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Are GNC, Vitamin Shoppe At Risk For A Health Scandal?
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 12:40pm | 258The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration may be ignoring an amphetamine-like substance found in many popular weight-loss and workout supplements. In December, these products were pulled by Canadian health authorities, who labeled them "a serious health...
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Whitney Tilson Sheds More Light On Lumber Liquidators In New Letter
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 2:27pm | 568Investor Whitney Tilson provided more details on Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) in the latest Kase Capital letter to investors. Tilson had assumed that once it was discovered that Lumber Liquidators was selling laminate flooring with high levels of formaldehyde that the company...
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Lumber Liquidators Shares Gain Following Q1 Business Update
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 9:02am | 135Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) ticked higher on Thursday morning after the company released a business update for its first quarter. Shares recently traded at $34.55, up 4.6 percent in the pre-market session. Here are the highlights: Lumber Liquidators said that it...
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Shares Of Lumber Liquidators Spike Higher
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 11:28am | 43612:05 p.m. Editor's note: The stock movement from Wednesday morning may be attributed to traders passing around a potentially old EPA post. Benzinga is awaiting confirmation from the EPA on the date of this posting. Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) on Wednesday morning were...
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Did Lumber Liquidators Know An Investigation Was Coming?
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 12:57pm | 1108This is the second of a three-part series. Part 1 can be found here. To get part 3, add Lumber Liquidators to your portfolio watchlist here. Barely six months before a "60 Minutes" report came out claiming that Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) laminate flooring from China...
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Exclusive: The First Lawsuit Against Lumber Liquidators
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:00am | 899This is the first of a two-part series. To get part 2, add Lumber Liquidators to your portfolio watchlist here. For Richard Drury, it all started with a simple article. Drury has been an environmental lawyer for more than 20 years. In 2014, one of his clients came to him with an article that...
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Lumber Liquidators Offers Q1 Outlook, Adds It Is 'Unable' To Provide Full Year Guidance
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 8:43am | 256In an 8-K filing on Thursday, Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) provided first quarter guidance but omitted a full year outlook, noting it is "unable to currently forecast full year 2015 net sales or profitability." Lumber Liquidators said that it expects first quarter sales...
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8 Damning Quotes From The 60 Minutes Exposé On Lumber Liquidators
Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 10:14pm | 1042Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL)'s stock fell almost 24 percent last week after management announced the company would be the subject of a 60 Minutes exposé on Sunday, March 1. The investigative report has aired, and it's not pretty. As Anderson Cooper explained on...
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Morgan Stanley: Lumber Liquidators 'On Sturdier Ground'
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 1:32pm | 264Simeon Gutman of Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) on Monday to Overweight from Equal-weight with a price target raised to $85 from a previous $60. Gutman notes that Lumber Liquidators sales slowdown in 2014 is "temporary," partially due to...
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Stocks Close Lower On Economic Concerns In Europe
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 4:38pm | 2145U.S. markets followed European equities and sold off after Portugal's second largest bank Banco Espirito Santo missed a debt payment, renewing concerns over the health of the Portuguese and European economy. Despite a comeback from hefty losses, major indices still finished the day in...
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Stocks Rebound From 2 Day Drop As The Fed Confirms The End Of QE Is Near
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2399U.S. stocks rose following the FOMC minutes which stated that the Fed is on track for a final month of tapering in October. The Fed plans to slash $15 billion from its monthly asset purchasing program at that time. “Some committee members had been asked by members of the public whether...
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Market Wrap For April 23: S&P 500 Ends Winning Streak, Apple Announces 7-for-1 Stock Split
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:46pm | 3441U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....
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Market Wrap For December 10: Fed Meeting One Week Away
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 5:41pm | 1996After starting the week hitting record closes yesterday, major indices slipped in today's trading session. Investors are anxiously awaiting next week's Federal Reserve meeting which it is becoming more and more apparent that tapering is set to begin sooner, rather than later. The meetings will...
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Why Home Remodeling Stocks are Needed in Your Portfolio
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 7:26am | 498It’s simple, really. Despite the recent positive news in housing, growth is slow and many homeowners still haven’t recovered from the housing bust of five years ago. According to Forbes, many people are staying in their homes longer and choosing to remodel instead of selling at a loss. The...
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Cabela's, Home Depot and Other Retail Stocks Worth a Look Now
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 3:39pm | 870The holiday shopping season seems to have gotten off to a strong start, particularly for Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT), but also for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and the Gap (NYSE: GPS). So here are seven retail stocks that might be worth a look. All have double-digit...