Retailers are reporting August same-store sales numbers today, and on the whole the reports are positive after a very cautious and dismal July. August is prime back-to-school shopping time, the retailers second-largest…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes this Tuesday morning: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Outperform at BMO Capital. DG…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Accumulate at Standpoint. Aruba…
Retailers are reporting July sales figures this morning, and so far there’s not a lot of excitement. July is the time when stores clear out summer merchandise to stock up on back-to-school…
The chance that Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has decided to consider taking itself private has spawned a cottage industry of picking the next retailers that will make a similar decision. Barnes…
This week’s cast of characters in the UNUSUAL SUSPECTS of stocks to watch does not include any earnings previews. Those earnings have been given a separate calendar posted this morning. Our batch…
For a while there, during the economic downturn that started in the second half of 2008, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) looked like it had found a large number of new customers for…
Earnings are in today from a number of retailers, not all of which are blazing, but all are better than a year ago. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:…
Today’s top day trader and active trader alerts are somewhat tied to earnings, but many movers are not on earnings. Today’s cast of characters includes Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Akeena Solar,…
Reuters:Â Â Daimler kept its earnings and dividend outlook for 2010. Reuters:Â Â American International Group (NYSE: AIG) raised $2 billion thought an aircraft sale. Reuters:Â Â Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) results lifted markets in…
Today’s Retail Business Daily has a roundup of names in the retail sector that are responding to changes and news in the Industry. The market continues to improve for many top retailers.…
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (NYSE: PVH) has traders and investors speculating about or pondering which other apparel companies may become acquisition targets or which could end up in ‘mergers of equals’ as companies…
Reuters:Â Â Obama pushed his nuclear initiative and backed a new plant. Reuters:Â Â Oil moved toward $78 on hope of an improved economy. Reuters:Â Â Toyota (NYSE:TM) will cut auto output. Reuters:Â Â Fidelity says…
These are the top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Outperform Oppenheimer. Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised…
Reuters:  Volcker believes that banks should not be allowed to make risky trades. Reuters:  Toyota (NYSE:TM) sales dropped after its recall announcements. Reuters:  More US consumers are paying credit cards before mortgages. Reuters:  …
