Share is Wal-Mart tumbled 4.66 percent Monday after the New York Times exposed rampant corruption by the company's Mexican arm and a cover-up to hide it.
Eager customers were lined up outside Apple stores this weekend to get a hold of the new iPad after it was released on Friday. Was this be another home run product for the company?
Wal-Mart is being attacked for ruining mom and pop businesses but few recognize that the company started out as one itself. It's just one of several underdogs to rise to the top.
The collapse of Eastman Kodak would have been entirely unpredictable some 40 years ago. Which major companies of today could experience the same decline?
Retail companies continue to release earnings reports, with J.C. Penney and Lowe's out on Monday, while investors speculate about what it means for the upcoming Holiday season.
Retail giants Wal-Mart and Home Depot both released earnings reports, showing strong sales growth and promising numbers for the future despite an earnings miss by Wal-Mart.
Online retailers are now able to offer longer deals and steeper discounts than brick and mortar competitors. But attempts to compete could be detracting value from the in-store experience.
Major retail stores are pushing their Black Friday openings up, with Target, Macy's, Kohl's, and Best Buy opening at midnight and Wal-Mart at 10pm on Thanksgiving.