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ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The home improvement retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 and $13.1 billion in revenues. In the same…
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ThinkstockThe chip business is a volatile and inventory sensitive sector, and this includes the semiconductor capital equipment and materials stocks. They tend to be driven up or down by the stop-and-start nature of the…
courtesy of TargetTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05 on $16.71 billion in revenues. In the…
ThinkstockThe intense battle for the wireless customer and the consumer dollar heated up in the first quarter of 2013. Surprisingly, smartphone activation, which is a key data point for the carriers, actually slowed. While…
A look at which stocks the top 50 hedge funds own, without any need for comment (via Factset): The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by over 5% in Q 1 2013…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 9.8% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index following a decline of 7.3% for the previous…
ThinkstockItaly’s statistics bureau has issued a report on just how badly a recession has crippled its population. According to World Bulletin: Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat…
ThinkstockThe Justice Department may hit SAC Capital Advisors and its founder Steve Cohen with the most brutal prosecution tactic possible, as far as tools for securities fraud go. According to the Wall Street Journal:…
ThinkstockToll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported secondquarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The luxury homebuilder reported quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) $0.14 on revenues of $516 million. In the same…
Courtesy Maersk LineOver the past decade, U.S. exports to China have grown at an annual rate of nearly 17% each year. In 2012 alone, the 50 states shipped more than $100 billion worth of…
MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its new Xbox One console as a foundation of the future of gaming. As about the same time, Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) greatly lowered expectations for its console business,…
ThinkstockIn a brief filing by Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) to the Securities and Exchange Commission meant primarily to highlight the compensation package of new CEO Brian M. Krzanich, there was some small print about…
ThinkstockTop Hedge Fund Holdings A look at which stocks the top 50 hedge funds own, without any need for comment (via Factset): The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by over 5%…