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Are US Consumers Starting To Crack? Pessimism, Loan Defaults, Bargain-Hunting Rise
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 11:35am | 632Americans have been dealing with the rising costs of housing, groceries and transportation for years. A slew of new data suggests the formerly resilient U.S. consumer may be starting to crack. What To Know: The latest report from Fitch Ratings showed a growing number of people are unable to keep...
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Dollar General Plans To Add 10,000 New Jobs As Same-Store Sales Come Under Pressure
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 11:19am | 351Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) announced on Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new employees for store openings and to fill current vacancies. Dollar General is in need of fresh blood for its more than 13,000 retail locations and is seeking to hire full-time and part-time positions including store...
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Dollar General Gains 4% Following Q1 Results
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 8:40am | 257Shares of Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) were trading higher by 4 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported its first-quarter results. Dollar General said it earned $1.03 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $5.27 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to...
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BofA Calls Dollar General 'A Stock For All Seasons'; Upgrades To Buy
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 12:31pm | 271Denise Chai of Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes the recent 10 percent pullback in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG)'s share price presents an attractive buying opportunity. Chai upgraded the rating on the company from Neutral to Buy, while raising the price target from $98 to $100. Growth...