Walmart's sales showed a slight drop when other economic indicators are showing positive signs. Is a good economy bad for Walmart?
Wal-Mart Stores stock fell in morning trading on Thursday after the retailer reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of analyst expectations...
Macy's first quarter earnings report released Wednesday morning showed profit jumped 20 percent...
Will the momentum continue?
This week, the ICSC-Goldman Store Sales Index and Redbook's measure of retail sales took back some lost territory...
In general, sales were mixed, with sales at stores selling basics improving while those of specialty items weakened...
Analysts at Detwiler Fenton Group said in a research note that they have seen signs of slumping sales at Wal-Mart...
Higher payroll taxes and gas prices are taking a toll on wallets...
The blow to discretionary income already has consumers across the nation making adjustments to spending habits...
President Obama's proposed job-creation package, which he will present before Congress on Thursday in a nationally televised event, will institute some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending...
President Obama plans to lay out a series of ideas for a new round of stimulus spending and tax cuts in a major address right after Labor Day, when Congress returns from vacation...
Part of President Obama's push to create more jobs revolves around cutting payroll taxes by 2% and extending unemployment benefits, giving people more money to spend and businesses an incentive to hire more workers...
With the economy crumbling and the government trying to balance the budget and reel in the deficit, Warren Buffett says it's time for the "mega-rich" to begin doing their share, and asks the government to raise taxes on the wealthiest 0.3% of Americans...