Boone Pickens predicts $150 oil is near, and oil tops $129 in intraday trading. Home Depot reports a slump in profit. Producer prices rise less than expected in April. Microsoft is reportedly interested in Yahoo's search ad business.
This is Round 41 in our Worst Company in America contest, Wal-Mart vs Citibank !Which Company Is Worse?"I am voting for walmart because of their low wages, the dead eyes in many of its employees (I know..... I used to be one long ago),and their tendency
(Crain's) -- For years, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has worked with two major fast-food companies to service restaurants in its stores: McDonald's Corp. and Subway. But now, in a move that reflects the changing demographic of its shoppers -- and the country
Wal-Mart is famous for its low prices, but according to a new analysis by a couple of University of Chicago profs, Wal-Marts price cutting has also cut something else (or at least restrained its growth): inequality. Steven Levitt reports:Inequality is
Wal-Mart might not seem like the best place to find out about hot new music. Actually, if you're of the indie-rock school of thought, it's probably by far the worst place to discover new artists.But if you're more commercially-minded, Wal-Mart has a new
The mailman was long gone by the time Ragnar Vigre realized he accidentally enclosed his rent check in the envelop that also held his BP credit card payment.Ragnar says he was stunned when Chase Bank the issuer of his BP card tried to charge him when
Like most moms, Rebekah Griffin would rather snuggle with her 6-month-old, than worry about cleaning. So, she let Wal-Mart's Great Value Fume Free oven cleaner do the work for her."I wanted to make sure I was doing it right, so I followed the instructio
There have been an unusual number of stories in the news lately involving zoo animals mauling zoo workers, handlers, or visitors. The animals' attacks have variously been attributed to human taunting, confinement psychosis, stress, and so forth. DIET?
Consumer confidence tumbled to its lowest in 28 years this month, a survey showed on Friday, as short-term inflation expectations reached the highest levels since the stagflationary early 1980s.
