Avon Products

The earnings season is winding down. Most of the S&P 500 have reported fourth-quarter results, and the good news is that earnings beats have outnumbered earnings misses. Here is a quick rundown of what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent quarterly reports. America Movil...

In the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...

In the lead up to Black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among the struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...

Major indices began selling straight at the opening bell as investors drew closer to the conclusion that the Fed could scale back its bond buying activity as soon as next week following the new budget deal. Helping the Fed taper argument was a report released by BlackRock which made the case...

Judging by the share price, one would think Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) had turned itself around, though analysts' expectations for the most recent quarter are still very modest. Best Buy has been hitting new highs since August, and it looks like short sellers decided to get out of the way. Other...

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and the government shutdown shook economic confidence ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among struggling retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in short interest in...

The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and economic confidence is plummeting ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among troubled retailers, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold...

Among troubled retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold short during the first weeks of September. Below is a quick look at how these three have fared and what analysts expect from them...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of August. However, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw upswings of more than 30 percent in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in Avon Products (...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the initial weeks of August. GameStop (NYSE: GME), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of July. J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers shied away from Barnes...

The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the first weeks of July. Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers also...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of June. Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw the number of their shares sold short decrease by more than 10 percent. Short sellers also shied away from...