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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aeropostale, AK Steel, Cyberonics, Gap, 58.com and More
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Friday, August 22, 2014.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: HP, InterMune, MeetMe, Tesla and More
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Thursday, August 21, 2014. They include Hewlett-Packard, InterMune, MeetMe, Target and Tesla Motors.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockAugust 20, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday after a weak overnight showing in international markets. All three major indexes got a bounce higher after the FOMC released minutes of its last…
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Home Depot Boosts Outlook, Buybacks After Q2 Rebound
The Home Depot reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. It intends to repurchase $7 billion in common stock in 2014.
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Positive Pre-Earnings Views for Home Depot and Lowe’s
ThinkstockInvestors still have some key earnings reports to look forward to this week. Most companies have share their results, but this week will bring a key report from Dow Jones Industrial Average…
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The 6 Top Earnings Reports for the Week Ahead
ThinkstockWe have entered the second half of August, a period of the year where there are fewer earnings and economic reports than normal. The long and short of it is that earnings…
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Retail Has Been Horrible in 2014, But There Are Still 4 Top Stocks to Buy
Consumer discretionary stocks were big leaders in 2012 and 2013, but they have been downright horrible this year. In fact, the retail index is down by almost 10% year-to-date, even as the…
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Apple, IBM and Others Will See Selling Into S&P 500 Rebalancing
All indexes are objects in motion, despite their static nature, and the S&P 500 is just like the rest. On the close of trading Friday, there will be the quarterly rebalancing for…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DreamWorks, Twitter, FormFactor and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. They include Dollar General, DreamWorks Animation, Twitter and FormFactor.
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Investing
Caterpillar’s Fall Hurts the Dow Despite Home Depot’s Earnings Bounce
ThinkstockA bad day for Wall Street’s only gotten worse in the afternoon, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has led a precipitous market slide by shedding more than 160 points,…
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Retail
Home Depot Off to Slow Start in 2014
Home Depot reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, citing a slow start to the spring selling season. Shares were down in premarket trading.
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Retail
Earnings Preview: Home Depot vs. Lowe’s
ThinkstockThis week will mark perhaps the beginning of the end of the corporate earnings season. We still have many earnings coming out, particularly in retail. Dow Jones Industrial Average component Home Depot…
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Retail
March Retail Sales Weaker on Weather and Late Easter
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing March U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year. Retail sales gained just 1.4% in March of 2013, excluding drug store…
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UBS Says Only Five Retail Stocks Are Worth Buying
ThinkstockInvestors who own consumer discretionary stocks have been battered this year. The sector is down 4.53% and is the worst overall performer in the S&P. After being a market leader the past…
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Huge Retailers Offer Black Friday for Spring
ThinkstockIt’s not really Black Friday, but Black Friday Lite. Some of the country’s biggest retailers have chosen this weekend, just a day after the first day of Spring, to promote “Black Friday-like”…