Company: Wal-Mart Stores Inc

2011 was the worst year on record for the nation's builders, in sales and starts, but demand is slowly returning, and the concern is that when demand really surges in the coming years, there will be too little supply to meet it.    Read More

Apple and Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores’ warehouse clubstore, are reported to be in talks to put Apple stores within 47 of Sam’s U.S. locations, according to a report in 9to5Mac, a website for Apple enthusiasts.   Read More

Celebrating on lovers’ lane will get more expensive for the average American this Valentine’s Day, according to two new reports. To lure value-seeking consumers, daily-deal sites will be offering a range of deals and promotions for the love struck.    Read More

Since Ron Johnson joined JCPenney, the stock has received a free pass. JCP shares are actually up 11 percent despite continuing disappointments. But after all, if anyone can revive a tired retailer, the man who created the Apple retail experience should be the one.    Read More

How do the best entrepreneurs manage to succeed so often and so convincingly?    Read More

Private antitrust litigation pitting some five million retailers against several large banks has slipped under the radar of many analysts and investors who follow those companies, but the case may deliver a multibillion-dollar shock to bank bulls in the coming months, TheStreet.com reports.   Read More

No one would argue how important it is for there to be mutual trust in the workplace - but how do you create a trusting environment? This CEO and now author has 5 tips.   Read More

Wal-Mart is expanding the services it offers at tax time. This year, more than 3,000 Walmart stores will have either a Jackson-Hewitt or an H&R Block kiosk inside to help shoppers prepare and file their tax returns, and all consumers who qualify to submit a Form 1040EZ form can do so free of charge.    Read More

Culled from thousands of pages of 2012 outlook reports, 13 stocks are being called “The Most Recommended Stocks for 2012”, according to a new report from Birinyi Associates.    Read More

CNBC contributor Michael Farr offers his ten stock picks for 2012.   Read More