The credit card companies and the banks want to protect their turf, understandably. But they don`t do it by lowering fees to be more attractive to merchants, and they won`t do it by refunding fees to consumers in any fashion. There`s no need: The credit card companies` “customers” are the banks, not the consumers. Visa […]

The GAZOO Racing CT as it’s known is powered by the same Lexus Hybrid Drive as the road car but with a higher capacity 2.4-litre petrol engine instead of the usual 1.8 unit. At start-up and under braking, the race car uses just its electric motor, producing zero tailpipe emissions and using no fuel. The […]

During the first quarter of FY 2011, the company is expected to earn between $0.28 and $0.43 per share, with a consensus estimate of $0.39, and a coefficient variance of 7.58. The company has seen excellent sales performance this quarter with comparable store sales growth of 12 percent, 14 percent, and 20 percent for the […]

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) closed Wednesday's directionless trading session at $37.19. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $26.62 and 52-week high of $39.38. Home Depot stock has been showing support around $36.78 and resistance in the $37.82 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives HD a […]

eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) closed Friday's trading session at $34.39. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $19.06 and 52-week high of $35.35. eBay stock has been showing support around $33.79 and resistance in the $34.79 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives EBAY a neutral […]

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed Monday's trading session at $78.66. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $53.41 and 52-week high of $78.96. Costco Wholesale stock has been showing support around $78.12 and resistance in the $79.14 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives COST […]

Clearly, the big deals in these offerings are the companion tickets and the 15% discount on all air tickets. I checked on the usual “gotchas” in such offers, and Citi responds that the promotion doesn’t involve the big problem that afflicts so many such offers. All too often, a “free” companion ticket or big discount […]

The general manager says it's all a matter of supply and demand.  Toyota make a lot of these cars, like the Carolla and incentivizes them to make them sell quickly, but now the company won't make quite as many, so it needs to slow down sales in order to keep up that supply.  Davis says, “it's […]

Using their iPhone to integrate Pandora and supply the Internet data connection, BMW owners will be able to view and interact with the music app on the in-dash display using the iDrive controller or steering wheel buttons. Almost all of Pandora’s features are available and functionality includes accessing existing stations, creating new stations, thumbing-up or […]

Following good profit results, last Friday Big Lots announced changes in its organization structure, naming a new Executive Vice-President of Merchandising in a bid to support future growth. Former Executive Vice President of Merchandising, John Martin, who had been working in this position for eight years has been named Executive Vice President of Administration and […]