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Sears Poor Company Earnings Report Might Speed Up Conversion to a REIT

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 11:05 am

After last night’s dismal company earnings report, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) does not appear to have many options left in its efforts to turn around the sinking ship. The ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Sinks on Company Earnings, Outlook

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 8:00 am

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reported first-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The specialty retailer posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.09 on ...
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Dollar Tree Earnings Could be Offset by Lukewarm Guidance

Posted: May 23, 2013 at 8:00 am

Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The discount retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.59 on revenues of $1.87 billion. ...
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Target Company Earnings Overshadowed by Forecast

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 8:00 am

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05 on $16.71 billion in revenues. ...
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Saks Earnings Good Enough to Drive New 52-Week High

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 8:45 am

Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) reported first-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The luxury department store chain posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.19 and $793.2 ...
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Best Buy Earnings Cannot Hide Weakness

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 7:55 am

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of ...
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Guidance Cut at Construction Services Firm

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 11:05 am

Team Inc. (NYSE: TISI), a services firm that provides maintenance and construction services for a variety of high-pressure and high-temperature piping systems has cut estimates for its fourth-quarter revenue and ...
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Not a Good Day for Retailers: J.C. Penney, Nordstrom, Stage Stores Earnings Come Up Short

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 7:40 am

After markets closed last night, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reported quarterly results that did not meet expectations. This morning, before markets opened, Stage ...
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Walmart Stock Hit by Decline in International Earnings

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 7:45 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $114.2 ...
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Macy’s Earnings, Dividend Increase Point to New High

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 8:25 am

Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The department store giant posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.55 on revenues of $6.39 ...
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Priceline Forecast Stifles Enthusiasm on Earnings

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 5:08 pm

priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) reported first quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. The online travel and hotel reservation company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.76 per ...
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L Brands, Zumiez Lead Rise in April Retail Sales

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:50 am

Retailers are announcing April same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 1.4% gain ...
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Costco, Other Chain Stores Report Retail Sales for April Tomorrow

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Same-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the ...
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McDonald’s Menu, Value Pricing Not Helping Sales

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 9:15 am

Comparable-store sales at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) fell 0.6% year-over-year in April, with sales down in two of the company’s three geographic regions. Only U.S. sales grew, up by a ...
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Succession Planning at Walmart: Insiders Only Need Apply

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 1:38 pm

Since founder Sam Walton stepped down as the company’s CEO in 1988, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has had three CEOs, all of whom had long experience with the company ...
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