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GameStop Standing Out in Weak Indexes Following Bullish Comments from BB&T
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 3:57pm | 138Shares of Gamestop (NYSE: GME) are standing out in negative broader indexes after BB&T Capital released some bullish comments. Analyst Anthony Chukumba believes GameStop's position in the used video game marketplace is “highly defensible” from the likes of Wal-Mart. Gamers most likely will...
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4 Top Bank Stock Picks From Deutsche Bank
Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 11:15am | 832Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB), PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) and Sun Trust Banks (NYSE: STI) were among the bank stocks featured in a Deutsche Bank research report this week. While the analysts did see improved credit profiles, a decrease in consumer...
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Fairway Investors Run For The Exit As Organizational Changes Reduce Visibility
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:08pm | 411Fairway Group (NASDAQ: FWM) shares plummeted amid organizational realignment and earnings. Five analyst downgraded shortly following three press releases on February 6. On Thursday, Fairway Group reported third quarter results and the company's restructuring. Fairway announced third quarter...
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Is Best Buy a Buy, Hold or Sell?
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 11:14am | 593According to Barron’s, it’s “good-bye” time, not “buy” time for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). It did not help that holiday sales fell almost a full percent compared to the two percent gain analysts expected. In addition, the company expects to report a decline in Q4 operating profit on February 27....
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Barron's Recap: Midyear Roundtable
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 10:50am | 539This past weekend in Barron's online: the midyear 2013 roundtable, and the prospects for Eastman Chemical, BB&T, Amgen and Big Lots. Cover Story "Shifting Winds" by Lauren R. Rublin. The investment experts in Barron's Midyear Roundtable explain the risks and explore the opportunities as an...
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Barron's Recap (3/2/12): Wealth Managers See Calmer Seas Ahead
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - 6:31pm | 864This weekend in Barron's online: a Penta asset-allocation survey, the Dow ready to hit a record high, and the prospects for Barnes & Noble, Danone, Forestar Group and Asian markets. Cover Story "More Stocks, Fewer Bonds" by Karen Hube. After years of investing defensively, the largest...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 14
Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 3:08pm | 1008Last Friday, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) started off the most recent round of quarterly reports from the big U.S. banks by posting a record profit for the quarter. The company also reported that the number of mortgage loans and lending margins declined from the previous quarter. Results from many more...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 16 (GS, MSFT, MCD)
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 10:45am | 1425The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...
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Wells Fargo, BB&T and Other Bank Stocks on a Roll
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 6:54am | 1085Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) help kick off the new earnings season this week when they post their first-quarter results on Friday. Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and others follow early next week. Some analysts are looking to the financial sector for the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 16
Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 3:47pm | 1524This week will offer a good look at the state of the financial sector as many of the big banks share their fourth-quarter results. JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) broke the ice on Friday, reporting a decline in earnings that was more than analysts had estimated. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Goldman Sachs (...
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PepsiCo Broke Resistance; BB&T Close to its 200day
Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 1:26pm | 467By TradersHuddle.com After stocks slumped and the S&P 500 turned negative for the year amid euro zone debt jitters, we identified the following trading ideas. Shares of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) closed the trading session at $65.91, effectively breaking out and closing above calculated...
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BB&T Upgraded Brown Shoe from Hold to Buy with PT at $14
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 18
Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 9:18am | 1316Earnings season ramps up this week with quarterly reports due from the likes of tech companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), big banks such as Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and consumer goods giants such as PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and Johnson &...
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BB&T Provides Color on Chiquita Brands International, Buy
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 6:13am | 124BB&T provided color on Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB). In a research report published today, BB&T stressed its concern about the impact of the EU and Colombia trials on Chiquita's performance. In the report, BB&T states, "we are concerned on the EU front. Further, a...