Wayne Ellis
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Sears and Kmart Get Lump of Coal for Christmas
Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) reported that comparable store sales during the holiday season at its Kmart and Sears chains continued the broader company’s decline. But, it may be that those poor holiday figures were really just the start of something much worse for these two former icons of American retail.
Another $50 Billion Coming Due in Mortgage Scandal Fines
If you asked the executives at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank (plus 11 other major international banks) to pick a number between 1 and 20, it’s a fair assumption they’d all pick “13.”
Tablets and Mobiles to Make Up for PC Sales Drop in 2014
One of the world’s most respected technology research firms, Gartner Technology Research, is predicting the shipment of 2.5 billion computers and mobile devices in 2015.
The Other Shoe Drops on Retail Banking
Since the meltdown of 2008, many banks, officials and products have come under the scrutiny of domestic and international regulators.
Car Wars: The Canton Menace
BYD Co. is a Chinese automaker that will begin to introduce its autos to the U.S. market in 2015.
“Boss-Napping”: 21st Century French Business Negotiation
At a Paris Goodyear store, workers trapped business executives in a conference room so they’d have to listen to the workers’ demands.