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Violence mars Black Friday shopping across US

Sat, 11/26/2011 - 15:05 by Neka Sehgal

A string of violent incidents marred Black Friday sales, the annual bargain hunting ritual that kicks off the traditional Christmas shopping season after Thanksgiving.

Record-breaking sales for new iPhone

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 22:07 by Yasser Ali

Pre-order sales of the new iPhone 4S have been overwhelming, according to Apple and the various phone carriers selling the handset.

McDonald’s mulling price hike

Tue, 01/25/2011 - 12:41 by Anter Prakash Singh

McDonald’s, the world's largest restaurant chain, has announced its plans to hike the price of some of the items on its menu.

7 Best Winter Deals

Tue, 01/11/2011 - 16:04 by Gauri Retarekar

If you are still trying to figure out how to increase savings, brave the winter winds to steal some of the best deals that the season can offer, The Money Times suggests.

Expedia stops sale of American Airlines tickets

Mon, 01/03/2011 - 15:42 by Anter Prakash Singh

Expedia Inc. has said that it will not be selling tickets online for American Airlines. The announcement is the latest in the ongoing feud between the Airlines and online travel agencies.

Is Ford's Momentum Stalling?

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 10:35 by John Rosevear

 How did your favorite automaker do in 2010? We'll know for sure when the year's final sales numbers are released next week. But some trends have been clear for a while: Ford (NYSE: F) is going gangbusters, General Motors(NYSE: GM) is showing signs of strength, Honda (NYSE:HMC) is holding its ground despite some product challenges, and Toyota (NYSE: TM) ... well, Toyota had a year to forget.

 

This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 07:47 by Rick Aristotle ...

 Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it. As I do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head spin.

 

The 5 Worst Telecom Stocks of 2010

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 07:02 by Eric Bleeker

 
It's been a pretty kind year to stock investors, with the S&P showing a 12.8% gain in 2010. Of course, kindness might still feel relative after a lost decade of negative returns that included the nauseating depths and panic of the financial crisis.

US online holiday sales rise 15%

Sun, 12/26/2010 - 20:06 by Jaspreet Virk

The holiday season seems to have proved profitable for online retailers in the United States as consumer spending has witnessed a significant jump.

Fool Exclusive: What Makes Red Hat Tick?

Fri, 12/24/2010 - 11:51 by Anders Bylund

Doff your chapeau for leading Linux vendor Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), which just uncorked another tremendous quarter. Its 21% sales growth, to $236 million, beat analyst estimates by 4%, but that wasn't good enough to light a fire under Red Hat's shares. Earnings only met the consensus target exactly, at $0.20 per share.

12 Tech Trends You Can Bank On

Fri, 12/24/2010 - 11:29 by Tim Beyers

As a tech investor, 2010 has been good to me. My tech portfolio is up. My top tech holdings made gains in their core markets. And many of my tech picks for Motley Fool Rule Breakers rallied to new highs, including Rackspace Hosting.

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

Thu, 12/23/2010 - 07:20 by Rich Smith

 At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.