Eddie Lampert

The adage "if ain't broke don't fix it," eerily applies and doesn't apply to the latest announcement to come out of Hoffman Estates, Ill. After the close of trading on April 30, Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD) and high-end regional mall REIT Macerich Co (NYSE: MAC)...

The three largest U.S. mall REITs -- Simon Property Group Inc (NYSE: SPG), General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE: GGP) and Macerich Co (NYSE: MAC) -- were all in the news on April 1. Additionally, controversial mall anchor Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD), took investors on a wild ride, spurred...

In an article published on The Street on Thursday, Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi wrote that Sears Holdings Corp's (NASDAQ: SHLD) Chief Executive Officer and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert may have hinted that its stores may have to "virtually vanish" from America to...

There are two main things that will help retail stocks during this holiday shopping season, according to Ann Logue. The first is weather. There’s been remarkably better weather in the upper Midwest this winter compared to the last. Logue said that makes people a little more interested in...

Do the huge October 20, 2014 gains in Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD) signal the beginning of a new trend, or is it just another "dead cat" bounce along the road to ruin? That is the key question for investors to ponder. The fact that Sears has been suffering from declining same...

U.S. stocks were higher on Friday, marking the third consecutive week of gains. Investors cheered May's job report which showed a slow and steady improvement in the labor market. Continuing the trend set in recent trading sessions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index...

Both Sears Holdings and Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores have seen insider buying lately. So have Aircastle and Opko Health, which frequently see insiders scooping up shares. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a...

Brian Sozzi, CEO and Chief Equities Strategist at Belus Capital Advisors dropped by on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep on Wednesday to discuss retailers. Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) is a retailer that Sozzi follows closely and wants to see succeed due to positive childhood memories. According to Sozzi, Sears'...

The main question going in to Tuesday's trading session was whethere the Fed will decide to scale back its $85 billion monthly bond buying program. A budget deal in Congress and solid economic data make the case that tapering will begin sooner rather than later. Major indices were virtually...

Stock futures declined before the equity markets opened after the ADP employment report showed a higher than expected 215,000 jobs were added during the month of November. Investors and traders were spooked by the report that solidifies the Fed's case to begin tapering. Traders and investors...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a...