U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report that nonfarm payrolls had grown by 155,000, better than the expected growth of 150,000 (more coverage here). The December unemployment rate…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Friday. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) cut to Neutral at…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a decision by the European Central Bank to leave its interest rates unchanged (more coverage here). Third-quarter eurozone GDP was in line with the…
thinkstockYoga and athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported third-quarter fiscal 2012 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.39 on revenue of $316.5 million before markets opened this morning. In…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened essentially flat again this morning as investors waited to see what would happen with the many data releases due out today. In Europe, the non-manufacturing PMI numbers were…
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is trading higher this morning after Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage with a Buy rating with a price target of $91 per share. Today’s gain comes from a…
Jon C. Ogg These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Buy with $800 target and raised estimates at…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the most successful retail stores by a wide margin. According to RetailSails, a retail and consumer goods consulting firm, the tech giant’s 372 worldwide…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) often has been described as the most productive of all retailers. The well-regarded annual productivity study from Retail Sails confirms this. But sales per square foot,…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) raised to Neutral from Sell at…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning following a lower-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls (more coverage here). In Asia and Europe, though, markets were higher for different reasons. Asian…
lululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported adjusted second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on $282.6 million in revenue before markets opened today. In the same period a year ago, the yoga…
Paul Ausick The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning as expectations had been raised that the European Central Bank would institute some kind of bond-buying program to shore up the Eurozone’s…
Retail sales might not exactly be setting any blistering pace of growth, but Retail Metrics has a report out that shows a traffic boost at the end of July should offer a…
In what might seem to be an anomaly, retail stocks are getting dumped on today following the US Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obamacare. An retail group, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA),…
