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The Real Rite Aid Question After Earnings: Can It Survive? (RAD, WAG, CVS, WMT)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 11:07 am

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is actually trading up on a day that the broader market is down considerably.  That always makes being critical sound a bit misplaced, but we ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (6/9)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 10:29 am

Nokia was badly hurt by poor earnings and rumors of a takeovers. CVS suffered from a report by Fox Business the organized crime has hurt retail margins. EMC division RSA ...
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Contract Shell Game: Switching Providers (MHS, CVS)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 10:23 am

It is a tale you have heard before... driving down prices or capping hikes by bidding contract renewals out in what feels like a Dutch auction.  Today's daily hat trick comes ...
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Whale Watching Stocks: Paulson, Soros, Berkowitz, Icahn, Einhorn (GLD, HPQ, RIG, BAC, JPM, WFC, C, AAPL, BBY, WMT, MA, AIG, BAM, CSCO, SHLD, GGP, GE, DYN, AMGN, SUG, CVS, GM)

Posted: May 16, 2011 at 6:42 pm

We have already seen (some) of the position changes of Warren Buffett, but the old guy wouldn't share many 'confidential positions' so we are whale watching in other ponds.  We wanted ...
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Media Digest (5/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 6, 2011 at 4:07 am

The drop in commodities may help rally the dollar (Reuters) The moderating growth of jobs claims is seen as a threat to the recovery (Reuters) A sharp drop in commodities ...
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Top Earnings Previews For Thursday (ARG, CTL, CVS, DMD, DTV, EP, KFT, PMI, PCLN, V)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Earnings season may have peaked but we still have some key sector moving stocks due to report earnings on Thursday morning.  We have offered previews and some basic color on ...
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Gabelli Changes All ‘Focus Five’ Stock Picks (ASCMA, CCE, CVS, NAV, YHOO, BLK, ITT, MSG, NFG, NIHD)

Posted: May 2, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Gabelli & Co. is rather well-known for looking at companies for their value in special situations and in possible mergers, to the point that Mario Gabelli is known as "Dr. Love" ...
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M&A Daily: Catalyst Becomes a Major PBM Player (CHSI, WAG, CVS, ESRX, MHS, RAD)

Posted: March 9, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) is not as well known in American healthcare as it is about to be.  The pharmacy benefit management company has just signed a pact ...
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The Big American Retailers With The Worst Service

Posted: February 15, 2011 at 4:31 am

Customer satisfaction in the retail and online e-commerce industries is getting worse. There is no single reason for this, but it is likely that the recent economic downturn is one ...
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The Stock Market Last Week–Biggest Losers

Posted: February 5, 2011 at 7:18 am

S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (28 JAN-03 FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 03Feb11 Close Price 28Jan11 PACCAR Inc PCAR -7.9 50.50 54.82 Genworth Financial Inc GNW ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMR, CVS, KR, FSLR, GRMN, SOLR, K, LDK, OXY, PTEN, PWER, TSO, TIF, WAG, ADTN, EK)

Posted: February 4, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Hold at Argus. CVS ...
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Nine Great American Companies That Aren’t Recovering (BGP, BSX, RSH, RAD, SHLD, S, WEN, WINN, YRCW)

Posted: January 19, 2011 at 6:31 am

We examined nine companies whose plans to revive their fortunes have not succeeded and found several common themes.  Managements often fail to appreciate the size of the challenges they face.  ...
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Rite Aid Earnings, Wrong Answer (RAD, WAG, CVS, WMT)

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 8:53 am

Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) is getting clipped this morning after its quarterly earnings report.  As you have grown accustomed to, the 'earnings report' is really a loss report.  The ...
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Healthcare Reform Watch: Wal-Mart, Humana, and Low-Cost Drug Insurance (WMT, HUM, TGT, WAG, CVS, RAD)

Posted: October 1, 2010 at 11:03 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has just pumped up the pressure on its competitors in the pharmacy business. The retailing giant has announced a joint program with Humana Inc. (NYSE: ...
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No Earnings Cure at Rite Aid (RAD, WMT, CVS, WAG)

Posted: September 23, 2010 at 8:09 am

Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) just can't seem to get it right.  Whatever the strategy is intended to be doing, it needs a real change in the world of a ...
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