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Retail
The Holiday Sales Mirage (M)(SHLD)
The news about what will happen to retail spending ends at December 31. All of the analysis is focused on the period from November 1 to the end of the year. So…
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Economy
Is Consumer Spending Stabalizing? More Grand News For Wal-Mart (WMT) Apple (AAPL) And Amazon (AMZN), Bad News For Sears (SHLD)
One piece of data does not a trend make. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Poll shows a little uptick last week. But, coming in the holidays, people’s spirits many be brightening.…
6:43am ET
Retail
Costco (COST): Making The Poor Feel Rich
Wal-Mart (WMT) reported strong same-store numbers for its most recently reported period. New data from MasterCard (MA) indicates that almost every other retailer in the country was bloodied during the early part…
10:29am ET
Investing
CEO Of The Year Nominees: 4) H. Lee Scott Of Wal-Mart (WMT)
24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week The CEOs are…
6:25am ET
Technology
Is Google (GOOG) The Last Man Standing?
Analysts are of two minds about Google (GOOG). The first is that because it is the most efficient way for companies to reach customers that it will not be hurt much by…
6:27am ET
Retail
Sears (SHLD): The Real Face Of Retail
Forget how Wal-Mart (WMT) is doing. Sears (SHLD) is the real face of retail. Between its Sears and K-Mart stores, it has 3,000 outlets and 330,000 employees. And, it is dying a…
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Retail
As Consumer Spending Worsens, Sears (SHLD) Moves In The Cross Hairs
Consumer sentiment and consumer spending may be bad today, but according to a major new survey, they are going to get much worse over the next three months. Among the largest victims…
6:23pm ET
Economy
Will US Unemployment Hit 10%? (SHLD)(NCC)(GM)
The US unemployment rate in September was 6.1%. The consensus estimates are that the numbers will rise, but there are differences over how much. The Bloomberg News survey of economists gives an…
7:46am ET
Retail
If Sears (SHLD) Can’t Extend Credit, Sales Could Fall 10%
Sears (SHLD) is already one of the weakest retailers in the US. Firms such as Wal-Mart (WMT) and Best Buy (BBY) have, in most cases, better merchandise, better store locations, and buying…
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Retail
Ackman’s Target Efforts Could Save Sears & Lampert (TGT, SHLD)
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has confirmed that activist Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has shared various ideas for an alternative ownership structure related to Target real estate. It also said that this has been…
5:16am ET
Investing
Earnings On Deck: Only Nine Companies Will Matter
Analysts assume third quarter earnings for the companies in the S&P 500 will be bad. But, looking at the number which is the average of all firms in the index is misleading.…
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Media
Media Digest 10/10/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the US is looking at guaranteeing billions of dollars of bank debt and temporarily insuring all bank deposits. Reuters reports that Citigroup (C) has ended talks about taking over…
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Economy
The Recession Is Coming Home For The Holidays (M)(SHLD)(GPS)(JCP)
Santa will be thinner this year, a sign that he cannot afford all that rich food. It is a good thing that he wears a beard because can’t afford a razor. By…
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Retail
Wal-Mart (WMT): Coal In The Retail Industry’s Stocking
"Everyday low prices" are getting out of hand. Wal-Mart (WMT) already is cutting what it charges for toys and the holiday season has really not begun. According to The Wall Street Journal,…
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Retail
Circuit City (CC) Falls Off The Earth As CEO Leaves
Circuit City (CC) sacked the CEO who ran the company for the past four years. Philip Schoonover held every important job at the retailer from chairman to CEO to president. He was…