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Investing
The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
KSS Coverage Page 28
7:59am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades (ANF, CSCO, KO, GR, HMY, KSS, NWS-A, DIS, VIA-B)
These are this Wednesday mornings top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen early on from Wall Street: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Equal Weight at Morgan…
4:26pm ET
Investing
52-Week High Club
Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) hit a yearly high of $13.47 after beating both guidance and analyst estimates for its quarterly earnings. Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) hit a yearly high of $57.19 after…
6:44am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Calls (ABB, ABX, BBY, COST, HD, KSS, LOW, PAAS, UNH)
These are some of the broad upgrades and positive research calls from Wall Street analysts that we have seen this Tuesday morning: ABB (ABB) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank. Barrick Gold…
6:33am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades (BIG, GLW, DRIV, DUK, KSS, MEOH, PFE, STP, TRV, WYE)
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts this Tuesday morning: Big Lots (BIG) Raised to Buy at Soleil. Corning (GLW) Raised to Buy at…
5:04pm ET
Retail
S&P Pans Retailer Ratings (DDS, M, JWN, JCP, SHLD, BONT, KSS, SKS)
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has put six department store companies on CreditWatch with negative implications and has changed the outlook on three department store companies to negative from stable. Moody’s &…
4:03am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/14/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, concerns about the global economy are growing as the G20 nations are meeting. Reuters says that Congress challenged banks on how they would use bailout funds. Reuters reports that…
8:18am ET
Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CIM, CCE, KMB, KSS, WFC, AMAT, FTI, SSYS)
It is looking pretty light so far from analyst coverage this Monday morning. Here are some of the top individual stock calls we have seen this morning from Wall Street analysts: Chimera…
9:16am ET
Retail
Consumers Not Even Window Shopping (WMT, COST, TGT, SKS, JWN, JCP, KSS, DDS, M)
The retail sales numbers on Main Street are truly going to hell in a hand basket. The only bright spot is Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), and that is just indicative of a…
6:27am ET
Investing
Early Bird Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, EYE, HOC, INCY, PTR, CEG, KSS, VNO, WFMI)
These are some of the early bird analyst calls we are seeing in stocks this Thursday morning which could impact shares: ADTRAN (ADTN) Raised to Outperform at Baird. Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)…
8:07am ET
Retail
Goldman Sachs Cans Department Stores (M, KSS, DDS)
Goldman Sachs is out with a negative call this morning that is a downgrade in the department stores section of the retail sector. The firm believes that gains of some 30% while…
8:47am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AFL, AXP, ABX, CATM, KSS, LOW, LULU, MDAS, MET, MHS, TNK)
It is going to be hard to get traders to care about mere upgrades and downgrades on a day when the Federal Reserve did an inter-meeting emergency rate cut to stave off…
2:12pm ET
Retail
Macy’s: Growth Through Closures.. Expect Others To Follow (M, KSS, SHLD, TJX, JCP)
In a slowing retail environment, Macy’s (NYSE: M) has decided it’s time to close some stores. This may not sound like a great ‘growth strategy’ for a retailer, but some companies reach…
4:44pm ET
Energy
The Business Day In Global Warming (KSS, MAG, FPL, BZH, PRRY, CPNLQ, DELL, ING)
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE:KSS) is activating a solar rollout to its 63 California locations. Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) has received orders from United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) for PCS-2C and -2D fuel cell power inverters…
8:12am ET
Retail
Retail Sales In August Not On Life Support
Just yesterday and the day before, the tone was looking to be that sub-prime fallout and the recent tightening on credit was helping to squash Joe Q. Consumer in the U.S. Yesterday,…