Top Stories : Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Xcerra (NASDAQ:XCRA), Peoples Financial (NASDAQ:PFBX), InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN), Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV)

Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) opened a supercenter in Sherwood Wednesday. The Sherwood High School drum corps provided entertainment. One of the store’s employees – Walmart prefers to call them associates – sang the national anthem. A priest gave the invocation. Store manager Scot Gavic led associates in the Walmart cheer. The company announced it had contributed $1,000 each to six Sherwood charities – in addition … Continue reading Top Stories : Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Xcerra (NASDAQ:XCRA), Peoples Financial (NASDAQ:PFBX), InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN), Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV)

Jayne Crisman08/1408/14

News Buzz – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI) , Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) , Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

Former SNL comedian Tracy Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT). The lawsuit stems from a crash in June that severely injured Morgan and killed another passenger. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart should have known that its truck driver was awake for over 24 hours. This would have put the company out of compliance with regulations that are designed to ensure against … Continue reading News Buzz – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI) , Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) , Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

Kevin Long07/1607/16

Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) Community Advisory Panel has increased contributions to its grant program. This year, Dow upped the program funding to $30,000, doubling its previous total. In 2013, six winners were awarded funding. The yearly competitive grant, which began in 2006, helps fund “sustainable community service projects” in East County. Each award ranges from $2,500 to $5,000. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) stock … Continue reading Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Jayne Crisman07/1607/16

Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), and brewers AB InBev and Greene King have all launched new products and variants recently, and although their strategies differ, each has similar goals: to achieve greater penetration among current customers or appeal to new ones. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock performance was -0.09% in last session and finished the day at $79.86. Traded volume was 5.43million … Continue reading Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Richard Atkins06/0506/05

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Trader’s Alert: Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Palo Alto Networks, resolving patent litigation between the two companies. Under the terms of the settlement, Palo Alto Networks will make a one-time payment to the company of USD 75 million in cash and USD 100 million in shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Juniper Networks, Inc. … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Jayne Crisman05/2905/29

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Investor’s Alert; Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Feeding the hysteria are the bankruptcy two years ago of Borders, the national bookstore chain, and recent speculation that Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) will accelerate its bookstore closings in coming years. Some have even suggested the demise of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is so imminent that gift cards should be used immediately upon receiving them because the company’s financial foundations are shaky. Barnes … Continue reading Investor’s Alert; Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Jason Knox05/1905/19