ThinkstockOver the past five years, shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) have traded in a range of around $15 to $30 a share. The low point came last summer and the high…
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ThinkstockThe big difference between first-quarter earnings at Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) and Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) is investors’ reaction. Supervalu posted an adjusted loss of $0.14 a share yesterday on lower revenues…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and trickled lower most of the day as there was little news to follow generally good data from around the globe. In Japan, the central…
ThinkstockThe Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The grocery chain reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.88 on revenues of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but struggled to maintain even a flat performance compared to yesterday’s close. Before the markets opened this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association noted a 14.8%…
ThinkstockSafeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the grocery store chain posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.94 on…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) cut to Market Perform at William Blair. AOL Inc.…
thinkstockEuropean leaders say they will take additional steps to end the economic crisis in the region. (Reuters) Softbank puts an upper limit on what Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) may pay to…
courtesy of Hostess Brands Inc.A couple of surprise names have popped up in the bidding war for bankrupt Hostess Brands Inc., makers of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, and Wonder Bread. Last Monday was the…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the weekly report on new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in lower than expected (more coverage here) and the second estimate of GDP…
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) reported third-quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The grocery chain reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.46 on revenues of $21.8 billion. In…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened lower again this morning following Senator Harry Reid’s comments that negotiations on the U.S. fiscal cliff were not going well. In Asia, markets reacted badly to the report…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has had its share of troubles in the past year or so. Today, though, the company has announced that it…
ThinkstockSuperValu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) was up nearly 20% last week, largely on buyout speculation. Buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management is the likely frontrunner to take over the third-largest U.S. supermarket chain. SuperValu…
