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Walmart Posts New All-Time High

Posted: July 13, 2012 at 1:34 pm

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) posted an all-time high over $73/share this morning as investors continue to react to yesterday’s terrible earnings report from Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU). ...
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Retail Spending Meets Low Expectations

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 11:05 am

Retail sales growth in June were expected to be weak compared with sales a year ago, and the predictions came true. Sales growth last June was a tough comparison because ...
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Discount Retailer’s Results are Good, But Not Good Enough (FDO, DG, DLTR, WMT, TGT, COST, SHLD)

Posted: June 28, 2012 at 8:49 am

Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported results for its third fiscal quarter this morning that were pretty much in line with expectations. EPS came in at $1.06 ...
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June Retail Sales Predicted Soft (COST, LTD, SKS, BKE, JWN, KSS, KORS, LULU, ZUMZ, FRAN, ANF, DSW, BBBY, BODY)

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 9:35 am

Retails sales for the month of June are expected to show only modest growth according to research firm Retail Metrics Inc. June is not a particularly good month for most ...
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What Happened to the Sears Rally? (SHLD, JCP, BBY, BKS, WMT, TGT, COST)

Posted: June 25, 2012 at 10:04 am

Over the last three months shares of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) have lost about a quarter of their value, falling from near $85 to around $52. In the three ...
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Retail Sales Figures Rise at Most Stores (COST, TGT, M, KSS, JWN, SKS, GPS, TJX, ROST, SSI, LTD, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 10:00 am

Retailers are reporting May same-store sales today and it looks like the predictions for modest growth are being realized. Research firm Retail Metrics Inc. forecast that same-store sales would grow ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 24, 2012 (HPQ, ARMH, DUK, NOV, MET, FRED, HNZ, TIF, COST, TD, CRMT, MENT, POST, FRO, JDAS, NTAP, ROSG, P)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following a weak report on Chinese and German PMI readings (our coverage here and here). New US jobless benefits claims ...
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After the Fall: Retail Stocks Upside Potential Remains (COST, WMT, TGT, M, KSS, JCP, GPS, LTD, AEO, ANF, TJX, DG)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:22 am

Retailers have fared better than many other sectors over the past year, with the majority of share prices having risen although price to book values remain negative. Thus, either the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 23, 2012 (FB, PCX, BX, AMAT, DELL, AEO, BIG, HRL, STP, TSL, FRED, HNZ, MMYT, TIF, TD, COST, PETM, STX)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after European leaders disagree on a fiscal response to the continent’s debt crisis(our coverage here). New US home sales were ...
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Target’s Results, Outlook Optimistic

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 10:34 am

Big box retailer Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced first quarter earnings this morning that were better than consensus estimates, and the company also raised its outlook for 2012. Target is ...
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Retail Sales Figures Off to Slow Start (COST, TGT, M, GPS, SSI, LTD, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 8:41 am

Retailers are reporting April same-store sales today and it looks like the predictions for modest growth will come true. Research firm Retail Metrics Inc. forecast that same-store sales would grow ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (WPI, AZN, ANF, SPWR, YGE, COST, MERU, ACI, VECO, PBY, ADM, CPO, AVP, DPZ, PFE, VLO, ABX, JDSU, MRO, FSLR, V, PFCB, DAL, CHK)

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 4:03 pm

The major US stock indexes opened flat this morning but started to move higher following the better-than-expected ISM report on manufacturing (our coverage here). Construction spending in the US was ...
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Retail Sales Push Higher in February (COST, TGT, KSS, JWN, SKS, SSI, M, GPS, TJX, LTD, ROST, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ)

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 11:53 am

Retailers have been posting same-store sales figures for February this morning, and most are posting better-than-expected numbers -- in some cases, much better than expected. We have reports from 15 ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, NEM, DNDN, CHTR, APOL, COST, PCLN, HFC, AZO, CRZO, DPZ, ODP, SAFM, RDC, TECD, YRCW, ALIM, TBET, SUMR, PEIX, CECO)

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Stocks started the day nearly flat before turning down on a poor report on US durable goods orders (more coverage here) and a slide in the Case-Shiller home price index ...
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