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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) were trading higher by 4 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported its first-quarter results. Dollar General said it earned $1.03 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $5.27 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to...

Three more prominent retailers are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Analysts expect year-over-year revenue growth from all three but earnings growth from just one. Consensus forecasts see earnings growth from only a few other retailers this week. Although most of the big...

Part of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)’s scramble to re-position itself to compete with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other e-commerce names has included aggressive cost-cutting measures such as the closure of al large number of the company’s experimental Walmart Express and...

Earnings from retailers highlight the week again. Expectations are low particularly for Sears, but better for some others. Canadian banks are also on tap to share their most recent results. As we enter the heart of the holiday shopping season, more prominent retailers are on deck to share their...

Whether the recent volatility has brought out bargain hunters in force remains to be seen. However, one thing that is clear is that insiders and beneficial owners are taking advantage of the turmoil. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10 percent owners really only buy shares of a...

Like the summer, the retail earnings season is beginning to wind down. Quarterly reports from the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) and Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) will be among the highlights this week, but there is no clear trend in the...

While all eyes will likely be on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its anticipated smartwatch launch early in the week, a few more retailers are scheduled to roll out their most recent quarterly results as well. Earnings from Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and Urban...

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The holiday shopping season has begun, and a flurry of earnings reports from retailers is on tap this week. Analysts are on average looking for year-over-year earnings growth from American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) in their most...

U.S. stocks ended Wednesday's trading session little changed after Fed officials expressed an ongoing concern that inflation may remain at low levels for some time despite efforts to boost the economy, according to October's FOMC minutes. “The information reviewed for the October...

Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has decided to tender to buy Family Dollar Inc. (NYSE: FDO) for $80 per share in cash. The tender offer will take place on Wednesday and comes after Family Dollar rejected Dollar General’s $9.1 billion acquisition offer in favor of an $8.5 billion agreement...

The situation in Ukraine looked to be brightening on Thursday as officials tried to determine the validity of a ceasefire agreement between Russian President Vladmir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko. Though Poroshenko was optimistic about the deal, U.S. President Barack Obama...