Forbes - Nancy Walton Laurie

America’s 20 richest women control an estimated $160 billion—more than the GDP of New Zealand.

The top 25 people on Forbes' 2012 list of China's richest.

China's 100 richest billionaires are worth 7% less than a year ago. Read on for more facts about where the wealthiest live and the state of wealth in China.

A sign advertising bad credit auto loans is seen in the windows of a vehicle dealership in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, March 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Retail sales are a pretty good proxy for consumer spending. So to me, any nationwide drop in retail sales is a warning flag about [...]

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 08/15/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look [...]

In early trading on Thursday, shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.5%. Year to date, Wal-Mart Stores registers a 20.7% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Caterpillar (CAT), trading down [...]

When it comes to two major retail chains, there's no contest: Wal-Mart is making moves Target needs to.

When Wal-Mart Stores reports Q2 earnings ahead of the market open on Thursday, analysts and investors already will be braced for a decline in profit amid top-line sales that are expected to be relatively flat compared to last year. What they’ll really want to know about is the e-commerce strategy of [...]

Global trends as well as ongoing legal battles seem to indicate the approaching end of high credit card rewards. We break down what this means and whether your points are safe.

The recent record-setting acquisition of e-commerce start-up Jet.com has certainly given Wal-Mart Stores its fair share of headlines lately. The recent record-setting acquisition of e-commerce start-up Jet.com has certainly given Wal-Mart Stores its fair share of headlines lately. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, has been [...]

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 07/29/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look [...]

How telemedicine is connecting patients and doctors.

Open source, in the form of both software and hardware is big business—really big business. This past week, Wal-Mart Stores, one of the largest retailers in the world proved it once again when they announced that they would make their application lifecycle management tool OneOps available as an open source project. [...]

These four stocks show higher-than-average yields along with both a history of low dividend payout ratios and high dividend growth.

The Fed's interest-rate caution is a complication for income investors like Linda Bakhshian, who runs $4.9 billion at Pittsburgh-based Federated Investors.

Nearly a year after its test launch, Wal-Mart Stores recently revamped its ShippingPass delivery subscription program, rolling back the price of a yearly membership by $1 – to $49/year – and speeding up the delivery time frame from three days to two.

Will the British stay in the European Union or will they go? The market seems to think the former, at least if stock gains Monday can be viewed as a bet on the status quo.

This year’s superyacht showdown is located on the harbor of Gustavia, St. Bart’s capital. The french-speaking Caribbean island of St. Bart's hosts the best New Year’s Eve parties on private yachts and in the exclusive beach clubs. Famous faces like; Leonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Chrissy Teigen and John [...]

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