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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 29
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:18am | 940Read More...Recent earnings disappointments from tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), as well as industrials such as Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and DuPont (NYSE: DD), have taken their toll. The S&P 500 is down about three percent in the past three weeks....
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Three Alternatives to Sears (AKAM, FISV, KLAC)
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 5:24pm | 763Read More...Sears Holding (NASDAQ: SHLD) is to be booted from the S&P 500 because it no longer considered representative of the index, according to Standard & Poor's. That is, Sears has too few shares available for trading to be representative of one of the world's top 500 companies. For investors who...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 13
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:33am | 938Read More...Retail earnings season got off to a start last week when drug store chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and department store operators Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bested second-quarter earnings estimates, while JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) reported a net loss. Many more...
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Short Sellers Shy Away from Lowe's and Amazon.com
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:32am | 606Read More...Moves by short sellers in late July indicate mixed feelings about the prospects for the retail sector. Shares sold short in Walmart (NYSE: WMT) rose only marginally between the 7/13 and 7/31 settlement dates. But the short interest in Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) increased more...
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These Retailers Are on a Roll
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:16pm | 644Read More...The retail earnings season has arrived once again. Second-quarter reports this week from department store chains Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) will soon be followed by results from big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target and others....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 6
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:29am | 905Read More...Analysts on average expect to see per-share earnings that are less than a year ago when Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) share their quarterly results this week. Retail...
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Initial Jobless Claims: Labor Market Continues to Struggle
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 9:15am | 458Read More...In its weekly report, the U.S. Department of Labor said, for the week ending June 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000. This reading was higher than the consensus estimate of 385,000, but decreased 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 392,000....
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Consumer Confidence Falls in June for the Fourth Consecutive Month
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 11:46am | 489Read More...The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index is an indicator intended to measure consumer confidence in the United States, which is classified as the level of optimism for the general economic condition of the country. This index is expressed through consumer's activities of savings and...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Read More...Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...
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Atlas Energy, Dillards and Other Dividend Payers on a Roll
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 6:53am | 1056Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers with momentum. They all have market caps greater than $1 billion, and their share prices are up more than 30% in the past 90 days. While shares of Advantest (NYSE: ATE) pulled back a bit in the past week, they are trading more than 77% higher year to date...
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Gap, Sears and Other Retail Stocks Up More Than 35% Year to Date
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 7:13am | 1070Read More...This week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kick off this quarter's parade of earnings reports from retailers. Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and many others are scheduled to post results next week. Here is a quick look at some retailers with share prices...
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Seven Hot Retail Stocks
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 11:07am | 1048Read More...Fourth-quarter retail earnings season kicked off last week with mixed results from Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Many more retailers will post their results this week and next, including Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M), Barnes &...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 20
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 10:46am | 1082Read More...The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 14
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 5:54pm | 1128Read More...Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 7
Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 12:19pm | 885Read More...Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...
