Text size Alain Jocard / AFP via Getty Images Shares of Alibaba Group Holding traded modestly lower on Thursday despite posting results in June that were slightly better than Wall Street expectations. For the four-year period, the China-based e-commerce giant posted revenue of $ 21.8 billion, up 34% from a …
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Both Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) delivered fantastic second-quarter reports this week, and Barron’s had noted for the reports that Target was likely to receive a major boost from its results. That’s the way it’s been played, with Target stock jumping 12% on Wednesday afternoon, while Walmart reported losses after …
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Text size Photo by Alexander Koerner / Getty Images Intel shares are on the rise after the chip company announced an accelerated $ 10 billion program for purchase. Following the completion of the repurchase, Intel said it will have $ 17.6 billion in purchases from the $ 20 billion authorization …
Read More »Problems with the U.S. Postal Service have raised concerns about the November election, but they have already caused headaches for some of the 2 million Netflix customers who still receive DVDs by mail, as well as Amazon.com’s completion network . Netflix NFLX, -1.49% , which still rents DVDs in its …
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The cost to U.S. and European companies to relocate production from China could reach $ 1 trillion over five years, according to new research from Bank of America. The survey of the bank’s global analysts found that companies in more than 80% of the global sectors experienced supply chain disruptions …
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