11:45am ET
Retail
Is the Bidding Over for Family Dollar Stores?
Nearly everyone expected a higher bid for Family Dollar Stores after the first buyout offer from Dollar Tree. Could another super discounter afford to let a competitor grow?
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7:25am ET
Retail
Will Dollar General Bid Take the Family Dollar Prize?
Dollar General said Monday morning that it has proposed to acquire Family Dollar Stores in a deal worth $9.7 billion. In late July, Dollar Tree entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire…
8:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Coach, J.C. Penney, Micron, Whole Foods, Vertex and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Wednesday, June 25, 2014. They include Apple, Coach, J.C. Penney, Micron Technology, Whole Foods and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
10:15am ET
Retail
What Icahn Sees: Dollar Stores vs. Discounters
Now that Carl Icahn has taken a large stake in Family Dollar Stores, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what sort of value this might imply for activist investors and value investors…
8:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BioMarin, Family Dollar, Lululemon, SunTrust and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations see on Monday, June 9, 2014. They include BioMarin, Family Dollar, Lululemon and SunTrust.
7:45am ET
Retail
Dollar General Affirms Guidance After Missing Estimates
Dollar General reported disappointing first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The discount retailer reiterated its guidance for full-year 2014 sales.
Paul Ausick 7:55am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AngloGold, Twitter, Biogen, Celgene, HomeAway, VMware and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Thursday, May 29, 2014. They include AngloGold Ashanti, Twitter, Biogen Idec, Celgene, HomeAway and VMware.
7:55am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DreamWorks, Twitter, FormFactor and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. They include Dollar General, DreamWorks Animation, Twitter and FormFactor.
8:40am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Intel, Chevron, Exxon, Qualcomm, Citigroup and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, April 3, 2014. They include Apple, Intel, Chevron, Exxon, Qualcomm and Citigroup.
8:55am ET
Retail
Dollar General Falls Short on Revenues
Dollar General reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Sales of tobacco and perishables pushed same-store sales higher. The company opened 650 new stores in 2013.
Paul Ausick 11:50am ET
Retail
Do Not Bet on a Family Dollar and Walmart Merger
Credit Suisse's Michael Exstein issued a review of Walmart that includes how and why Walmart should acquire Family Dollar Stores. Our bet is that Walmart may have a hard time with regulators…
8:20am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Analog Devices, Chelsea Therapeutics, Tesla, Westport, More
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 .
11:30am ET
Investing
Many Key Changes to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List for 2014
If one firm can create interest around a stock, it is Goldman Sachs. Investors have followed its Conviction Buy List for years, but 24/7 Wall St. has tracked many major changes to…
8:01am ET
Investing
Goldman Sachs Makes Major Conviction Buy List Changes for 2014
GS.COMIt is that time of year when investors start positioning their portfolios for the year ahead. 24/7 Wall St. reviews vast numbers of research reports looking for the best stocks to buy…
8:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Dollar General, Intel, Twitter, Ulta Salon and More
Jon OggStocks have pulled back on tapering concerns, and now investors and traders have to decide how to position their portfolios ahead of 2014. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of Wall Street…