Go Symbol Lookup
Loading...

Consumer Discretionary

More

  • Streaming Music: The New Internet Battleground Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 5:44 PM ET

    The music industry at the center for the battle for consumers—Twitter, Apple, and Google's YouTube all are reportedly working on streaming music services, joining the likes of Pandora and even Microsoft.

  • Global Wealthy Question Tax Havens After Cyprus Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 4:30 PM ET
    The Bank of Cyprus headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus.

    While a unique case, Cyprus' unique bailout terms have sent a shudder through the multi-trillion dollar world of offshoring.

  • JC Penney Shares Jump on Joe Fresh 'Brightspot' Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:36 PM ET

    J.C. Penney shares surged Monday after a research note flagged promising early customer response to the department store chain's weekend launch of Joe Fresh shops within its stores.

  • Hotel Rewards Points: Getting Less Rewarding? Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:17 PM ET

    If you've been hoarding hotel rewards points, now might be the time to use them. Several hotel chains are making big changes.

  • Airbus Grabs Huge Order From Boeing Customer Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:15 PM ET
    Lion Air

    Airbus has landed the largest order of the year, and one of the largest of all-time, with a book value of almost $24 billion. The European plane maker will sell 234 of its A320 planes to Lion Air out of Indonesia.

  • Dodge Challenger Owners Warned of Car's Fire Risk Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 12:02 PM ET
    2013 Dodge Challenger

    Chrysler has issued an unusually dire warning to some owners of its Dodge Challenger muscle car instructing them to park the vehicles, NBC News reports.

  • Peugeot Wins Majority Backing for Cuts Plan: Unions Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:47 AM ET
    Workers demonstrate outside carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen headquarters in Paris

    PSA Peugeot Citroen won the support of a majority of workers' representatives for restructuring and job cuts designed to halt mounting losses at the French carmaker, three union officials said.

  • Can 'Joe Fresh'-en Up the JC Penney Brand?  Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:45 AM ET

    The retailer's stock is popping after launching its Joe Fresh brand this past weekend. Dana Telsey, Telsey Advisory Group CEO, weighs in on the early read on JC Penney's turnaround plan.

  • Hotel Amenities Get Funny With Debut of 'Loo Laughs' Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:38 AM ET
    Travelodge Loo Laughs

    Hotel room toilet paper with a sense of humor? Yep, it's true, as Travelodge introduces "loo laughs" at its newest hotel location opening atop a comedy club.

  • Drone Boom Could Mean Big Money and Big Problems Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 11:14 AM ET

    The rapidly expanding drone market has not gone unnoticed by lawmakers and privacy watchdogs and is causing some concern.

  • $175,000 Mattress Sold as 'Investment' in Good Sleep Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 10:57 AM ET

    Guaranteed for 25 years, a British bedmaker's Mongolian cashmere mattress "pays off every morning of your life," said a company representative.

  • March Madness Ad Revenue Beats the Super Bowl Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 10:28 AM ET
    Capital One is on of three NCAA  “Corporate Champions.”

    Ad prices for the NCAA championship game will hit a high this year as the tournament rakes in more revenue than the Super Bowl, NFL playoffs and the World Series, USA Today reports.

  • The Rise of Social Advertising Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 10:18 AM ET

    The trend to social content-driven advertising and the collapse of direct-sold banner advertising is becoming increasingly evident.

  • Newsroom Cutbacks Are Hurting Journalism: Study Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 8:26 AM ET

    Newsroom cutbacks have had a demonstrable impact on the quality of digital, newspaper, and television news and in how consumers view that work, a study found.

  • Carlo Bozotti, chief executive officer of STMicroelectronics

    STMicroelectronics and Ericsson will close their loss-making mobile chip joint venture ST-Ericsson by dividing parts of the business between them and shutting the rest with the loss of about 1,600 jobs.

  • St. Patrick's on the Weekend Means a Bigger Celebration Saturday, 16 Mar 2013 | 3:47 AM ET
    Happy St. Patricks Day!

    St. Patrick's Day falls on a weekend for the second year in a row, giving Irish bars an opportunity to reel in more customers.

  • Guinness gets ready to pour 13 million pints of beer on St. Patrick's Day; what the cardinals were drinking at the Vatican; the ultimate beer internship and more!

  • Ask the Car Chasers: Oil & Gas Tips from a Pro Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 3:57 PM ET

    How do you really know when to change your car's oil? And is paying extra at the pump for premium gas a rip off or really worth it?

  • Wings+Beer+Sports=Buffalo Wild Wings' Secret Sauce Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 2:57 PM ET
    Buffalo Wild Wings

    Buffalo Wild Wings pours more draft beer than any restaurant in the country and has worked to maximize its beer strategy to boost the bottom line.

  • Carnival: Bad Luck or Bad Boats?  Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 2:51 PM ET

    Rachael Rothman, Susquehanna Financial Group analyst and Pauline Frommer, Frommer's Guide and travel expert, weigh in on the Carnival debacle.

Consumer Nation

Most Popular Video

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:58 PM ET

The Fast Money traders share their final trades of the day.

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ET

Ahead of the Fed meeting, the S&P 500 appears headed toward 1,687, StockMonster's Guy Adami says.

Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:40 PM ET

You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.