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Retail
Retail Dominates Friday’s Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Friday's analyst calls were dominated by the retail sector. Perhaps this is due to the proposed border adjustment tax looking dead on arrival.
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Technology
Cybersecurity Trends in 2016: Ransomware Way Up, Point-of-Sale Attacks Way Down
Since 2014 point-of-sale cyberattacks have declined by 93%. The bad news is a concomitant 333% increase in the number of new point-of-sale malware countermeasures developed and deployed.
11:35am ET
Retail
Federal Judge Orders Review of Target’s 2015 Data Breach Settlement
Federal court orders review of $10 million Target settlement related to 2013 data breach.
Paul Ausick 9:10am ET
Retail
Amazon Margins Worse Than Wal-Mart or Target
Almost all large retailers make very little money in the current environment. Amazon makes almost nothing on retail sales.
9:15am ET
Investing
Why JC Penney Short Interest Is Up by 8 Million Shares
Pessimism about brick-and-mortar retail likely caused an 8 million share short interest surge in J.C. Penney for the two-week period that ended on January 13.
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:04pm ET
Investing
Bristol-Myers, Target Sink into Friday’s 52-Week Low Club
Bristol-Myers, DryShips, Target, and Fitbit posted new 52-week lows on Friday.
4:01pm ET
Investing
Target, DryShips Tumble into Thursday’s 52-Week Low Club
DryShips, Fitbit, Target, and GNC posted new 52-week lows on Thursday.
8:35am ET
Investing
Merrill Lynch Out With 11 Top Stock Ideas for 2017
Here are, the 11 top stock picks from the analysts at Merrill Lynch for 2017. Most look well-suited for growth portfolios that have a degree of risk tolerance.
6:20am ET
Retail
Amazon’s 182 Million Visitors Among Its Huge Advantages
Among Amazon.com's seemingly endless arsenal of advantages over every other retailer is the 182 million visitors to its websites. No other retailer comes close.
8:15am ET
Retail
Cyber Monday Was Top Online Sales Day Ever
While much of this year's buzz was around sales totals generated from mobile devices, sales from desktop computers also rose sharply.
8:53am ET
Retail
3 Tips for Shopping on Cyber Monday
Black Friday is now in the rear-view mirror and many retailers are gearing up for Cyber Monday, November 28. Some have already lifted the veil on their Cyber Monday deals in much…
8:39am ET
Energy
Target, Walmart Lead Top 10 Adopters of Solar Energy
Solar energy adoption among large U.S. corporations has grown from a total installed base of 300 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to more than 1,000 MW this year. The total represents 16% of…
5:20pm ET
Retail
What Analysts Are Saying About Target After Earnings
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) released fiscal third-quarter earnings report before the markets opened last Wednesday. Quite a few retailers faltered this week despite the market hitting new highs. Target, however, was not…
Chris Lange 11:45am ET
Retail
What Analysts Are Saying About Target After Earnings
Target shares made solid gains on Wednesday after the earnings report, keeping itself in line with the broad markets. Analysts may have mixed views on this stock, but across the board they…
Chris Lange 10:20am ET
Retail
Target Launches Early Black Friday Sales This Saturday
Target is jumping on the Black Friday sales bandwagon in a big way. Thursday morning the company said it is bringing back its successful "10 Days of Deals" promotion.
Paul Ausick