3:01pm ET
Investing
52-Week Low Club (December 28, 2007)
Some of these stocks hit 52-week lows and recovered off of lows so they won’t have a low close. But these did all touch or breach the 52-week lows. At the end…
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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…
4:01pm ET
Investing
52-Week Low Club (AAI, ANN, AM, BIG, BJRI, CHS, CC, LIZ, M, OMX, MSO, RL, HOT, WM, WEN, ZLC)
Today’s list of 52-week lows was still dominated by retail and consumer spending stocks, although a surprise surge from several key semiconductor names made today’s list. Some of these did end up…
2:18pm ET
Retail
52-Week Low Club (BIG, BONT, CHS, M, OMX, SSI, HOT, ZLC, RT, F, WM, BSC)
We didn’t include only retail names on the 52-week lows today, but it could have been easy to do. The retail scene just didn’t do too hot over Christmas and these are…
6:19am ET
Retail
Deepest Retail Discounters Draw Most Traffic
It makes all of the sense in the world. The stores offering the best discounts are getting most of the traffic this holiday season. But, that may be a mixed blessing. According…
10:57am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart (WMT) And Macy’s (M): Holiday “Hail Mary”
Wal-Mart (WMT) and Macy’s (M) are going to throw the retail ball up in the air just before Christmas and hope that the consumer catches it. Both stores plan to open some…
12:30pm ET
Technology
Holiday 2007 E-Commerce Winners And Losers
comScore today released data that shows households with incomes under $50,000 are not lifting their online spending much from the holiday season last year. Sales from this demographic group are up only…
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,…
7:32am ET
Investing
Pre-Market Stock News (August 15, 2007)
(AMAT) Applied Materials trading down 3% after yesterday’s earnings.(CSC) CSC said it is part of a large government pact that will result in close to $900 million to CSC.(DE) Deere $2.37 EPS…
5:49am ET
Investing
KKR And Macy’s (M)
Women’s Wear Daily says that KKR is close to a deal to buy Macy’s (M). The price would be about $52 a share. The stock currently trades a $40. Douglas A. McIntyre
4:26am ET
Investing
Countries Vie For Biggest Buy-Out Title
Over the last two days, BCE (BCE) the largest phone company in Canada, was purchased by the investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and several private equity firms. The price was…
12:04pm ET
Investing
Wal-Mart Proves ‘Less Bad’ Is Really Good (WMT)
Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) finally remembered that they are a public company today because they have held their annual shareholder meeting. This proves that the company is truly owned by the investors for at…