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Investing
The Worst Product Flops of 2011
A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S — a phone with voice command — and Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner — a…
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Retail
Retail Stocks Investors Abandoned May Be Crippled for Good
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 Holdings (NASDAQ:…
6:13am ET
Retail
The Last Stand for Gap and Best Buy CEOs
The CEOs of Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) are at the ends of their respective ropes. If each company has poor holiday sales, as is expected, both chief executives likely…
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Media
Media Digest (11/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
The super committee makes no significant decisions on the budget deficit. (Reuters) The largest shareholder in Olympus cuts its position. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) launches its new music service. (Reuters) Germany and…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (DELL, DKS, RIMM, ATVI, TIBX, ZOOM, ANF, TGT, SPB, VLO, WNR, MPC, NG, PEIX, ASYS, UNIS)
The markets opened lower this morning and not until mid-afternoon were equities able to put a mark above yesterday’s close. European stocks traded mixed all day, and that coupled with rising crude…
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Companies and Brands
Retail Earnings Confusion (TGT, WMT, SPB, ANF)
Two earnings reports this morning offer a contrast in the fortunes of companies that are in different parts of the retail sales chain. Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported adjusted EPS of $0.87…
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Investing
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ANF, DELL, RIMM)
Crude oil is at $100.13, up 0.77% Gold is at $1,771, down 0.63%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed up 0.91% to 19,137. Japan’s Nikkei closed lower by 0.92% to 8,436. The U.S. 10-year is at 2.02%, down 0.o2%. The FTSE…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (FCX, CECO, CLX, COL, BSX, MDT, FICO, LAMR, OWW, KSWS, RIG, MDVN, SNSTA, SONO, DNDN, ANF, CLWR)
Stock markets. Equity markets opened sharply higher this morning before falling into negative territory before the ISM and factory order reports were released. The ISM index came in lower than expected, but factory…
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Retail
America’s Biggest Store Chains With No Online Shoppers
Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown at all…
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Investing
Week’s 10 Market Winners: Urban Outfitters, Netflix, And More
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. Netflix (NASDAQ:…
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Investing
Best Ideas List For The Second Half (ANF, AWK, BKS, CMG, GME, HSY, IPSU, MED, RVBD, SEIC, PRTS)
Many research firms and brokerage firms maintain a list of best ideas for the year, and these often get updated quarterly or as companies reach a target or as they fall out…
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Retail
Rumors We Would Like To Hear: American Apparel To Shutter 50 Stores
American Apparel has too many stores. The company (AMEX: AAP) raised $14.9 million through a sale of shares on April 25 to save itself from what was a likely bankruptcy. The shares…
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Retail
Retail May Be The Next Major Dividend Growth Sector (LTD, WFM, KR, GPS, TIF, KSS, WMT, TGT, ANF)
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 are effectively…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALU, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, LUV, AMTD, TE)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, APOL, BIIB, BX, ELNK, ELN, HAL, LVLT, LULU, MS, NYX, ONXX, R, TSCO, URBN)
Jon OggThese are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Started as Overweight at Barclays; Cut to…