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Jobs
The US Companies Adding The Most Employees
The unemployment rate rose so fast in 2008 and 2009 that in some months the US lost more than 500,000 jobs. That trend has only begun to reverse itself this year, and…
Companies
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Lowe`s Cos. Inc
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Housing
Dividend Watch: Housing, Buybacks Versus Dividends (HD, LOW, LEN)
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) may not have a great housing market to boost its shares, but the company has decided to take an unusual approach to returning capital to shareholders. The…
11:37am ET
Housing
Home Depot Versus Wal-Mart: Two Reads on the Economy (HD, WMT, LOW, COST, TGT)
Jon OggThe Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) both reported earnings this morning. Both also gave two very different reads on the economy and the implications may…
8:02pm ET
Jobs
The Great Hiring Binge Moves to Home Depot (HD, LOW)
The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) might not be getting a pop in the stock from this, but the company plans to add some 60,000 seasonal employees for its second annual “Spring…
4:31am ET
Investing
The Big American Retailers With The Worst Service
Customer satisfaction in the retail and online e-commerce industries is getting worse. There is no single reason for this, but it is likely that the recent economic downturn is one of the…
6:52pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway 2011 Stock Holdings ‘J to R’ (BRK-B, JNJ, KFT, MCO, PG, HD, LOW, NKE, NLC)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on December 31, 2010 and the changes were extreme due to a unit portfolio manager…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APA, BRCM, BG, CIEN, HD, LOW, MEE, PETS, PWER, DGX, SAP, SBUX, RDS-A)
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Removed from Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List. Broadcom…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CM, CTB, EIX, FMCN, GT, HD, JNS, LM, LOW, OPEN, PAYX, RY, UA, WAG)
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley. Cooper…
6:36am ET
Retail
Black Friday Special: Nine Retailers That Will Be Crushed This Holiday Season
Several experts estimate that as many as 130 million shoppers will visit stores or online retail sites on Black Friday. The number is deceiving. The National Retail Federation expects the holiday sales…
4:39pm ET
Industrials
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings ‘H to R’ (BRK-B, IR, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NRG, NLC, NKE, PG, HOG, HD, RSG, IRM)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on September 30, 2010 and the changes continue be much more extreme than in prior…
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Investing
Next Week’s Must See Earnings On Deck (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, AMAT, DRYS, DLTR, GME, SHLD, DELL, CRM)
So much for thinking that earnings season was over. Next week we have a another round of earnings, with the big focus being retail mixed with some technology earnings. On deck is…
8:02am ET
Investing
Several Portfolio Trades for Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A, COP, XOM, KFT, MCO, RSG, CDCO, HD, LOW, COST, WMT, MTB, WSC)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has made many changes in portfolio investing approach through time. The one constant is his ‘forever’ strategy, which now only means a bit more…
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Investing
Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Latest Stock Holdings ‘H to R’ (BRK-B, HOG, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NRG, NLC, NKE, PG, PG, RSG)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on June 30, 2010. These are Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though some may have…
7:39am ET
Housing
Real Recovery at Lowe’s Awaits (LOW)
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) managed to post a 10% gain in profits after its same-store sales in the last quarter rose 1.6%. Net income rose to $832 million, which generated $0.58…
Jon C. Ogg 3:00pm ET
Retail
Next Week’s Must Watch Earnings (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, SHLD, DLTR, HPQ, DELL)
Earnings season isn’t quite over yet. We still have some rather large, some giant, earnings on deck next week. We have an earnings duel between The Lowe’s Companies (NYSE: LOW) and The…