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M&A Heats Up In Dollar Stores & Discounters (WMT, NDN, APO, KKR, BRK-A, DG, FDO, DLTR, BIG, TUES, TJX)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 10:45 am

If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!!  After that it is discount stores.  Even though dollar ...
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As Backers Sell Dollar General, Just Another Buying Opportunity (DG, FDO, DLTR, NDN, BIG, KKR, BRK-A)

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 9:57 am

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is seeing its stock trade a bit soft this morning on news that private equity backers are selling 25 million shares of common shares at ...
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Dollar General, A Secular Change Winner (DG, DLTR, NDN, FDO, BIG, WMT, BRK-A, KKR)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 8:37 am

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance.  The dollar store, or actually 'under $10 and under $5 store' ...
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Dollar & Clearance Stores Set For More Growth (BIG, NDN, TUES, DG, DLTR, WMT, TGT, XRT)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Deep discount retailers could be preparing for a comeback after slowing down somewhat since the beginning of the year.  This includes dollar stores, but also includes the clearance and deep ...
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M&A DAILY: The Intrigue of Dollar Stores (NDN, FDO, BIG, DG, DLTR, WMT)

Posted: March 14, 2011 at 12:03 pm

There has been an interesting trend of late that might lead investors to wonder if they should be involved in or not.  Dollar stores and discounters seem to be in ...
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Top Stocks To Watch in the Week Ahead (BAC, BIG, CVX, CBLI, FSIN, HPQ, EWJ, KV-A, LWSN, LEA, EGPT, SNDK, CIGX, TAYD, TRAD, YHOO)

Posted: March 13, 2011 at 11:22 am

This next week is going to be a very light one for earnings but will be a very active week for other news.  The Japanese quake aftermath and many other ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (AZO, TECD, DNDN, JOE, COST, SPLS, GPRE, BIG, KR, MRVL, SLW)

Posted: February 28, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Earnings season may be winding down but there are still sector-moving companies due to report earnings this week.  We will be watching earnings for AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Tech Data ...
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Next Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (DNDN, JOE, COST, SPLS, BIG, KR, MRVL)

Posted: February 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm

Next week looks like the wind-down of earnings season with the exception of the off-calendar quarter companies.  There are no DJIA components we saw on the calendar but there are ...
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Value in Dollar Stores After Family Dollar Buyout Offer (FDO, DG, DLTR, NDN, BIG)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 7:31 am

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) soared last night after announcing that it has received an unsolicited conditional buyout proposal from Nelson Peltz' Trian Group to acquire Family Dollar in ...
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The Coming Week’s Must-See Stock Events (AAPL, T, VZ, BRK-A, BIG, BGP, CSCO, DVN, DISH, HRL, FLWS, UNTD, JDSU, JPM, EGPT, NYX, HAWK, SIRI)

Posted: February 13, 2011 at 11:23 am

We have many big events to watch for in the coming week at American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications ...
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The Week’s Largest Market Gainers

Posted: February 12, 2011 at 8:59 am

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (04 FEB -10 FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 10Feb11 Close Price 04Feb11 Market Cap($Mil) Big Lots Inc BIG 20.1 40.77 33.95 ...
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How Many Retailers Can Be Taken Private? (BIG, BJ, JAS, JCG, AEO, ARO, DG)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 1:59 pm

Shares of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) jumped more than $5/share just before closing yesterday on a report from Bloomberg that the company may sell itself to a buyout firm.  ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/8/2011) Yuan War, NASA Travel

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 9:00 am

Updated throughout the day. Keith Olbermann is on the way to Current TV (various) Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is for sale (Reuters) A cancelled NASA rocket could be turned into ...
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Media Digest (2/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 4:14 am

Regulators will push to keep Wall St. firms from side stepping regulations on financial firm pay. (Reuters) Toyota Motor's (NYSE: TM) fiscal third quarter profits fell but it increased it ...
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Retail Sales Triumph Over Nasty Weather (COST, TGT, BJ, BIG, WMT, LTD, GPS, AEO, DDS, M, JCP)

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 10:54 am

All that snow in January didn't keep shoppers at home, apparently, as retailers posted a 4.2% increase in same-store sales for the month. That topped estimates that had started at ...
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