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Wal-Mart Still Has Plenty Of Growth Potential Despite Weak Quarter
As expected, Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) Q1 fiscal 2014 results were disappointing as its U.S. comparable store sales (CSS) declined by 1.4%. This can be mainly attributed to weak consumer spending during the quarter due to the payroll tax incre...
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A Real “Made in the USA” Retail Stock That Supports Your Portfolio, Not Sweatshops
Submitted by Abby Joseph as part of our contributors program . The recent devastation of the garment building collapse in Bangladesh was both horrific and a reminder that many of these sweatshop operations that make your clothing are not operati...
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Wal-Mart’s Earnings Will Reflect Soft U.S. Spending And Slower Expansion Abroad
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) will release its Q1 fiscal 2014 results on May 16. Although the retailer performed steadily throughout fiscal 2013, we expect it to report relatively slow growth for the quarter. Higher payroll taxes and delays in tax refunds ...
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20 Cheapest Dividend Paying Stocks From The Services Sector
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Dividend stocks from the services sector with very low forward P/E ratios originally published at “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Today I like to resume my m...
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Demand for Gold Bullion Coins Jumps Nine-Fold at U.S. Mint
Submitted by Abby Joseph at Profit Confidential as part of our contributors program . In April, as gold bullion prices dropped in the futures market, or the “paper market” for gold, the United States Mint reported it sold 209,500 oun...
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Wal-Mart Plans To Challenge Amazon’s Dominance In Online Retail
The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is giving stiff competition to Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the online segment. In addition to its same day delivery program and pay with cash service, Wal-Mart is looking to utilize its store cus...
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20 Dividend Champions With Highest 10-Year Dividend Growth Rates
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Dividend Champions with fastest 10 year dividend growth originally published at “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Dividend Champions are popular because of the...
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Why Is Sam’s Club Important For Wal-Mart?
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the largest retailer in the world with close to $450 billion in annual revenues. About 85% of the retailer’s sales come from its typical big box stores in the U.S. and international markets. However, Wal-Mart also op...
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The Safest Dividend Stocks From The Services Sector With Top Yields
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . The safest stocks from the services sector with high yields originally published at “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Today I like to continue with my monthly ...
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A Snapshot Of Wal-Mart’s International Business And How It Can Boost Growth
It’s interesting to note that rather than expanding aggressively, the retailer is strategically planning its approach. While it is slowing down its expansion in emerging markets such as Brazil, China and Mexico, it is aggressively expanding...
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Wal-Mart’s Strategies To Drive Growth In An Otherwise Saturated U.S. Market
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) operates around 4,000 stores in the U.S., which account for about 50% of its estimated value. Due to its sheer size, the retailer’s growth has been slow for the past few years. Wal-Mart serves more than 100 million U.S....
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13 Highest Dividend Paying Grocery Stores
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . A very interesting investment field is to buy chains. Every company has a chain but I don’t talk about the relationship structures of a company when they buy commodities, ...
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Don’t Be Fooled by Share Repurchases That Don’t Reduce Share Count
Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter as part of our contributors program In the world of investing, so many things work better in theory than in practice. Executive stock options? They are now reviled by investors as a way for management t...
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Why I Love Dividend Achievers
Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter as part of our contributors program I spend quite a bit of time extolling the virtues of Dividend Achievers, companies with a long history of raising their dividends. I consider them the single best long-...
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50 Stocks With The Strongest Recent Dividend Growth
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Shares with highest dividend growth researched by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment . Dividend growth is wonderful. It helps you to grow your own wealth and build up a...
