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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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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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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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CalSTRS: The Dogs Turn on Walmart

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 6:33 am

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), by many measures the second largest pension in the United States, has taken the advice of and has joined proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass ...
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Media Digest (5/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 6:31 am

Merkel and Hollande will fight over stimulus for the eurozone at the EU summit. (Reuters) The OECD expresses concerns that Europe could slip into a deep recession. (Reuters) The EU debt crisis ...
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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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Zynga’s 15% Stock Loss — Lemmings over the Cliff

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:16 am

Zynga’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are down 15% over the past two days, a little more than those of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) after its initial public offering. There are several critical difference ...
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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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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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Despite Attack, Amazon’s Appeal Lingers

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:24 am

Famous short-seller David Einhorn attacked Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in a presentation recently. The company’s business model will not lead to consistent profits, he said. Therefore, the stock is overvalued. It is ...
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Media Digest (5/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:24 am

The European Central Bank no longer offers help to Greek banks it believes are insolvent. (Reuters) Some brokerage firms stop taking orders for Facebook shares. (Reuters) Japan’s gross domestic product ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 16, 2012

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors appeared to be reacting to a temporarily stronger euro, which indicated some confidence in the Eurozone generally. But ...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview Against Sears, Target, Home Depot

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 3:36 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings early on Thursday morning.  This earnings report is likely to be very different from any prior earnings report due to ...
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