The US Census Bureau reported this morning that retail sales in May fell by -0.2% month-over-month. Compared with May 2011, however, retail sales rose by 5.3%. For the three-month period of March…
ZyngaZynga’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are down 15% over the past two days, a little more than those of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) after its initial public offering. There are several critical difference between the…
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported first fiscal quarter results this morning that were better than the consensus estimate, but full-year EPS guidance did not meet the prior estimate and the stock…
Neither Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) nor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was expected to post big numbers for the quarter just ended. And they didn’t — but the numbers were better…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings early on Thursday morning. This earnings report is likely to be very different from any prior earnings report due to all of…
The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were close to consensus estimates for both EPS and revenues, but just enough short to give investors pause. The…
The housing market is supposed to be doing better and the lack of a new recession is supposed to have helped to put in a floor under what had been consistently falling…
24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to feature the standout names in the S&P 500 over the last week. This weekend’s chart represents the strongest names in the S&P…
The housing data keeps coming in with a mixed fan-fare. The new home sales in America for the month of February fell 1.6% to 313,000 versus a Dow Jones consensus target of…
Markets opened slightly higher this morning, expecting good news from today’s report on existing home sales. Alas, the number came in lower than expectations and sent the DJIA to a daily low…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Raised to Hold at Soc-Gen. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX)…
Argus has made some basic changes to its FOCUS LIST of its analysts’ best ideas. Those which were added were Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL), Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS), Enterprise Product…
courtesy Facebook Inc.The 10 most-visited websites in America may share a few characteristics, but interestingly enough, none are in the same business, with the exception of two portals. Each has a different…
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported robust sales for its fiscal fourth quarter which ended January 29. Same-store sales in the US were up 6.1% As the housing market has faltered and the…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market…
