courtesy of TargetIn its second-quarter earnings report released before markets opened on Wednesday, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.19 on revenues of $17.12 billion, compared with…
These are the top analyst upgrades and stocks to buy for August 21, 2013, including Best Buy, Herbalife, Questcor, Dick's Sporting Goods and more.
Jon OggStocks closed mixed on Tuesday, making two weeks worth of losses seem like they do not have to continue. Investors may finally be getting used to the environment of higher interest…
Wikimedia CommonsThe big question in the retail sector is whether any company can hold on against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Corner bookstores have all but disappeared, Borders is history and Barnes &…
http://www.amazon.com/amazon-coinsInvestors seems to believe that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) showed signs of life when it released earnings, and that Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) admitted it was doomed. No…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear reported adjusted diluted earnings per share…
Paul Ausick August 19, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as the Nasdaq eked out a positive start. The rocky start to the week is being attributed to rising 10-year Treasury yields…
ThinkstockSo far this earnings season U.S. retailers haven’t put up a very good show. Retailers that have already reported results said that customers had become cautious again during the quarter and same-store…
courtesy of AOL, IncMaybe the era when firing people in public was acceptable has ended. Perhaps some executives can still get away with it. Clearly, Tim Armstrong of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL)…
courtesy Dell Inc.The notion of taking companies private is probably as old as the one of taking them public. The first generally takes money from outside shareholders. The other seizes assets back,…
ThinkstockLost in the frenzy of news coverage about the purchase of the Washington Post Company’s (NYSE: WPO) flagship by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos is whether Amazon itself is doing…
ThinkstockEarly August is when most families begin and end their shopping for back-to-school items like pencils, shoes, and other gear. This year about 90% of U.S. families plan to spend at least…
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which announced a loss in its most recent quarter, will add 5,000 new workers, as CEO Jeff Bezos dares Wall Street to desert him. It will not. As…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) continues to surge, as its recent earnings report showed. At about the same time it released the good numbers, it announced a partnership with Danone to sell ready-to-eat…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Despite a poor revised second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) number of just 1.8%, there are undeniable signs that the U.S. economy is starting to improve. The housing market…
