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L Brands, Zumiez Lead Rise in April Retail Sales

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:50 am

Retailers are announcing April same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 1.4% gain ...
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Costco, Other Chain Stores Report Retail Sales for April Tomorrow

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Same-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the ...
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Not Much Expected from March Retail Sales, Not Much Delivered

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 9:55 am

Retailers are announcing March same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 1.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 3.9% gain ...
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February Retail Sales Softer Than Expected

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 10:25 am

Retailers are announcing February same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year, compared with a 5.1% gain in January and a 4.2% gain ...
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January Retail Sales: Some Winners, Some Stragglers (COST, WTSLA, LTD, TGT, BKE, SMRT, M, GPS)

Posted: February 7, 2013 at 9:00 am

Retailers are announcing January same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of 2.8% year-over-year, compared with a 4.8% gain in December and a 2.9% gain ...
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December Retail Sales: A Smaller Bag (COST, WTSLA, LTD, TGT, BKE, SMRT, M, GPS)

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 8:31 am

Retailers are announcing December same-store sales figures today and, to tell the truth, expectations are pretty low. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of just 1.9% year-over-year, sharply ...
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Bull and Bear figures

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 21, 2012: Markets Gloomy All Day (MDRX, GG, NKE, EAT, DFS, RHT, WAG, SMRT, RIMM, ASCA, PNK, DQ, HLF, HALO, PFE)

Posted: December 21, 2012 at 4:05 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following last night’s failure by the U.S. House of Representatives to hold a vote on a plan to deal with the country’s budget ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 7, 2012: Markets Wobble to Mixed Close (TCK, MCD, SYT, AET, MPEL, HWD, PANW, SWHC, WGO, UEC, SMRT, SCHL, FGP, CMVT, AMRN, GRPN, F)

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a poor growth forecast from Europe and a better-than-expected report on U.S. unemployment. The German central bank said this morning that Germany’s ...
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Same-Store Sales Hit by Hurricane Sandy (COST, WTSLA, LTD, TGT, BKE, SMRT, M, GPS)

Posted: November 29, 2012 at 8:32 am

Several retailers are announcing November same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of 3.5% for the month, excluding the impact ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 9, 2012: Market Holds Onto Slim Gain (CSCO, SBUX, FSLR, ATK, MMM, CECO, GRPN, KYAK, LGF, MCP, NVDA, DIS, FWLT, JCP, CRDN, BZH, DHI, SMRT, GRPN, ZIP, JRCC, WLT)

Posted: November 9, 2012 at 4:03 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, but climbed out of their hole early with a boost from the strong showing on consumer sentiment. In Asia, China posted retail sales ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 6, 2012: Markets Open and Close Higher (CS, CMG, BEAM, SMRT, USM, CF, ESRX, PAA, WLT, Z, AMSC, AOL, CVC, CVS, FOSL, LPX, VVUS, GDP, NWSA, RAX, TWO, AES, AGU, CLH, ENB, HFC, JRCC, LEAP, M, THC, TWX, WLP, THQI, CDE, ODP)

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as investors seemed to prefer a little risk trading on U.S. election day. Asian markets were cautious ahead of today’s elections, while in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NLY, AIV, AVT, BEAM, CMG, CS, FANG, ESRX, HUM, KRG, ERIC, RJET, MKTG, ROST, SMRT, TJX, UBS, USM)

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 8:24 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) maintained Neutral but cut target ...
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Retail Spending Meets Low Expectations

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 11:05 am

Retail sales growth in June were expected to be weak compared with sales a year ago, and the predictions came true. Sales growth last June was a tough comparison because ...
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Retail Sales Figures Rise at Most Stores (COST, TGT, M, KSS, JWN, SKS, GPS, TJX, ROST, SSI, LTD, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 10:00 am

Retailers are reporting May same-store sales today and it looks like the predictions for modest growth are being realized. Research firm Retail Metrics Inc. forecast that same-store sales would grow ...
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Retail Sales Figures Off to Slow Start (COST, TGT, M, GPS, SSI, LTD, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 8:41 am

Retailers are reporting April same-store sales today and it looks like the predictions for modest growth will come true. Research firm Retail Metrics Inc. forecast that same-store sales would grow ...
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