Today, Target reports. More bad news from the retail sector?

Aug 16, 2017
This morning, we’ll hear from discount retailer Target on how it performed in the second quarter of the year. Last month, Target raised its guidance on sales at stores open at least a year. Analysts will be watching to see how its digital sales perform against big rivals like Amazon, which present ever increasing threats. […]

It’s back to basics for Target stores

May 16, 2017
Target reports its earnings Wednesday. After months of slumping sales and profits, the retailer is getting back to retailing basics: Renovating stores and pricing grocery items more competitively. That strategy means the Minneapolis-based retailer is abandoning some of the more futuristic innovations it was experimenting with. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

Wells Fargo claws back $75 million from top execs in sales scandal

Apr 11, 2017
Problems with Wells Fargo's sales culture dates back at least 15 years, according to a recent investigation.
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Ford is banking on its early Black Friday sale to move cars and boost revenue

Nov 4, 2016
Ford has launched its Black Friday sales early. The automaker is looking to recuperate from a 12 percent slump in sales in October. Deals and incentives for those in the market for a new vehicle include low APR financing and $1,000 cash back on various 2016 and 2017 models in an effort to get those […]
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Wings chains hit by NFL ratings slump

Oct 31, 2016
Wings and football games - a national American pastime
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Apple watches sold 70 percent less than last year

Oct 26, 2016
The good news: a new report shows that Apple sold over a million smartwatches this summer. The bad news: sales are 71 percent down from the same period last year. Smartwatches were quick out of the gate, but sales have slowed, including Garmin’s and Samsung’s versions. What’s behind this drastic drop in sales?   
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. 
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Wells Fargo in the hot seat with Senate Banking Committee over false accounts

Sep 20, 2016
A group of senators is asking whether the company will take back bonuses from managers who might have benefited from the scandal.
More than 5,000 Wells Fargo employees have been fired as a result of the company's fake accounts scandal.
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Retailers already worrying about holiday sales

Jul 4, 2016
Peak shopping season is still months away, but retailers' ordering is all but done.
The manager of "Black Market, a Los Angeles boutique, said she recently finished placing orders for the holiday season.
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Coca-Cola is changing its look

Apr 20, 2016
The iconic soda brand is trying out a new design.
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