Jon OggStocks have enjoyed a serious bull market, and we still have the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both up by double digits so far in 2013. As…
ThinkstockRadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The electronics retailer posted an adjusted net earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.35 on $849 million in revenue.…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockUBS has initiated new analyst coverage of the large retailers this morning, and we have focused on the big three retailers: Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing March same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 1.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 3.9% gain in March…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.There has always been a Wall St. trend for the spotlight to shine on the smartest guy in the room at any given time. Whether they be one…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices instead. Most analysts…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsJ.C. Penney Flip-Flop J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices…
RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) just cannot manage to find any love. The troubled electronics retailer was downgraded to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch, which is really just part of the ongoing wave of…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The warehouse club retailer reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of $24.34 billion.…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing February same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year, compared with a 5.1% gain in January and a 4.2% gain in February…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.All industries in American business change and evolve over time. In some cases it is due to technological change, internal change within the specific industry, changes in consumer…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following markets in Europe and Asia, most of which were also pointed higher. In Asia, equities were mostly higher following yesterday’s buoyant session in the…
courtesy of TargetTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter of $1.65 and…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and wobbled around before heading upward for most of the day. Strong home prices and a surge in the consumer confidence index (more coverage here)…
Jon OggThe week ahead is going to have many key earnings reports. Retail is heavily represented, while technology and banking giants are non-existent. Some of these are stocks which can move big…
