Thursday, 17 May 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
Sears Holdings returned to a first-quarter profit, benefiting from a gain on the sale of some stores.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Posted By:
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Professional athletes who want their money to last beyond age 40 think about investing it. By now, most people have gotten the memo that there’s money in technology, so some athletes looking to invest have also chosen that sector.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Target posted a higher profit as warm weather and an early Easter helped boost sales at the beginning of the quarter and raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
In a surprise earnings loss of 25 cents a share, when analysts expected an 11 cent loss, the retailer decided to suspend dividend payments.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Posted By:
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Seeking to land that promotion or nail that key meeting? Power-dressing experts shared their top tips for projecting an image of success as you climb the corporate ladder.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Posted By:
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Despite the fever-pitch hype over Facebook’s IPO, confidence in the company’s chief executive as a steward of the public tech giant is lacking.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Posted By:
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For Facebook, advertising is a gold mine: It represents a wide majority of the company’s revenues. It can market targeted information for its nearly one billion users/consumers, who each stay engaged on the platform for hours each month.
Monday, 14 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Coty said on Monday it is withdrawing its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon Products, saying the world's largest cosmetics direct seller had missed its deadline to start talks.
Monday, 14 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Best Buy's chairman is stepping down after he failed to tell the board that former CEO Brian Dunn had violated company policy by having "an extremely close personal relationship'' with a female employee.
Sunday, 13 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Avon Products' board said Sunday it will consider Coty's lastest offer, and expects to respond within a week.
Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Source: CNBC.com
AT&T dominated the social conversation at the International CTIA Wireless 2012 conference in New Orleans, according to the just-released rankings of the exclusive CNBC Social Conversation Index: Mobile Edition.
Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
The world's largest household products maker will be moving its skin care, cosmetics, and personal-care headquarters from Ohio to Singapore to be closer to the growing Asian market.
Thursday, 10 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Coty has raised its bid for Avon, with the backing of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, but the beauty products company said it would withdraw the offer if Avon did not enter into talks by May 14.
Wednesday, 9 May 2012 | Source: Reuters
Macy's kept its full-year profit forecast despite reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, sending the retailer's shares down 4 percent.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012 | Posted By:
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski pointed out Tuesday that the creation of Apple's iPhone and the development of the Android have made the U.S. the leader in wireless technology.
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