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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Wednesday's session are Saks Inc. (SKS), Zale Corp. (ZLC) and Multiband Corp. (MBND).Luxury retailer Saks has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, according to a story in the New York Post, which cited sources and people briefed on the situation. A Saks spokeswoman told Dow Jones the company doesn't comment on rumors or speculation. Shares rose 19% to $16.20 premarket.Zale named former Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG, SIG.LN) Chief Executive Terry Burman as its chairman, while the jewelry retailer also swung to a fiscal third-quarter profit despite a slight drop in revenue. Analysts had recently forecast a per-share loss. Shares rose 26% to $6.80 premarket.Multiband has agreed to be acquired by Goodman Networks Inc. for roughly $71 million, following a review of its options. Privately held Goodman Networks will pay $3.25 for each Multiband share, a 26% premium over the c...
U.S. small-business employment increased slightly again in March, with employees earning more money and working more hours, although small-business revenue continued...
As the April 15 tax deadline quickly approaches, filers are getting down to the wire to complete and submit their returns.The tax code and filing process can be comp...
Americans claim more than $1 trillion worth of deductions at tax time. And whether you think the tax code should have more write-offs or fewer loopholes, you might a...
Diversified Financial Consultants founder Dominick Tavella on Minnesota officials recommending taxpayers not use certain tax preparation software.
Minnesota taxpayers may be receiving their returns a bit late this year if they used TurboTax or other tax filing software from Intuit.The state's Department of Reve...
H&R Block Inc.'s (HRB) fiscal third-quarter loss widened as a delay to the start of the U.S. tax season affected the tax-services provider's top line.Because of lawm...
As an entrepreneur who built three businesses from scratch, GoDaddy.com's Bob Parsons says he learned his most valuable lessons from ‘practical experience, not from any business school.’ Here’s a crash course on best practices for growing your business from the creator of the web domain superstore.
U.S. small-business employment increased slightly in February, with employees earning more money and working more hours, although small-business revenue continues to...
Intuit Inc.'s (INTU) fiscal second-quarter profit dipped 40% as the delay in the beginning of the U.S. tax season reduced revenue for its core tax-preparation busine...
Intuit Inc.'s (INTU) fiscal second-quarter profit fell 40% as the financial software provider grappled with a later-than-expected start to the 2013 tax filing season...
Intuit Inc. on Thursday reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $71 million, or 23 cents a share, on revenue of $968 million, compared with earnings of $118 milli...
Payment processor Total System Services Inc. (TSS) said Tuesday it has agreed to buy prepaid-debit-card provider NetSpend Holdings Inc. (NTSP) for about $1.4 billion...
Intuit Inc.'s (INTU) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 12% as the company attracted more online customers for its small-business services.Intuit last month warned t...
Intuit Inc.'s (INTU) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 12% as the company attracted more online customers for its small business services.For the current quarter, t...
Intuit Inc. on Tuesday reported a fiscal third-profit of $822 million, or $2.71 a share, compared with a profit of $734 million, or $2.42 a share, for the year-earli...
Retailers will be the dominant sector on next week's earnings calendar, with many big names in the space reporting.Also, some housing data should provide clues about...
Stocks clung to gains in late-session trading after a better-than-forecast reading from the labor market.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or 0.2%, to...
Intuit Inc. (INTU) cut its fiscal third-quarter and full-year outlook as a lackluster tax season hit the company's core tax-preparation business."This was a tough ta...
Following an exodus of Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) employees in 2012, the social-games maker unveiled the election of a well-known Silicon Valley tech investor to its board ...