ThinkstockRetailers are announcing February U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.7% year-over-year. Retail sales gained just 2% in February of 2013, excluding drug store…
Costco Wholesale reported disappointing second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The company did not offer any guidance and shares were down in premarket trading.
Paul Ausick White House Photo by Pete SouzaAs many consider Warren Buffett to be the greatest investor of modern times, investors want to know any time there are big changes in the Berkshire Hathaway…
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.
Retailers announced January same-store sales figures Thursday. Costco sales rose more than expected, but sales declined more than expected at The Buckle, Zumiez and others.
ThinkstockIt’s a good thing that the month of January typically accounts for just 20% of most retailers’ fourth quarter sales. This January has been a particularly harsh one, at least as far…
On the company's earnings call last week, Amazon.com said that it may raise the price on its subscription shipping service, Amazon Prime, from its current level of $79 a year to as…
ThinkstockNow that the holiday season is over, one thing is crystal clear. Fourth-quarter results are just in and revenue fell for most of the retailers. It was the rare company that did…
ThinkstockBuying a retail stock is often a pretty risky venture and it won’t get any less risky in 2014. The stocks can bounce around a lot, especially for those stores that report…
ThinkstockInvestors and traders alike have been positioning their portfolios and assets going into year-end, at the same time that stocks keep challenging all-time higher highs almost each week. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing November same-store sales Thursday and, once again, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), which reported a strong gain of 10.1% on Monday, is getting lashed. We’ve noted before that…
courtesy of TargetMany retail stocks are higher over the past month. Investors have either received hard news, or have seen forecasts, that the largest companies in the sector, which include Wal-Mart Stores…
ThinkstockRetailers are well into their Black Friday shopping day by now and we thought we’d take a look at how the stocks at ten leading retailers are reacting to early news of…
ThinkstockIn the Thanksgiving holiday edition of its Weekend Warrior newsletter, Sterne Agee offers a couple of stock picks, one outstanding holiday pricing ad, and a weather forecast. That should about cover the…
ThinkstockWith more stores than ever before choosing to open for at least part of Thanksgiving day, there has been a lot of public response to those merchants who will be doing business…
