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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 17, 2012: Markets Higher After Bernanke Speaks

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning in advance of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual report to Congress and following some data on inflation (more coverage here), ...
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Retail, Restaurant Stocks Down on Obamacare Ruling (LULU, ROST, WMT, TGT, HD, CMG, MCD, YUM, SBUX)

Posted: June 28, 2012 at 2:55 pm

In what might seem to be an anomaly, retail stocks are getting dumped on today following the US Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obamacare. An retail group, the Retail Industry Leaders ...
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Gardeners Not Planting, Scotts Not Fertilizing (SMG, HD, TGT, WMT)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Lawn and garden products maker The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) lowered its fiscal year guidance after markets closed last night, and the stock is taking a hit on very ...
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May Retail Sales Drop Again (AMZN, WMT, TGT, HD, LOW)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 9:15 am

The US Census Bureau reported this morning that retail sales in May fell by -0.2% month-over-month. Compared with May 2011, however, retail sales rose by 5.3%. For the three-month period ...
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Lowe’s Shares Hammered by Weak Guidance (LOW, HD)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:27 am

Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported first fiscal quarter results this morning that were better than the consensus estimate, but full-year EPS guidance did not meet the prior estimate and ...
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Sears, Walmart Turnarounds?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:21 am

Neither Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) nor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was expected to post big numbers for the quarter just ended. And they didn’t -- but the numbers ...
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Home Depot Disappoints as Home Sales Rise

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 7:40 am

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were close to consensus estimates for both EPS and revenues, but just enough short to give investors ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (HD, LNKD, MU, RGLD, BX, ORCL, GIS, KKD, SAI, DQ, FRED, BHI, LOOK, SEED, GMCR, YGE)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened slightly higher this morning, expecting good news from today’s report on existing home sales. Alas, the number came in lower than expectations and sent the DJIA to a ...
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