NEW YORK – Target says customers want it to pause the “Christmas creep.” It says it wants to be more in tune with customers’ mindset, so it plans to ease in holiday promotions this year while better recognizing Thanksgiving. Continue Reading Below The retailer’s holiday plans also include a new […]
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Jurors to begin deliberating in meningitis outbreak case
BOSTON – Jury deliberations are set to begin in the case of a Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people. Continue Reading Below Jurors in Glenn Chin’s case are expected to start deliberating in Boston’s federal courthouse on Monday. Chin was the supervisory […]
JPMorgan reaches beyond its branches with new mobile account app
In its first offering of online bank accounts, JPMorgan Chase & Co on Monday launched a new smartphone app that it hopes will attract new depositors, many of whom are young and may live far from any of its branch offices. Continue Reading Below The app, named Finn by Chase, […]
Millions return to poverty in Brazil, eroding ‘boom’ decade
RIO DE JANEIRO – When Leticia Miranda had a job selling newspapers on the streets, she earned about $160 a month, just enough to pay for a tiny apartment she shared with her 8-year-old son in a poor neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading Below When she lost her […]
EPA cancels appearance by scientists at climate change conference
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has canceled plans for three of its scientists to speak on climate change at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday, an official said on Sunday. Continue Reading Below Tom Borden, program director for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, confirmed that the EPA had on […]
Oil edges up on tighter supplies, strong demand
Oil prices rose on Monday over supply concerns in the Middle East and as the U.S. market showed further signs of tightening while demand in Asia keeps rising. Continue Reading Below Brent crude futures were at $57.87 at 0622 GMT, up 12 cents, or 0.21 percent, from their last close. […]
Nikkei rises on Japanese ruling party win, most of Asia up
TOKYO – Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday, with Japan’s benchmark rising on the back of an election victory by the prime minister’s ruling party, which had promised stability and growth. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 percent in morning trading to 21,674.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX […]
Electronic Arts Earnings Preview: What to Watch
Video game maker Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 31, right after market close, so you’ll have plenty of time to get ready to hand out candy to scary little monsters and princesses. Continue Reading Below The stock is up nearly 50% year to […]
What Returns Should Investors Expect Today?
There’s plenty of concern about the level of the current domestic stock market, as well as about the returns that could be available by investing any new money today. The market, after all, is not only at an all-time high but is also trading at above long-term historical average market […]
JD.com, Tencent, and Wal-Mart Join Forces Against Alibaba
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), China’s second largest business-to-consumer e-commerce marketplace after Alibaba‘s (NYSE: BABA) Tmall, recently enlisted the help of Tencent (NASDAQOTH: TCEHY) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) as Singles Day (Nov. 11) — China’s equivalent of Black Friday — rapidly approaches. Continue Reading Below JD will merge its customers’ shopping history with […]