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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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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 22, 2012 (GPS, DRYS, DPZ, LYB, TSLA, AZO, BBY, RL, WSM, EXPR, AEO, BIG, HRL, NTAP, P, STP, TSL, PCX, BNHN, FB)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 4:06 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning following their European and Asian counterparts, none of which were the least concerned about a downgrade to Japanese debt ...
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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 21, 2012 ( AVP, PBR, SWY, BA, BBY, CPB, HAST, KKD, LOW, TECD, TUDO, AZO, GES, RL, WSM, TTWO, FB, CBE, ETN, WPRT)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as what seems to be a declaration of love for Greece at the G8 summit meeting pushed down fears that ...
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Can Best Buy’s Earnings Report Even Matter? (BBY, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday morning.  The company has the earmarks of a value stock now that shares have sold off ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AVP, BAC, BBY, BA, DCI, FB, GS, HLF, KIRK, MS, MYGN, NUAN, PBR, RHI, ROST, SWY, SPLK, TJX, ZBRA)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Cut to Sell at UBS. Bank ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 18, 2012

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat higher this morning as investors paid little attention to last night’s downgrade of Spain’s banks (more coverage here). With little economic data ...
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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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As Board After Board Fails, Governance Takes a Beating

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:26 am

Many Americans, and some politicians, have attacked the boards of major U.S. corporations for paying their CEOs too much, not holding management to tough earnings goals and lining their own ...
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Media Digest (5/15/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:25 am

The president of Greece cannot create a coalition government. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Panasonic may force a partnership to build OLED TVs. (Reuters) Trouble at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) ...
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Markets Hammered As Major Stocks Falter

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 10:01 am

The DJIA is off over 100 points, 136 points, to 12,686. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 are off by similar percentages. The carnage is particularly severe in a few sectors. ...
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Best Buy Chairman And Founder Fired For Aiding Fired CEO

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 9:38 am

Former CEO of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Brian Dunn has an inappropriate relationship with a female employee and lost his job. The market expected that. The bomb shell about the incident surrounding Dunn ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The major US stock indexes opened significantly lower this morning as investors reacted to the surprise loss of $2 billion by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) disclosed by the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, AAPL, ARNA, T, BEAM, BBBY, BBY, BWLD, CVX, HEK, JPM, MYGN, PRA, RSH, RXN, RIMM, SLF, TXRH, VZ)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 8:46 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy and $39 target at Argus. Apple ...
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