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Retail Stocks Investors Abandoned May Be Crippled for Good

Posted: December 26, 2011 at 6:00 am

Investors walked away from several retail stocks late this year. Those companies probably will continue to falter in 2012 and 2013. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Sears ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, T, BAX, BHP, FFIV, AWAY, M, MAA, NVLS, OPEN, SFD, URBN, WWWW)

Posted: December 20, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage research calls this Tuesday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Added to Strong Buy List at ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, AAPL, CAP, DFS, NDRO, ITMN, LLTC, ERIC, M, MTOR, NTRS, OCN, RIMM, SCCO)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Neutral with $57.00 price target ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/8/2011) Macy’s vs. Martha Stewart, Apple Grand Central

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:25 am

Still No Eurozone Rescue. The rescue of the financially weak eurozone nations becomes more confused by the day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner continues to tour the region. He wants to convince area ...
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Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:23 am

S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) ...
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J.C. Penney’s Ron Johnson Transformation… With Martha Stewart (JCP, MSO, AAPL, M, SHLD, HD)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 10:00 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is a company which many investors and outsiders expect to be in a transformation.  The first such addition under new management is a ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/7/2011) Citigroup Job Cuts, China’s Economy Slows

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 6:45 am

A New Bailout Fund. Rumors suggest that leading eurozone nations, particularly France and Germany, may have begun the process to create a large bailout fund for the financially weak nations in ...
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November Same-Store Sales Mixed, Winners and Losers (LTD, TLB, COST, TGT, M, DDS, JWN, KSS, GPS, ROST, JCP, TJX, LULU, SSI, PIR)

Posted: December 1, 2011 at 10:17 am

Retailers are reporting November sales this morning and the results are decidely mixed. The best report we’ve seen so far this morning is from Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) and ...
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Online Retailers Stealing Bricks And Mortar Business

Posted: December 1, 2011 at 5:18 am

The Monday following this year’s Thanksgiving, also known as Cyber Monday, was the highest-grossing online shopping day in U.S. history. According to research firm comScore, spending reached $1.25 billion, an ...
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American Consumers Shrug Off the World’s Problems

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:17 am

The holiday shopping period has begun with a level of success that few experts expected. U.S. consumers apparently have ignored the threat of a financial catastrophe in Europe, ongoing unemployment, a ...
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Expected Sales Growth Drives Upside in Retail Stocks (COST, WMT, TGT, M, JWN, KSS, BBY)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 2:27 pm

An unexpected gain in October retail sales has boosted prospects for a better-than-forecast holiday retail sales season. Some of the sales gains will come from lower pricing, which can’t always ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAP, A, ALIM, CNP, CIM, CWTR, GT, K, LOW, M, NU, NST, CRM, FIRE)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 8:39 am

These are some of Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Hold at Argus. Agilent Technologies ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GMCR, LULU, NLY, M, HSY, CYAN, GSL, IVN, JCP, LOW, ZBB, DQ, BXG, PAY, SHZ, CADX, JKS)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 4:05 pm

Shares only briefly broke above last week’s close today, as decliners outnumber gainers by about 4 to 1 in the late afternoon. Tech stocks held up fairly well early as ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, AMLN, NLY, BAM, GBX, GMCR, HSY, LULU, M, CRM, SPR, TK, TWGP)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 8:39 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ...
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Black Friday Creeping into Thursday at Walmart (WMT, TGT, BBY, M, KSS, AMZN)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 10:14 am

The retail jamboree known as Black Friday seems to start earlier every year. The door-buster sales used to begin in the wee hours of Friday morning, but several retailers have ...
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