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Media Digest (8/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

The Federal Reserve signals it may ease monetary policy as early as next month. (Reuters) HSBC China PMI estimates hit a multimonth low at 47.8, down from 49.3 in July. ...
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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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Supervalu Shares Collapse after Earnings

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 9:20 am

Shares of grocer Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) have lost more than -30% since the company announced quarterly results after the markets closed last night. We covered the gruesome details after ...
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Best Buy Dives on Rival’s Warning

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Home electronics giant Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has seen its shares plunge today following an earnings warning from much smaller rival hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG). The Indianapolis-based retailer, ...
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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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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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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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Web’s Top Properties the Usual Suspects (GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, FB, AOL, AMZN, WMT, TGT)

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 4:10 pm

Internet research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released its rankings of the top web properties for the month of May. The top 5 of the 50 sites ranked by ...
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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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Walmart Express Stores a Surprise Success

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 8:44 am

In a conference presentation earlier this week, Bill Simon, the CEO of US operations for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), made some comments about the 10 Walmart Express stores the ...
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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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Retailer Earnings Up Most in Two Years (WMT, DKS, HIBB, BBBY, WSM, BWS, FL, BBY, GME, WTSLA, GPS, ANF)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 7:36 am

With 80% of the 120 companies it tracks having reported first quarter 2012 results, research firm Retail Metrics says that retailers who beat earnings estimates are up 5% year-over-year for ...
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Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:35 am

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 17, 2012

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened essentially flat this morning as investors were faced with a flat report on new claims for jobless benefits (our coverage here). Manufacturing data ...
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