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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of August 25: Dog Days Reports
Sunday, August 24, 2014 - 8:36pm | 942It is the dog days of summer, and the earnings season is winding down. A few more big retailers are scheduled to share their most recent quarterly results this week, including Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). Some solar companies are on...
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Markets Marginally Lower In Quiet Trading Session
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2553U.S. stocks were marginally lower, as investors and traders may be waiting on the sidelines for further clarity on geopolitical tension. Volume was lighter than usual, as the composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 2.2 billion right before the closing bell. Typically, 2.1 billion...
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Earnings Continue Driving Markets Higher
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:23pm | 3415U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...
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Markets Marginally Lower Ahead Of Earnings Season
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 4:37pm | 1929U.S. stocks were slightly lower as investors digested a report by Goldman Sachs speculating that the Fed Funds rate may be increased in the third quarter of 2015, earlier than expected. Earnings season unofficially kicks off this week with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) reporting on Tuesday. Many Dow...
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Market Wrap For June 19: Stocks Little Changed, Gold and Silver Higher
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 4:45pm | 2517U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 26: Abercrombie, Costco And More
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 12:39pm | 776Among the earnings reports due this holiday-shortened week are those from retailers Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). Strong results are also expected from semiconductor maker Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) and from homebuilder...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Earnings Preview: Poised For A Fall?
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 12:34pm | 751Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), which like other fashion retailers targeting teens at the mall has taken a beating in the past year, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2014 results Thursday, May 29, before the markets open. Despite a rough 2013, the share price has risen more...
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Market Wrap For May 1: Markets Mixed To Start The New Month
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2905U.S. stocks were little moved to start off the month of May as investors and traders are cautious before April's nonfarm payrolls report are released on Friday. The consensus estimate for Friday's figure stands at 215,000 which would trump March's 192,000 number. “This is a really important...
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'Talented Blonde' Kristin Bentz Talks Retail And Her Favorite Company To Hate
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 3:56pm | 1075Kristin Bentz is the Executive Director of PMG Venture Group, a private equity firm with expertise in professional sports, media and luxury. Bentz is also President of Talented Blonde LLC, an advisory firm focusing on the consumer and retail industry and the author of the upcoming book It's...
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Market Wrap For March 4: Bulls Take Over As Ukraine Fears Dissipate
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 5:37pm | 2664U.S. stocks recovered and posted strong gains as concerns over a military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine dissipated overnight. The Dow posted a triple digit point gain, recording its best day of the year. The S&P 500 surged to new all time highs of 1,876.23 while the Nasdaq hit new...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 26
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 10:14am | 1050Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Yandex: Teaming up with Google Russia's largest search engine Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has inked an agreement of cooperation with Google. Under the agreement, Google's advertising clients will gain access to Yandex's advertising inventory...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of February 24: Best Buy, Home Depot & More
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 8:19am | 1002Last week, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off the parade of big retailers stepping into the earnings spotlight by offering up subpar same-store sales and weak guidance for the year. Inclement weather got some of the blame. Will that be so for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Home Depot (NYSE...
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Market Wrap For Febuary 20: S&P 500 Inches Closer To New Highs
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 5:46pm | 3262U.S. stocks overcame mixed economic data and earning reports as the S&P 500 inches towards new all time highs and the Dow recorded an almost triple digit point gain. Jobless claims declined less than expected while consumer prices met expectations and rose slightly. Data from the...
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General Electric, American Eagle Outfitters And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 5:16pm | 794Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...
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Market Wrap For January 10: Job Growth Weak, But Unemployment Falls
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 5:53pm | 2337Major 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...