Another reading on inflation from the Labor Department is out this morning. The economic release may seem like a footnote after the bailout news in Europe, but the report is viewed frequently by those…
In recent days we could not help but notice how Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) made some significant reductions to its holiday layaway plans to make it more affordable and available. We also said…
lululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported adjusted second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on $282.6 million in revenue before markets opened today. In the same period a year ago, the yoga exercise clothing…
If there is one type of company that would seem as though it should not be presenting at a “back-to-school consumer conference,” it would be a tobacco company. But, hey … it is just…
It was just on Monday that we released the 24/7 Wall St. “12 Big Dividend Hikes Coming Before The End of 2012” and we already have one of the twelve coming true. Altria Group…
Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) reported second quarter EPS of $0.36 on $1.18 billion in sales before markets opened today. In the same period a year ago, the discount retailer reported EPS of $0.50…
Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) saw its gains peter out and then melt away today. The news is that shareholder Brown & Williamson Holdings Inc. dumped more than $50 million worth of its equity…
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE: CHD) is trying to rectify its premium valuation with an acquisition. The consumer products company has traded at much higher valuations than its larger rivals like Procter & Gamble…
Investors love tracking insider trading. Edward Stack, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer at Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS), just got some serious spending money put in his piggy…
Jon OggGap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported second quarter EPS of $0.49 and $3.58 billion in sales after markets closed today. In the same period a year ago, the clothing retailer reported EPS of $0.35…
Shares of the maker of the ubiquitous Redbox video rental machines, Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), have gotten a nice jolt today from a story in the New York Post that the company is in…
Gun sales in America have been nothing short of robust. It seems that the election cycle is placing another round of urgency for gun buyers to hit the stores. That being said, the question…
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.19 and $951.4 million in revenues before the markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the clothing…
Wikimedia CommonsJCPenney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported an adjusted second-quarter net loss of $0.37 per share and $3.02 billion in revenues before markets opened today. EPS for the same period a year ago came…
Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reported second quarter EPS of $0.75 and $3.0 billion in revenues after markets closed today. EPS for the same period a year ago totaled $0.80, and last year’s revenue totaled…