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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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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) Costco Earnings, Oil Below $90

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October. It shows no inclination to spike back up. PMI data from Europe and ...
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Costco Posts Another Strong Quarter

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:21 am

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) continues its extraordinary run as the most successful big box retailer. Its "club membership" system has bettered the more traditional store operations of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and ...
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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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The Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (TECD, URBN, AZO, BBY, DELL, PETM, RL, BIG, HPQ, NTAP, P, TOL, COST, TIF, PAY)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 10:09 am

24/7 Wall St. has compiled earnings previews for some of the top companies reporting in the week ahead.  Estimates have been taken from Thomson Reuters for consensus earnings and targets ...
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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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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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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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Stock Upgrades And Downgrades

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 8:32 am

Canaccord maintains its buy rating on Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) after it announced a buyout of Gen-Probe for $3.7. Canaccord  also reiterated its buy rating on Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI: NYSE) Goldman Sachs upgraded Community Health ...
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American Companies with the Most Customers

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:37 am

Last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it sold 35.1 million iPhones worldwide in the latest quarter. The figure is large, but not extraordinary. Some consumer products and consumer electronics ...
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Is Costco Competing Against Tiffany, Blue Nile, and High-End Jewelers Now? (COST, TIF, NILE)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 12:45 pm

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is widely thought of as the king of high-end jewelry.  While many local high-end jewelry stores compete with Tiffany in local markets, it is hard ...
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What If Walmart Were Tesco?

Posted: March 5, 2012 at 6:37 am

Tesco (NASDAQ: TESO), the largest retailer in the UK, said it would add 20,000 jobs between now and 2014. It is the largest employer in the UK, with 270,000 workers. ...
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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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