wobbled on Thursday as any attempt at a selloff only served to lure in sidelined retail investors.
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Housing, particularly new home construction, will be the driver for new jobs to boost economic recovery, mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac (FMCC) said in its latest review of the U.S. economic...
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U.S. stocks wobbled on Thursday as any attempt at a selloff only served to lure in sidelined retail investors.
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Housing, particularly new home construction, will be the driver for new jobs to boost economic recovery, mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac (FMCC) said in its latest review of the U.S. economic...
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Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some contracts for the rest of the day on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according to notices sent to traders.
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Disappointing U.S. jobs, manufacturing and housing data hit European stock markets on Thursday, as investors worried the world's largest economy isn't recovering at the expected pace.
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U.S. stocks wobbled on Thursday as a midmorning selloff lured in sidelined retail investors.
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