These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Tuesday, July 29, 2014. They include AcelRx, Alcoa, Costco, Lululemon, Walmart and Trulia.
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing June U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 4.9% year-over-year, marking the largest monthly gain since January 2013. After the weather-related sales…
ThinkstockIf the forecast for retail sales growth is accurate, U.S. retail same-store sales will rise 4.9% in June, marking the largest monthly gain since January 2013. Including comparable store sales already reported…
These are this Tuesday's top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations. They include Best Buy, Costco, PetSmart and Target.
Costco Wholesale Co. saw strong sales gains in May, with total sales rising 8% year-over-year to $8.8 billion for the four weeks ending June 1. For the 39 weeks ending on June…
247sarah ThinkstockRetailers are announcing May U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.4% year-over-year. After the weather-related sales weakness in the first three months of the…
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsAfter Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) posted first quarter earnings on May 22nd the stock price actually rose from a closing price the night before of $36.56 to…
Costco Wholesale reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Same-store sales and membership fee revenue both rose during the period.
Paul Ausick As retailers post poor earnings, the possibility that major retailers will eliminate thousands of locations in total has increased. Some announcements about "downsizing" have already been made.
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2014. We were originally not expecting many major changes to the portfolio.…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing April U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.9% year-over-year, but results came in far better — up 6%. The combined two-month…
ThinkstockAmerican consumers have a higher opinion of Amazon.com than any other company. For the second year in a row, the online retailer held the top slot, beating out popular brands like Apple,…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe American companies with the best reputations do not have a great deal of common on the surface. They run from Coca-Cola to Amazon.com to Whole Foods. However,…
Amazon.com is quietly taking aim at warehouse stores with a new service called Amazon Prime Pantry. Could it be that Amazon has come up with a solution to a nonexistent problem?
The futures price of coffee has basically doubled since early November, leaving one to ask how long can, say, Starbucks go on until it has to boost retail prices. Or Keurig Green…
