Target Corp reported a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, but the results beat Wall Street expectations as the No 2 U.S. discount retailer kept a tight control on inventory and expenses, and said its credit card business was profitable.
Two independent advisory firms offered differing opinions about whom to elect at Target Corp’s annual shareholder meeting on May 28, with one suggesting four incumbents remain, with another suggesting two new members.
Tom’s objective was to secure a highly coveted pharmaceutical sales position. His main concern—one brought up in previous interviews—was that he lacked the preferred business-to-business (B2B) sales experience.
Ford Motor Co's restructuring is on track to bring a profit as soon as 2011, without the need for emergency government bridge loans, executives told stockholders on Thursday at the automaker's annual meeting.
Hedge fund manager William Ackman introduced shareholders on Monday to his five nominees for the Target Corp board, promising their expertise could make the retailer a better company.
Google is more than a fabulously successful company -- it is a cultural phenomenon facing increasing U.S. government scrutiny despite its chief executive's campaign support for President Barack Obama.
China increased its goal for wind power generation capacity by the year 2020 to as much as 100 000 megawatts, from 30 000 megawatts that the Chinese government had set 18 months ago, Chinese newspaper China Daily reported on Monday.
Australia's government put back its much-vaunted carbon-emissions trading scheme by a year on Monday, bowing to industry demands for more relief amid a recession while opening the door to an even deeper long-term reduction.
A series of phishing attacks have struck Facebook and has continued on for a second day.
MasterCard Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday but said revenue growth this year will fall short of its targets, sending its shares down 6 percent in morning trading.
Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu merited Apple by raising its stock target price, in a memo issued today the target price has been pushed to 27 percent from 120 to 152, identical to Caris & Co.'s Robert Cihra raised Apple stock target price from 120 to 150.
Thai troops repelled anti-government protesters at a resort hosting an Asian summit on Friday as leaders began arriving for a meeting meant to focus on the global financial crisis.
Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management said on Tuesday it will nominate five candidates, including Ackman himself, to discount retailer Target Corp's board.
China's Premier Wen Jiabao reassured the world on Friday that China would deliver on its promise of 8 percent growth in 2009 despite a slate of challenges, and could roll out extra stimulus spending if needed to meet the goal.
Google Inc will begin to aim online ads at people based on their Web browsing history, joining an industry trend that has raised privacy concerns even as it makes product pitches more effective.
United Technologies Corp cut its 2009 profit target by about 13 percent and said it would eliminate 11,600 jobs as it no longer anticipates an economic recovery this year.
Intel Corp will develop its low-cost chips for ultra-small laptops with Taiwan's TSMC for a range of electronic devices, helping both firms expand into new markets amid a deepening global recession.
Intel Corp will develop and make its low-cost Atom-based chips with Taiwan's TSMC for a range of electronic devices, marking a shift in Intel's strategy while helping both companies expand into new markets amid a deepening global recession.
Target Corp on Tuesday reported its sixth consecutive drop in quarterly profit as consumers pare spending on the retailer's fashionable clothing and fall behind making payments on their Target credit cards.
Net income fell to $609 million, or 81 cents per share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31, from $1.028 billion, or $1.23 per share, a year ago.
Analysts, on averag...
Target Corp on Tuesday reported its sixth consecutive drop in quarterly profit as consumers pare spending on the retailer's fashionable clothing and fall behind making payments on their Target credit cards.
Net income fell to $609 million, or 81 cents per share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31, from $1.028 billion, or $1.23 per share, a year ago.
Analysts, on averag...
Yahoo is set to unveil several tools on Tuesday to help marketers better target their online adverts, as the Internet company tries to win back business during a recession, the Wall Street Journal said, citing senior company officials.
Yahoo, the leading provider of online display advertising, has been under pressure for nearly a year as it held fruitless merger or partnership talks with Microsof...
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its 2009 economic forecast sharply and discussed setting a target for inflation at its previous meeting as a deepening recession heightened fears of a dangerous decline in prices.
