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Retail Sales Expected to Show Growth in September

7:00AM 10/06/2010

Economy, Thomson Reuters, Retail, MasterCard

The retail recovery may be slowly getting back on track, with major store chains expected to post a mild uptick in September sales numbers. Investors will be watching closely for signs of what to expect for the holiday season.

CNN Drops AP: Old Business Models and The New Journalism

11:51AM 6/24/2010

By Bruce Kennedy

Media, Time Warner, Thomson Reuters

CNN has cut ties with the Associated Press, a wire service that has been a backbone of American news media for more than a century. The move exemplifies how the news industry and its traditional business models are changing in the ever-accelerating information age.

Fund Focus: Bear Funds Come Roaring Back as Market Rally Slides

9:00AM 6/18/2010

By Michael Shari

Economy, Investing, Goldman Sachs , Thomson Reuters

Bear funds, which are pessimistic mutual funds, have delivered the highest total returns since the market rally ended in late April. But make no mistake: They are risky. And some are built around scary doomsday scenarios.

Retailers' Holidays Sales Were Just Good Enough to Get By

1:37PM 1/07/2010

By Mercedes Cardona

Company News, Economy, JC Penney, Macy's, Nordstrom, Sears Holdings, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Saks, Thomson Reuters

The final numbers are in, and strong online sales, picky late shoppers and targeted discounting helped lift December retail sales above last year's totals -- but it won't be enough to put 2009 in the plus column. January's clearance sales won't be much help either; they will be shorter and more thinly stocked this year.

Ho ho ho-hum: Holiday shopping off to a lame start in November

2:30PM 12/03/2009

By Mercedes Cardona

Company News, Economy, JC Penney, Macy's, Nordstrom, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Costco, TJX, Saks, Thomson Reuters

It looks like Cyber Monday wasn't all hype, but Black Friday wasn't strong enough to lift retailers into a successful November. The monthly retail figures are out, and of 30 major national retailers followed by Thomson Reuters (TRIN), only five beat their expected sales targets for the month. Most...

Wall Street Journal unveils professional site for paying customers

3:50PM 10/21/2009

By Jeff Bercovici

Company News, Technology, Media, News Corp, Thomson Reuters

Ever since Rupert Murdoch took over The Wall Street Journal, he's been remaking it as more of a general-interest read with ample political coverage and extras like a sports page and a pop-culture blog. But where does that leave all the in-depth industry news and analysis? In fact, soon there will...

Dividend hikes, like Wal-Mart's, aren't always great news for investors

9:30AM 3/06/2009

By Melly Alazraki

Company News, Investing, General Electric , Google , Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Citigroup, Thomson Reuters

As if beating expectations by posting a 5.1 percent growth in same-store sales wasn't enough, Wal-Mart (WMT) also announced yesterday that it's increasing its annual dividend by 15 percent, to $1.09 a share. That helped boost the world's largest retailer's shares, which rose 2.6 percent on a day...