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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 11: Walmart And Other Retailers
Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 1:45pm | 1046Here is a preview of what earnings to expect for the week starting November 11. While Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) are expected to post earnings growth when they report quarterly results this week, the focus really will be on retailers like...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 4: Disney, Tesla, Groupon And More
Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 5:32pm | 1342While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...
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Merging Office Retailers See Short Interest Surge (AVP, ODP, OMX)
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 7:09pm | 996The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and the government shutdown shook economic confidence ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among struggling retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in short interest in...
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Barnes & Noble, J.C. Penney See Short Interest Rise (BKS, JCP, OMX)
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 1:11pm | 983The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and economic confidence is plummeting ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among troubled retailers, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold...
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Avon And Rite Aid Still Attracting Short Sellers (AVP, PSUN, RAD)
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:57pm | 1021Among troubled retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold short during the first weeks of September. Below is a quick look at how these three have fared and what analysts expect from them...
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Three Stocks For The Changing Technology Landscape (LNKD, SSTK, VPRT)
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 2:29pm | 822It should be no surprise that when the analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald released their recommendations for stocks to buy to take advantage of the changing landscape in technology, it included such giants as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:...
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Wild Short Interest Swings In Barnes & Noble and Rite Aid (BKS, OMX, RAD)
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 2:48pm | 987Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of August. However, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw upswings of more than 30 percent in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in Avon Products (...
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Short Interest In J.C. Penney And Sears Still On The Rise (GME, JCP, SHLD)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 12:43pm | 986Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the initial weeks of August. GameStop (NYSE: GME), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in...
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Short Interest in SUPERVALU and Rite Aid Falls (JCP, RAD, SVU)
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 12:59pm | 988Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of July. J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers shied away from Barnes...
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Investors Don't Signal Feelings About Office Depot Q2 Earnings (ODP)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 10:17am | 257Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) reported second quarter results Tuesday morning, moving shares little in the pre-market. EPS came in at a ten cent loss (as expected) while revenue was $2.4 billion for a 1.23 percent miss. CEO Neil Austrian said, “Sales continue to be impacted by a sluggish technology...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 29
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 2:00pm | 1337The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...
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Short Sellers Load Up on Pacific Sunwear, Unload SUPERVALU (PSUN, SHLD, SVU)
Saturday, July 27, 2013 - 12:07pm | 976Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the first weeks of July. Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers also...
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Short Sellers Retreat from GameStop, Rite Aid (AVP, GME, RAD)
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 8:49pm | 945Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of June. Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw the number of their shares sold short decrease by more than 10 percent. Short sellers also shied away from...
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Short Sellers Load Up More Best Buy and Sears (BEBE, BBY, SHLD)
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 2:24pm | 918Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the first weeks of June. But, Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), saw relatively large upswings in the period. The number of shares sold short in Avon Products (...
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Short Sellers Load Up on Best Buy and Sears (BBY, RAD, SHLD)
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 8:06am | 1018Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of May. But Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw especially large upswings in the period. The number of shares sold short in Avon Products (NYSE:...