Holiday Shopping Sales

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has launched several holiday sales promotions in an effort to win back inflation-weary consumers as mega-retailers Walmart, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) aggressively lower prices. The Details:  Dollar General has been losing customers to...

As expected, markets were relatively quiet Friday with no economic data aside from natural gas inventory numbers. Many traders and investors are likely sitting on the sidelines until the new year. Major indices started the day with small gains which were slowly erased throughout the day before...