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Lululemon: Is the Stock a Buy or a Sell?

Posted: June 17, 2013 at 11:35 am

Since Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) posted its first-quarter earnings a week ago, the share price has dropped from $82.28 to $66.15 at last Friday’s close. That is down nearly ...
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Lowe’s Acquires Home Improvement Chain Orchard Supply

Posted: June 17, 2013 at 10:40 am

Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) said this morning that it has concluded an asset purchase agreement to acquire the majority of the assets of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
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Smithfield Foods Company Earnings Weak, but Who Cares?

Posted: June 14, 2013 at 9:05 am

Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processing firm reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.21 ...
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Microsoft Mini-Stores in Best Buy to Push Windows 8

Posted: June 14, 2013 at 6:13 am

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) have decided to set a deal for the world's largest software company to have a store within a store, ...
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Windows Stores Inside Best Buy, Chasing Apple and Samsung

Posted: June 13, 2013 at 1:02 pm

Sometimes copying a successful proven strategy is far more rewarding than the risks of trying something new that has never been seen before. Remember how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) did ...
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SeaWorld Launches Ambitious Dividend Yield After IPO, Sort Of

Posted: June 12, 2013 at 4:25 pm

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) is still a fairly new public company since it launched its IPO just in April. Shares are handily higher as well, and now shareholders are ...
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Xbox One Could Ultimately Harm PC and Windows 8 Sales

Posted: June 11, 2013 at 11:00 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been a magic stock in 2013, despite the woes of Windows 8. A new update is going to fix many of the missteps of the ...
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Dole CEO Makes $1 Billion Offer for Food Company

Posted: June 11, 2013 at 10:15 am

Fruit and vegetable producer Dole Food Company Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) could be on its way to becoming a privately held company again. The company’s chairman and chief executive, David Murdock, ...
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Car-Buying Public Still Shuns Chevy Volt: GM Cannot Give It Away

Posted: June 11, 2013 at 5:48 am

There has been plenty of evidence in the past that the car buying public does not want anything to do with General Motors Co.'s (NYSE: GM) Chevy Volt. Buyers have ...
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Organized Retail Crime and Loss Prevention: Billions and Billions Up for Grabs

Posted: June 10, 2013 at 2:37 pm

Just how big of a problem is organized retail crime? The answer likely varies in absolute dollar terms, but undoubtedly the answer is "huge." We wanted to look into this ...
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McDonald’s Menu, Value Meals Drive May Sales Growth

Posted: June 10, 2013 at 8:35 am

Fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) today reported same-store sales growth of 2.6% in May, compared to sales in May of last year. Whether this marks a turnaround in the ...
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Walmart’s New $15 Billion Buyback, Shareholder Reward as Strike Threats Rise

Posted: June 7, 2013 at 10:05 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has had its annual shareholder meeting, which is also coming at a time when many local Walmart employees are threatening the company with strikes. Just ...
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Christopher & Banks Company Earnings Surprise to the High Side

Posted: June 7, 2013 at 8:40 am

Christopher & Banks Corp. (NYSE: CBK) reported first-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The women’s specialty apparel retailer reported quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.02 ...
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Value Hunting Among the Hardest Hit Large-Cap Dividend REITs

Posted: June 6, 2013 at 12:25 pm

24/7 Wall St. has been analyzing and evaluating the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector during the past couple of weeks as the risk of rising interest rates is shaking ...
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Retail Sales for May Better Than Expected

Posted: June 6, 2013 at 11:10 am

Retailers are announcing May same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.8% year-over-year, compared with a 1.4% gain in March and a 3% gain ...
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