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The Weeks Stock Market Winners: Eli Lilly, Goodyear, General Mills, and More

Posted: July 16, 2011 at 8:02 am

The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on ...
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Week’s 10 Market Winners: Urban Outfitters, Netflix, And More

Posted: July 9, 2011 at 7:36 am

In a week in which retail sales took a backseat only to jobs reports, Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) moved higher by 12.7% as Morgan Stanley said the stock was undervalued. ...
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Alt-Energy Watch: The Real Corporate Renewable Energy Leaders (INTC, KSS, WFM, BK, STT, C, JPM)

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 10:58 am

Do voluntary markets for renewable energy work? Government-mandated energy portfolios sort of work although the energy costs more and utilities -- and consumers -- often wail at having to buy ...
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Retail May Be The Next Major Dividend Growth Sector (LTD, WFM, KR, GPS, TIF, KSS, WMT, TGT, ANF)

Posted: June 1, 2011 at 11:46 am

The retail sector has historically not the place for income and dividend investors seeking high payouts.  The reason is simple: razor-thin margins.  Add in the notion that many new retailers ...
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The Top Stock Gainers Of The Week (SYY, DF, M, NFLX)

Posted: May 14, 2011 at 8:32 am

Sysco's (NYSE: SYY) earnings, which were announced last Monday, drove the stock higher by nearly 13%. Goldman Sachs commented that Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) share price could double in two ...
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Previewing Retail and Restaurant Earnings For The Week (WEN, MCD, THI, JACK, M, JWN, VRA, KSS)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 1:38 pm

A number of retail store and restaurant stocks report earnings this week, including Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. (NYSE: WEN), Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M), Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Jack in the Box ...
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Commodities Watch: Cotton Prices and Retail Sales; Oil Highs; Stockpiling Rare Earths; Silver Vs. Gold (M, LTD, JWN, JCP, KSS, GPS, BAL, USO, MCP, REE, AVL, REMX, SLV, GLD)

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 2:01 pm

Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments.  We have cotton issues, oil spikes, issues around rare earth elements, and precious metals on the ...
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Wal-Mart Raises Dividend, Will Other Retailers Follow? (WMT, COST, TGT, JCP, M, SHLD, JWN, BBY, GPS, KSS)

Posted: March 4, 2011 at 10:14 am

When the going gets tough, the tough raise their dividends. At least that's the way it seems with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), which is having trouble meeting its revenue ...
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Discounts & More Setting High Retail Expectations for February Data (LTD, KSS, JCP, CHS, TJX, COST, WMT)

Posted: March 1, 2011 at 9:40 am

Retail may be getting another good month of numbers for February 2011 if Retail Metrics is correct.  The research firm noted, "Expectations for discounters, department stores, drug chains and specialty ...
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Over $40 Billion in Share Buyback Announcements in February (KSS, DOX, DDS, TJX, WLP, WAT, LEA, PLXS, ARG, CVC, KLAC, VAR, COP, MMM, CHKP, ISRG, ALL, CMI, GME, GD, ROST, MHS, ERTS, PFE, TUP)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 10:51 am

Many shareholders argue that share repurchase and stock buyback plans are generally a waste of shareholder capital aimed solely as a short-term share price targeting mechanism.  Many would prefer to ...
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Kohl’s Joins Dividend Pressure Buckling Trend (KSS)

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 9:44 am

Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS)  has buckled to the pressure to pay a dividend. At the end of January, we highlighted eight non-dividend payers that need to pay dividends.  Kohl's was ...
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2011′s New Dividend Candidates From Giant Companies (AMGN, BRK-A, DELL, EBAY, EMC, KSS, CSCO, AAPL)

Posted: January 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm

Despite big companies holding unprecedented billions and billions of dollars on their balance sheets, it is shocking how many companies do not reward shareholders in the most classic sense by ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, AMD, COH, ELN, KSS, MCD, NSC, OVTI, PBR, RSH, RNET, LUV, WWE, XLNX)

Posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Piper ...
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The 10 Companies That Added The Most Jobs In 2010

Posted: January 10, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Last year seemed like another of unrelenting layoffs, but ten large companies added, in total, more than 200,000 jobs, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Most of this increase in ...
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Black Friday Special: Nine Retailers That Will Be Crushed This Holiday Season

Posted: November 22, 2010 at 6:36 am

Several experts estimate that as many as 130 million shoppers will visit stores or online retail sites on Black Friday. The number is deceiving. The National Retail Federation expects the ...
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