Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is off to a hot start to 2018 after the company updated its fourth-quarter guidance this week following a stronger-than-expected holiday season. But while some U.S. retailers are surviving on a quarter-by-quarter basis, Target may have positioned itself to be a rare long-term growth play in the U.S. retail sector.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is widely considered to be the most successful investor of all time. Berkshire investors know that, at age 87, Buffett isn’t getting any younger, but this week he took steps toward securing the future of Berkshire after his passing.
When Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) disclosed two major security vulnerabilities in its chips last week, the company said neither issue would put its market share at risk. Unfortunately for Intel investors, at least a handful of Intel customers are now considering a switch to Intel’s primary competitors.
Fourth-quarter earnings season kicks off this week, with major U.S. bank earnings reports starting on Friday morning. Analysts are expecting a messy quarter from bank stocks given the recent tax reform changes, but JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) investors have plenty of reason for optimism.
It seems like all it takes to jump-start a sluggish stock these days is a single mention of cryptocurrency. Now Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) says it has created its own cryptocurrency called “KodakCoin,” sending the stock’s price soaring.
The global auto industry is in the early stages of a global, technology-driven transition to a new era of transportation, and one of the largest legacy automakers is embracing the change. At the CES conference in Las Vegas, Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE: TM) announced it will begin integrating Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) voice assistant Alexa into select Toyota…
Some of the largest entertainment companies in the world are dumping billions of dollars into streaming video content in 2018 in an attempt to gain share from market leader Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX). Netflix investors, though, can rest assured that the streaming giant plans to spend hand-over-fist to maintain its top position.
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) investors may not have had the best year in 2017, but the company at least ended the year on a high note. On Tuesday, Target pre-reported robust holiday sales and raised its fourth-quarter earnings guidance.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) investors are bracing for some turbulence this week when the airliner reports earnings from a fourth quarter that included a power outage in a major travel hub. Delta shares dropped 2.3 percent ahead of Thursday morning’s report.
Now that the dust has settled on the holiday shopping season, is seems Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) scored a huge victory with its Echo home smart speaker. Smart speakers and connected homes are popular themes in technology at the moment, and GBH Insights head of technology research Daniel Ives says Amazon now dominates the market.