BEAT THE STREET GAME:
Little to Cheer in Holiday Retail Reports
Federated, Wal-Mart, Target and J.C. Penney have varying degrees of bad news.
10:21PM 12/26/06
Retailers Finding No Joy in the Holidays
Despite a strong weekend, it looks like it may take a Christmas miracle for retailers to meet projections.
10:21PM 12/26/06
Retail's Holiday Story Faces an Unhappy Ending
New data indicate the season will fall short.
10:21PM 12/26/06
Will eBay End up Paying for Its Own Auctions?
A company partly owned by eBay settles with the firm claiming to own online auction patents.
10:21PM 12/26/06
Amazon Sinks Under Weight of Valuation
Shares of the online retailer drop on retail fears, profit-taking, valuation and a short call.
10:21PM 12/26/06
Federated's Not Finding a Reason to Celebrate
Macy's and Bloomie's corporate parent has cut costs, but sales weakness is continuing.
10:20PM 12/26/06
Santa Stuck in Retailers' Chimney?
Despite a recent surge, one survey says that monthly sales could come in 5.4% lower than last December's.
10:20PM 12/26/06
Target's Sales Are Off the Mark
The discount store chain said sales for the week and the month aren't making plan.
10:20PM 12/26/06
Electronic Retailers Looking at a Blighted Christmas
Best Buy lowers guidance as the sector is hit by discounting, soft sales and a lack of hot products.
10:20PM 12/26/06
eBay Headed for a Collision in Car Auctions
The dominant auto Web site AutoTrader.com is unveiling what could be potent competition.
10:20PM 12/26/06
