Wal-Mart

It seems like Black Friday was only days ago. Now, Christmas is less than a week away, and last-minute shoppers are scrambling to get what they need. Walmart.com (NYSE: WMT) is offering free shipping in time for Christmas, but only for those who spend $35 or more and order by the end of today...

Some techies might expect the major news stories to disappear in the days leading up to Christmas. That might happen, but it hasn't happened yet. This week proved to very fruitful, with rumors (and leaks!) surrounding the China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) iPhone deal. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) got the...

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a new target in its sight: To conquer the $850 million a year consumer packaged goods. Standing in its way is Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)-owned Sam's Club. USA Today reported on Friday that Amazon is launching a new business called Pantry. The...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will sell the Apple (NASDQ: AAPL) iPhone 5C for $27 on Friday. But the deal will only be offered to those who sign a two-year contract with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or AT&T (NYSE: T) and does not apply to other carriers. According to the LA Times, this is the lowest price...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly increased its shipments for the iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display after selling more units than expected. According to DigiTimes, Apple will ship 23 million to 25 million tablets during the December quarter. Looking ahead, the company is expected to...

There was a lot of speculation on whether this year’s Black Friday would be a shopping bonanza or an epic bust. It appears that the former is true if comScore's (NASDAQ: SCOR) data is correct. The data break down like this. American shoppers spent about $1.2 billion on Black Friday ($1.198 to...

In what could be the year's slowest week in technology news, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made waves after it announced that it sold more than one million Xbox One units. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) scored a few headlines after it was revealed that the company's CEO fought against any plans to open its...

Cyber Monday officially kicks off at 12:01 a.m. Monday, December 2. While most Americans will use that time to sleep off their turkey coma (an inevitable side-effect of overeating all weekend), some will stay up until the wee hours of the morning, searching for deals. What will these brave...

When Morgan Stanley issued a report in late October, predicting the worst holiday shopping season since 2008, they apparently weren't lying. Reuters confirmed Morgan Stanley's thesis on Wednesday when it published an article with the headline, “For U.S. stores it is ugly out there: in more ways...

Volume was light across the board despite Friday's early close also marking the last trading day of November. In typical fashion, markets close at 1:00PM on the day following Thanksgiving. As was to be expected, news was rather light and the major indices ended the day almost flat. The Dow...

How do you control an excited, sometimes, angry, sometimes drunk, sometimes cold gang of thousands of shoppers trying to score the best deals on Black Friday (or Thursday evenings—whatever that’s called)? That was the challenge for retailers all over the country as stores like Target (NYSE: TGT...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is continuing the trend of timed Black Friday sales, with the first beginning on Thursday, November 28 at 6:00 p.m. The second "event" begins at 8:00 p.m., followed by another event at 8:00 a.m. the next morning (Friday, November 29). With three big sales, when should...

Black Friday is right around the corner. Are you ready? This year, Target (NYSE: TGT) will be offering a plethora of notable electronics when it opens at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. Target's Black Friday Preview ad is highlighted by a $229 50-inch TV by Element, as well as the Beats...

With Black Friday looming (or Black Thursday if you are so inclined), now is as good a time as any to consider a few tactics for avoiding overspending over the holidays. Despite your good intentions, the cheery music, bright lights, enticing ads and impulse displays in stores often trick...

Steve Ballmer's departure as CEO at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and the company's publicized search for a replacement, has dominated headlines in recent months. The company is one of many that is in the process, or have already made changes at the most senior level. Bloomberg reports U.S....