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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, GM, NBG, ALU, YHOO, PFE, HD, ADM, BBX, EXEL)

The markets are beyond jittery.  From a massively overbought market discounting a recession entirely back to a market dominated by the woes of Europe.  The Europeans cannot get their bailouts straight ...
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Expected Upside for Homebuilders and Home Improvement Companies (NVR, TOL, PHM, HOV, DHI, BZH, HD, LOW)

Our look at stock target prices focuses on homebuilders and home improvement stores today. It is not news that U.S. homebuilders have had a very tough few years. In the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, APOL, FII, GOOG, HPQ, HES, HD, MD, NFLX, ORCL, PAA, PPL, DIS, YNDX, YGE)

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at JPMorgan; Reiterated ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (CLX, HD, HCA, GCI, ADM, NFX, LUV, AMR)

Today's reported ratings actions as of just after noon include announcements regarding Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), ...
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America’s Most Dysfunctional Boards

Some boards of directors of America’s largest public companies have shown such poor judgment guiding their troubled corporations that they have long stopped being effective. Just recently, the misguided actions ...
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After Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Katia Poses Next Threat (ALL, TRV, CB, ALL, BRK-B, RE, PRE, CRD-B, LOW, HD)

The worst part about hurricane season is that one bad hurricane has no impact on whether or not another hurricane, or series of hurricanes, can be coming back down the ...
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Company Winners & Losers Expected From Hurricane Irene (ALL, TRV, CB, BRK-A, DUK, D, ETR, AWK, VZ, HD, LOW, URI, PPG, BECN, IBI, BGG, GNRC, CRD-B, CLH, NYX, NDAQ)

Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more?  It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front.  The expected damage count is ...
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America’s Biggest Store Chains With No Online Shoppers

Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown ...
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Lowe’s Joins Big Box Buyback Parade (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, COST, BBY, AAPL)

Shares in home improvement store Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) were trading higher by around 3% in the pre-market this morning on news that the company will initiate a $5 ...
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Target’s Earnings Secret: Wealthier Customers (TGT, WMT, COST, HD, LOW, XRT, VCR)

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported earnings this morning and the second quarter results were solid if not spectacular. Target posted EPS of $1.03 vs. expectations of $0.97. Net profit rose ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIXG, BAC, BCSI, CSC, GOOG, HAIN, HPQ, HD, HSP, MMI, ODP, PAAS, DGX, REGN, SXL)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. ...
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Home Depot Upstages Lowe’s When It Comes to Earnings (HD, LOW)

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), like its competitor Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), managed to beat EPS estimates by a bit, but, unlike its competitor, Home Depot also beat ...
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Lowe’s & Home Depot Diverge As Homebuilder Proxy (LOW, HD, XHB, ITB, DHI, PHM, PMI)

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported earnings on Monday morning ahead of the Tuesday report from The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD).  When you look at the Lowe's numbers and ...
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Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (DDS, LDK, LOW, ADI, DELL, HD, TJX, WMT, DE, DRYS, JDSU, NTAP, SPLS, TGT, BRCD, GME, GPS, HPQ, CRM, SHLD)

The coming week has many key earnings reports, some tech and some retail.  We have tracked the major reports by day, shown Thomson Reuters estimates, as well as given price ...
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Ten Companies That Can Greatly Increase Buybacks to Stop Share Slide (CSCO, WMT, KSS, HD, LOW, GME, DELL, COP, GD, GE, PKW)

Although stock buybacks have never been among our most preferred methods of returning capital to investors, stock repurchase plans can indicate to investors that a company's management believes the ship ...
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