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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway New Stock Holdings: Value, Dividends, Growth

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate's stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the company's total equity ...
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Clothes on hangers

L Brands, Zumiez Lead Rise in April Retail Sales

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:50 am

Retailers are announcing April same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 1.4% gain ...
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Costco, Other Chain Stores Report Retail Sales for April Tomorrow

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Same-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the ...
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Bull and Bear

Sell in May and Go Away? A 2013 Primer and Catalysts

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 12:36 pm

Stocks have enjoyed a serious bull market, and we still have the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both up by double digits so far in 2013. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 16, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Recover Some Lost Ground

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, getting off to a good start in an effort to recover some of the ground lost yesterday. A jump in U.S. new home ...
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UBS Has Very Positive Views on Big Retail (COST, TGT, WMT)

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 8:30 am

UBS has initiated new analyst coverage of the large retailers this morning, and we have focused on the big three retailers: Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and ...
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Not Much Expected from March Retail Sales, Not Much Delivered

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 9:55 am

Retailers are announcing March same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 1.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 3.9% gain ...
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Looking Ahead to March Retail Sales Reports

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Many retailers will be reporting March same-store sales later this week, and the outlook is not pretty. According to research firm Retail Metrics, same-store sales will rise just 1.6% year-over-year ...
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Bull and Bear

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BA, COST, CVRR, DFS, EPB, EQM, FIG, FCX, ORCL, SYMC, SYRG, TLLP, TXN, VZ, WAG, WMT, YUM, ZTS, AMD)

Posted: March 13, 2013 at 8:40 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and reiterations seen by 24/7 Wall St. from the key Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reiterated Buy ...
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Bull and Bear figures

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 12, 2013: Markets Just Barely Overcome Low Open (BBY, RSH, P, AAPL TJX, CVI, DMND, FCEL, URBN, BONT, COST, SSI, DOLE, COOL, PPHM, EXPR, TA, GLU, JCP, ZNGA)

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning but never managed to hold a position in positive territory. Despite a significant drop in U.K. industrial production in February, the country’s trade ...
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Costco: Profits Depend on Membership Fees

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 7:35 am

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The warehouse club retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of ...
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Media Digest (3/12/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 6:48 am

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) workers worry that overly high standards for job candidates set by CEO Marissa Mayer have hurt rebuilding the workforce. (Reuters) The MGM board may set an ...
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February Retail Sales Softer Than Expected

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 10:25 am

Retailers are announcing February same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year, compared with a 5.1% gain in January and a 4.2% gain ...
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Jefferies Offers Seven Reasons to Buy Best Buy Now (BBY, WMT, COST, AMZN, EBAY, TGT, JCP)

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 9:25 am

All industries in American business change and evolve over time. In some cases it is due to technological change, internal change within the specific industry, changes in consumer sentiment or ...
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Retail Sales on Track for Lower Growth

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 12:30 pm

After three consecutive years of 4%+ same-store sales growth in the month of February, the outlook for the month in 2013 calls for growth of 2.7%, primarily on a forecast ...
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