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After the Fall: Retail Stocks Upside Potential Remains (COST, WMT, TGT, M, KSS, JCP, GPS, LTD, AEO, ANF, TJX, DG)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:22 am

Retailers have fared better than many other sectors over the past year, with the majority of share prices having risen although price to book values remain negative. Thus, either the ...
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Martha Stewart Returns to a Ghost Town

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:22 am

Martha Stewart has become chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), the company she founded. Legal trouble had kept her off the board. Now, after a stint as a director, ...
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Sears, Walmart Turnarounds?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:21 am

Neither Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) nor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was expected to post big numbers for the quarter just ended. And they didn’t -- but the numbers ...
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Despite Attack, Amazon’s Appeal Lingers

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:24 am

Famous short-seller David Einhorn attacked Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in a presentation recently. The company’s business model will not lead to consistent profits, he said. Therefore, the stock is overvalued. It is ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 16, 2012

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors appeared to be reacting to a temporarily stronger euro, which indicated some confidence in the Eurozone generally. But ...
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JCPenney and Nokia — When a New CEO Fails

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 6:30 am

It is rare, but some new chief executives fail early -- just after they begin their new jobs. That leaves boards with impossible decisions. How will the stock market react to the ...
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Media Digest (5/16/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 6:28 am

The number of shares Facebook will sell rose 25% and the company could raise as much as $16 billion. (Reuters) Greeks take hundreds of millions of dollars out of banks ...
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J.C. Penney Gets Murdered, Kills Dividend

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 4:30 pm

Whatever magic J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson brought with him when he moved to the aged retailer from the top store manager's job at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is gone. Actually, ...
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Media Digest (5/15/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:25 am

The president of Greece cannot create a coalition government. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Panasonic may force a partnership to build OLED TVs. (Reuters) Trouble at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) ...
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Kohl’s, Nordstrom Disappoint, Dillard’s Shines (KSS, JWN, DDS, M, SKS, JCP)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 11:55 am

Lost in the last night’s commotion over the $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) were weak reports from retail Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: ...
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Cautious Consumers Cancel Macy’s Results (M, JWN, SKS, JCP, KSS, DDS)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 9:11 am

Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported first quarter results this morning that beat estimates on both EPS and revenues. The soft spot was the company’s guidance, and that is taking the ...
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Enthusiasm About a JCPenney Turnaround Ends

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:31 am

JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) was set to be the next Sears or Kmart. But then Ron Johnson came on as CEO after a run as the head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail ...
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April Same-store Sales Headed for a Fall (WAG, KSS, SKS, JCP, TJX, XRT)

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 12:32 pm

US retailers will report April same-store sales results this week and the outlook calls for a substantial drop from March’s gain of 3.9% to an April rise of just 1.4%. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, JCP, MCD, WMT, BWLD, AXE, EW, JNPR, NSC, NFX, AN, CWEI, GLW, HOG, LAD, LCC, CAT, CNH, BA)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened higher this morning, led by the Nasdaq which got a big boost from the strong report last night from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The report from the US ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, IRE, BWLD, CYMI, DPZ, ETH, FITB, ISRG, JCP, LEG, MCD, RF, SYMC, TWC, UTX, WMT)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 8:17 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Outperform at Scotia; Maintained Buy ...
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