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Pulte Trend, Envy of All Builders… Cutting the Fat (PHM, GS, KBH, LEN, TOL, HOV, DRI, XHB)

Homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) employed more than 13,000 people at the end of 2005. The company now employs less than 4,800, and that number is set to fall again, ...
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Goldman Sachs Expects Improving New Home Sales (GS, PHM, KBH, TOL, HOV, DRI, XHB)

Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have had a revelation. The company has added homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) to its 'Conviction Buy' list. The only possible explanation ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (CCL, DG, JEF, WAG, ADBE, JBL, SONC, GIS, PAYX, RHT, BBY, CAG, GME, DRI, ORCL, RIMM)

Earnings season is supposed to be over, but we have a packed week full of earnings due from off-calendar quarterly earnings reports.  We have compiled Thomson Reuters estimates and added ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMSC, CENT, CVX, DVN, DRI, DFS, XOM, GM, INTC, JASO, NFLX, OXY, STP, TLAB)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Cut to Hold at Needham. ...
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Darden Guidance: Full Valuation For It & Peers (DRI, EAT, DIN)

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is experiencing what investors need to recognize as an equilibrium imbalance between unrealistic expectations and the growth realities of the economy.  Last night the company ...
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This Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (LEN, ADBE, AZO, CCL, DRI, BBBY, KMX, RHT, FINL, NKE, RAD, KBH)

We have several large earnings reports this week.  While none are DJIA components nor broad market movers, they can impact stocks in their related sectors.  Some of the top earnings ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 7.6.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (C, DRI, DLTR, FDO, FMCN, NITE, MA, PFE, PG, VLCM)

These are ten of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Friday morning in Wall Street research calls: Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Started as Strong Buy at ...
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Casual Dining Woes: People Too Cheap To Eat Out (BWLD, PNRA, TXRH, RRGB, CAKE, PFCB, EAT, DRI, CMG)

The economy is getting better.  People are spending more money.  Retail saw a giant March and is expected to have another great same-store sales figure on an individual basis for ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AGAM, ALGN, AIB, IRE, BA, DRI, NFLX, NOK, SQNM)

These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen this Wednesday morning from Wall Street research calls: AGA Medical Holdings (NASDAQ: AGAM) Started as Outperform at Baird. Align Technology (NASDAQ: ...
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The Future of McDonald’s and the Great Value Shock (MCD, YUM, SBUX, DRI, CMG, THI, WEN, BKC, PNRA, EAT, JACK, BWLD, PZZA, SONC, DPZ)

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has enjoyed the status of being the greatest restaurant story in history.  In our lifetime, or in any for that matter, the company grew from a ...
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Starbucks (SBUX) Begins To Thrash McDonald’s (MCD) In Coffee Wars

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was supposed to crush Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) in the premium coffee business when the world's largest restaurant chain introduced a line of premium java more than a year ago. It turns ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CCE, DRI, JASO, MOS, NOK, PALM, PAAS, POT, SOL, TLAB)

These are the top 10 pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Thursday morning from Wall Street: Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) Raised to Buy at UBS. DR ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CME, DRI, ICE, MYGN, NVS, ALXN, MDRX, NNI, NOK)

There were many analyst calls this morning, but the problem is that most were on smaller companies or were by second and third tier boutiques.  These were the top call ...
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Average Purchase At Darden (DRI) Unit Falls

Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St.--The Channel Checkers poll surveyed various Red Lobster locations, part of Darden Restaurants (DRI), to gauge trends in the casual dining business.  We asked the ...
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