Housing Boom Leaves Some Stocks in the Dust by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 22nd 2013 12:46PM The housing boom continues, but while some stocks may be rightfully soaring, other logical winners aren't cashing in on the trend.
Target Profit Tumbles on Weak Sales by The Associated Press May 22nd 2013 8:46AM Target says first-quarter profits dropped 26 percent as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.
Lowe's Profit Hurt by Cooler Weather, Competition by Reuters May 22nd 2013 8:05AM Lowe's reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season.
Should You Boycott Walmart, Gap Over Factory Worker Safety? by M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D. May 22nd 2013 5:00AM After a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 workers, many companies signed an accord to improve safety conditions there. Not on the list: Walmart and Gap.
Best Buy Reports 1Q Loss on Restructuring Costs by The Associated Press May 21st 2013 8:23AM Best Buy reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales Tuesday and warned that a slew of investments to win back shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.
Which Stores Price-Match Their Own Websites - and Which Don't by Matt Brownell May 21st 2013 5:00AM When a retailer charges more online than it does in stores, it won't always price-match itself. Here's how to work around the policy.
What to Watch This Week: Tools, Toons, Togs, Blogs and Staples by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 20th 2013 12:08PM Netflix will show us some changes, and home improvement should show some improvement: Let's go over some items that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street.
