5 Things to Watch on Wall Street This Week
From a mysterious media event at Facebook to struggling restaurant operator Darden's latest earnings report, here are 5 things that will help shape this week on Wall Street.
From a mysterious media event at Facebook to struggling restaurant operator Darden's latest earnings report, here are 5 things that will help shape this week on Wall Street.
When supermarkets deliver, it cuts the carbon emissions associated with food shopping by up to 90%, a new study shows. But it saves more than the Earth: It's profitable, too.
When times get tough, even Walmart's "everyday low prices" aren't all that alluring to shoppers -- except when it comes to food. We all have to eat, and Walmart's latest push could make it an even more dominant force in the grocery business.
Here are a few things that will shape this week on Wall Street: Apple should make some news at its Worldwide Developers Conference; Elsewhere, look to earnings reports from Zumba maker Majesco, retailer Pier 1, supermarket chain Kroger, and luxury brand Kors.
Increasing publicity about the ways food is modified, treated and processed has put the food industry on the defensive, but even as public awareness grows, food companies are still trying to keep you in the dark about these three issues.
Memo to extreme couponers: Some retailers, particularly supermarkets and drugstore chains, are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore. To save their bottom lines, they're setting limits on just how much all your coupon cleverness can save you.
Whole Foods is asking its shoppers to help a good cause -- with "LIFE Jackets." They're reusable cup sleeves to protect your hands from hot beverages, and all proceeds go to Kenyan women and special-needs children.
There's never a dull moment on Wall Street -- now more than ever! From homebuilder earnings to yoga pants to Netflix's stock, here are a few items that will help shape the week ahead.
The grocery market has been rough in the last decade as big-box stores have emerged as new competitors. But before you dismiss an opportunity in the traditional grocery space, here's why bargain-shopping investors should take a stroll down the aisles of Supervalu.
In this economy, cash-strapped consumers have become more budget conscious and less concerned about appearing cheap. As a result, better-known brands have steadily been losing ground to store-branded food products.
Supermarket chain Kroger boosted sales and turned a profit in its fiscal third quarter, but failed to beat Wall Street earnings estimates and lowered the top of its 2010 earnings forecast range. Shares fell 9.3% on the news to close at $21.63 Thursday.
Kroger Co. increased its quarterly dividend by 10.5% as the largest U.S. supermarket chain continues to outperform the industry.
Supermarket giant Kroger said earnings per share rose to 41 cents in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 from 39 cents a year earlier.
Grocer Kroger (KG) reported first-quarter earnings Thursday of $0.58 per diluted share, topping Wall Street estimates.
























