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X Tweet [http://twitter.com/share] Share this bulletin Get news bulletins by email Bulletin U.S. equity indexes gather steam at midday; Dow up 30 points » Investor Alert New York Markets Close in: After Hours Preview Winners and Losers Home News Viewer Markets Investing Trading Deck Personal Finance Retirement Economy Real Estate Portfolio Watchlist Alerts Games SEARCH Retail These 12 U.S. companies have increased sales for at least 60 straight quarters And their stock prices reflect that remarkable track record, writes Phil van Doorn. 14 min ago 12:23 p.m. April 14, 2016 Boring no more — these banks have found ways to make money And the shares of some of the best industry performers are trading at relatively low valuations, writes Phil van Doorn. 14 min ago 12:23 p.m. April 14, 2016 IMF’s Lagarde says she’s watching trading in Japan’s yen ‘carefully’ IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said Thursday the international agency was watching foreign exchange trading in the Japanese yen carefully for signs of disruptive activity. 18 min ago 12:19 p.m. April 14, 2016 Retail Headlines Are Americans over data breaches? People are apparently forgiving companies rather than abandoning them. 31 min ago 12:06 p.m. April 14, 2016 Fed’s Lockhart says he won’t support interest rate increase in April Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said weaker consumer spending and inflation data has caused him to back away from advocating an interest rate increase in April. 9:27 a.m. Today 9:27 a.m. April 14, 2016 Uber brings motorcycle hailing service to Indonesia Uber Technologies launched a motorcycle-taxi hailing service in Indonesia this week. 8:45 a.m. Today 8:45 a.m. April 14, 2016 Politics is killing health-care stocks The push against ‘tax inversions’ and drug-price increases makes the sector unattractive after a stellar run, writes Howard Gold. 8:41 a.m. Today 8:41 a.m. April 14, 2016 Kohl's EVP of marketing resigns Kohl's Corp. confirmed Wednesday that its executive vice president of marketing, Will Setliff, has left the company. "Will Setliff has announced his resignation from Kohl's, effective this week. We thank Will for his many contributions to Kohl's during his service and wish him well in his future endeavors," the retailer said in a statement emailed to MarketWatch. Michelle Gass, Kohl's chief merchandising officer, will continue to oversee the company's marketing. Kohl's also confirmed that it is conducting an external search for Setliff's successor. Kohl's shares closed up 1.3%, but are down 44.4% for the past year. The S&P 500 is down 0.5% for the past 12 months. 5:07 p.m. April 13, 2016 GoPro names Apple designer Daniel Coster to design team GoPro name Apple designer Daniel Coster to its design team, contributing to a sharp rally in the action-camera company’s stock. 4:55 p.m. April 13, 2016 Gap Inc. names Sonia Syngal Old Navy's global president Gap Inc. said Wednesday that it has named Sonia Syngal global president of Old Navy, effective immediately. Syngal has been with Gap Inc. for 12 years and previously served as senior vice president of Old Navy's international division in 2013. She was most recently the executive vice president of global supply chain and product operations for Gap Inc. She succeeds Jill Stanton, who has been interim head of Old Navy since Oct. 2015. She stepped into the role when Stefan Larsson left the brand to become chief executive of Ralph Lauren Corp. . She will continue as a strategic advisor to Old Navy "to support a seamless transition," according to the press release. Both Syngal and Stanton will oversee the company's global supply chain and logistics. The Old Navy brand reported a 6% same-store sales decline for the month of March. Gap shares closed up 1.5%, but are down 3.1% for the year so far. The S&P 500 is up 1.9% for the year to date. 4:52 p.m. April 13, 2016 Pier 1 shares rise as company beats earnings, sales estimates Pier 1 Imports Inc. shares rose 4% late Wednesday after the furniture and home goods retailer reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales above Wall Street expectations. Pier 1 said its net income fell to $18.7 million, or 23 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $33.1 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company said it earned 39 cents a share. Sales fell 1.4% to $542.3 million in the quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected Pier 1 to report earnings of 21 cents a share on sales of $534 million. 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