J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A New York state judge ruled Monday that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and its former CEO Ron Johnson interfered in an agreement between Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M)…
Paul Ausick The equity team at Credit Suisse has added 17 new names to their Top Picks list, while 20 stocks were shown the exit. We picked one top stock to buy from each…
Following an initial rush of enthusiasm after the company reported fourth-quarter results in late February, shares of J.C. Penney have traded in a band between about $7.25 and $9.75.
This past week was a rough one for the markets. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs, only to sell off handily from the…
Three years after Apple's retail chief took over as CEO of J.C. Penney and set a course that nearly ruined the company, the century-old retailer is back. It has proven it can…
A former executive with Sears Holdings said late last week that his former company should "embrace the inevitable." He called what is happening at Sears the "world's slowest liquidation sale."
ThinkstockKohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) may have a mixed bag on the news reaction that the company’s chief merchandising officer is leaving the company. This sort of news can be a disaster for…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. They include AMD, Apple, CDW, Facebook and J.C. Penney.
Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether…
ThinkstockCustomer satisfaction with retailers in the U.S. is at an all-time high, up for the third year in a row. While the industry improved overall, not all retailers received accolades, according to…
Macy's reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The company also reiterated its previously announced 2014 guidance.
Paul Ausick These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday February 19, 2014. They include Analog Devices, Chelsea Therapeutics, Tesla Motors and Westport Innovations .
In a new research report, analysts at J.P. Morgan lay down a bet that the American consumer is not dead. Here are seven large cap consumer stocks to buy recommended by J.P.…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, February 13, 2014. They include Angie's List, Itron, NVIDIA, Regeneron and Sempra Energy.
ThinkstockThe latest monthly Challenger, Gray and Christmas job cuts survey finds layoffs jumped nearly 50% in January, after hitting a 13-year-low in December. U.S.-based employers announced plans to cut more than 45,000…
