Lost in the last night’s commotion over the $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) were weak reports from retail Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS), and…
The major US stock indexes opened significantly higher this morning as investors were heartened by yesterday’s nationalization of Spain’s Bankia. The Bank of England also keps rates and asset purchases stable. This…
The major US stock indexes opened sharply lower again this morning as investors consider Greece’s commitment to the austerity measures it had previously agreed to. Renegotiating the deal seems out of the…
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported first quarter results this morning that beat estimates on both EPS and revenues. The soft spot was the company’s guidance, and that is taking the stock down…
US retailers will report April same-store sales results this week and the outlook calls for a substantial drop from March’s gain of 3.9% to an April rise of just 1.4%. The data…
The research firm Retail Metrics is out signaling better than expected retail sales should be the norm this week when companies report their March same-store sales figures. The report noted that February…
US equities opened higher this morning following the report on a US non-farm payroll gain of 227,000 jobs (more coverage here). In Europe, the Greek debt swap deal went off smoothly, but…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. Cabela’s, Inc.…
Retailers have been posting same-store sales figures for February this morning, and most are posting better-than-expected numbers — in some cases, much better than expected. We have reports from 15 companies: Costco…
On January 25, new JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson, former head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail operations, unveiled his vision for the retailer’s turnaround. His “Fair and Square” price plans would…
Markets opened lower today and of the three major indexes, only the S&P 500 was able to break through to positive territory and stay there for most of the day. The DJIA…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) Maintained Outperform as Bull of…
US retailers are reporting December same-store sales today, and here’s a wrap-up of the results as of about 10 a.m. this morning. Reports were in from Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Target…
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning. While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors who wanted…
Clothes maker Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) sold its namesake brand, among other things, to J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) last October for about $328 million. Other brands were sold to Kohl’s…
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