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A hacker group took to Twitter to boast of its hacking of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- but the news is, to say the least, questionable. The hacker group, 1775 Sec, spent a good portion of Tuesday bragging that it had breached Apple’s databases and posted, what it called, 'proof' of the...

Major indices reversed Monday's losses and posted strong gains following a better than expected retail sales report and a luke-warm start to earnings season. Related: Stocks Higher, But Dollar Indecisive After Retail Sales Release Philidalphia's Fed chief Charles Plosser said that he wants QE...

Things just aren’t getting any better for Target (NYSE: TGT). The retailer said that the massive data breach, first estimated at 40 million people, likely affected 70 million customers. Target, operator of nearly 1,800 stores in the U.S., said that the data included a mix of names, mailing...

This weekend in Barron's online: the best and worst income investments for the year ahead, and the prospects for Cisco Systems, Magna International, Titan International and more. Cover Story "Where to Find Yield" by Andrew Bary. This week's cover story in Barron's takes a look at some of the...

Major indices ended the day little changed as investors and traders were not sure how to react to today's job reports. 74,000 jobs were added, well below the estimated 196,000. The report proved to be a complete contradiction to every other report previously seen. Related: ETFs Moving On The...

Piracy is a massive problem in America and all over the world. In 2013, more than eight million people downloaded illegal copies of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, making it the most pirated film of the year. With an average ticket price of $8.16 in the United States, it seems that pirates...

In what is rapidly becoming a comedy of errors, Target (NYSE: TGT) announced Tuesday yet another major problem. This time the issue was an unspecified number of recently sold gift cards that were not properly activated and showed a zero balance. Target spokeswoman, Molly Snyder, in an email to...

Overall U.S. retail sales were up 3.5 percent during the 2013 holiday shopping season, according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse.  Big sellers this year were children’s clothing and jewelry. Figures released Friday indicated that sales of clothing, electronics, and luxury goods rose 2.3...

Hoping to boost lagging end-of-year sales, a number of retailers announced a push to attract customers after Christmas. Many big-name stores are taking part – including Macy’s (NYSE: M), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and even online giant, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Some traditional bricks and mortar...

How big are Target’s (NYSE: TGT) problems? Investors have bid the stock down only about 1.3 percent Monday and only about three percent since news broke but that might be the least of its worries. The negative news is piling up for the retailer. First, customers affected by the breach were...

Major indices barely budged Thursday following yesterday's monster rally after the Fed announced it will begin tapering. Overall volume was below average which is typical in the final trading days of the year. Next week will be shortened as investors break for Christmas and a week later for new...

Cyber Monday and Black Friday may be over, but that doesn't mean the savings have come to an end. Target (NYSE: TGT) has a number of notable sales this week, including a temporary price cut on the Beats by Dr. Dre Solo HD On-Ear Headphones. Normally retailing for $179.99, the headphones now...

In the film Wall Street, Charlie Sheen's character Bud Fox secretly followed around a British billionaire, Sir Lawrence Wildman, to discern his next move. Fox concluded that Wildman was meeting with key people in order to make a bid for a steel company. If Bud Fox was still up to gathering...

If you shopped at any Target (NYSE: TGT) store in the United States between November 27 and December 15, it’s possible that you may become the victim of identity theft. Reports began circulating Wednesday that a data breach may have occurred that caused the credit card information of up to 40...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will sell the Apple (NASDQ: AAPL) iPhone 5C for $27 on Friday. But the deal will only be offered to those who sign a two-year contract with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or AT&T (NYSE: T) and does not apply to other carriers. According to the LA Times, this is the lowest price...