Dillard's

After 74 years of unwavering dedication, Melba Mebane, a Texan in her 90s, bid farewell her role at Dillard’s department store and embraced her well-deserved retirement. Embarking on her journey at the Tyler, Texas branch of Dillard's back in 1949, at 17 years old, Mebane began...

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls in retail included a look at a top department store operator and at an e-commerce company. Bearish calls in retail featured two struggling department store operators and a top sporting goods purveyor...

Retail stocks are getting the beats Thursday after three big-box retailers' second-quarter earnings. Despite exceeding Wall Street's estimates for EPS and revenue, Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) and Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) are down 5 and 9 percent respectively despite initially popping...

This weekend in Barron's online: Yale goes to Singapore, Barron's 20th annual broker survey, as well as the prospects for sovereign funds, Bank of New York Mellon, Dillard's, Foot Locker, Whirlpool, Century Communities and more. Cover Story "Yale Goes To Asia" by Leslie P. Norton. Can a first-class...

U.S. stocks brushed off early morning losses and ended the day slightly positive. U.S. economic data showed existing home sales and leading indicators both being higher than expected for October, while U.S. preliminary PMI fell from October's reading as analysts were expecting a rise. On...

U.S. stocks erased early morning gains and finished lower following reports that Ukrainian artillery forces engaged armored vehicles entering Ukraine from Russia. Narayana Kocherlakota, Minneapolis Fed President, stated that labor strength in its current state appears to be far away from the...

U.S. stocks declined following troubling words from a Federal Reserve official. In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates “may come sooner than many...

U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday as investors found no new catalysts to maintain a bull rally, especially ahead of Friday's employment report and no new major developments arising from the Ukraine/Russia stand-off. The Beige Book, released at 2:00 pm, confirmed what most already...

U.S. stocks rose as investors as the S&P 500 traded at new historical highs and clearing its 2014 losses. Investors shrugged off disappointing earning reports and economic data and chose to focus on several prominent merger and acquisition activities. The S&P 500 hit a new intra-day...

Stocks traded mostly lower today as investors digested a new set of earnings that were disappointing. A mixed housing data and a consumer sentiment coming in lower than expected was enough to tame the bulls as major indices finished the day mixed. Markets will be closed on Monday for Martin...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

Major retailers are beginning to share their third-quarter results, with JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom among those on tap this week, and with big-box store operators Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) on the schedule for next week. Between that...