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The Most Admired Model’s New Core Holding: Berkshire Hathaway
Submitted by Covestor Ltd. as part of our contributors program . Author: James Roberts I would like to have fewer transactions each month. There are several ways to accomplish that feat. One is to look at the account less often. Seriously, so...
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Economic Reforms in India Likely To Stick This Time
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . India has always taken a protectionist approach to managing its economy, initially out of a certain necessity and more recently as a result of populist politics. The initial n...
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Amazon’s Showrooming Impact And Quick Growth Threaten Wal-Mart
Due to the toughening competition between the online and physical retailers, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has decided to stop selling Amazon ’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) private label Kindle Fire tablets. However, it will continue to sell similar electronics from the...
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Wal-Mart Could See Bumper Holiday Season Sales
Following a disappointing holiday season in 2011, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has decided to increase the seasonal hiring and offer more work hours to the existing staff. In 2011, the comparable store sales during the fourth quarter including the winter ...
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Wal-Mart Is Finally Opening Its Stores In India
The Indian government recently announced that it will allow the foreign retailers to hold a majority share in the multi-brand stores, which are the stores operated jointly by the foreign and local retailers, offering products of different brands ...
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Here’s Why I Upped My Position In Berkshire Hathaway
Submitted by Covestor Ltd. as part of our contributors program . Author: James Roberts I would much prefer to write about the stocks that I have purchased than those that I have sold. Accordingly, I will share some of my thinking underlying t...
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Brazil’s Wal-Mart Counterpart To Benefit From Rising Incomes
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . With the economies in both Brazil and China slowing down, foreign investors have finally begun to look beyond the BRICs—Brazil, Russia, India and China—for growth opportunities...
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The 30 Top Positions Of George Soros’s Quantum Fund Investment Portfolio As Of Q2/2012
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management. In 1970 he co-founded the Quantum Fund with Jim Rogers and Christoper Ink, which created the bulk of the Soros fortune. Leg...
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Big Retailers Plan A Mobile-Payments Network To Fight High Card Fees
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), together with other large brick and mortal retailers including Target (NYSE:TGT) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is developing a mobile application that will be compatible with most smartphones and payment channels. With this appl...
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Walmart Plans An Early Launch Of Its Layaway Program
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has decided to launch its layaway program a month in advance this holiday season. The program enables customers to pay a small charge for the option to pay for products in installments without paying any interest. In other wor...
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Wal-Mart Focuses On Smaller Format Stores And Cost Reduction
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, is focusing at several initiatives in order to stay ahead of its competitors. It has become essential for retailers to persistently innovate and devise new ways to meet the demands of the c...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview: International Growth In Focus
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, is set to announce its Q2 fiscal 2013 earnings on August 16. Last quarter, it reported net sales growth of 8.6% to $112 billion over Q1 2012. Wal-Mart’s international operations have ...
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Wal-Mart Is Laser Focused On Its Growth In China
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is focused on strengthening its presence in China, the second largest economy and most populous country in the world. Despite having a presence in China for over a decade and some recent setbacks over food, Wal-Mart continues ...
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Wal-Mart’s International Operations Drive $71 Value
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has been focusing on expanding its international presence through various strategies. It has about 5,651 stores globally and the majority of its recent growth has come from developing markets like Mexico, Brazil and China. In ...
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Wal-Mart China Fights Off New Food Safety Violations
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, is facing allegations pertaining to food safety violations in China. According to claims by Beijing Food Safety Administration, Wal-Mart sold sesame oil and squid with dangerous amounts of ...
