The 2011 holiday season is very likely going to be a tale of two classes. For the well-off — those with discretionary incomes above $250,000 — spending is expected to increaseby about…
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Cut to Neutral at Baird. Bank of New…
99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) was supposed to be acquired for somewhere between $22.00 and $24.00 per share according to reports in mid-September. The company was supposed to have interest from Apollo…
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter and full fiscal year earnings before markets opened this morning. The headline numbers look pretty good, but the fine print might be telling…
Back in the day, a layaway plan made sense for many consumers who did not have the full purchase price of an item but could pay regular small installments until the item…
Jon OggEach morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall St. research notes. We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely review…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. Dollar…
If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!! After that it is discount stores. Even though dollar stores are…
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is seeing its stock trade a bit soft this morning on news that private equity backers are selling 25 million shares of common shares at a price…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), Emerson Electric Company…
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance. The dollar store, or actually ‘under $10 and under $5 store’ said that…
We have many earnings still dribbling out this week. While none may move the whole market, some may move their underlying sectors. We have tracked earnings estimates, added in price data, and…
Deep discount retailers could be preparing for a comeback after slowing down somewhat since the beginning of the year. This includes dollar stores, but also includes the clearance and deep discount stores. …
We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on other news. The ten key movers and shakers we are tracking are in shares of the following:…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of June 30, 2011. These public stock holdings have been broken down into…
