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Retail
Big Retails Which May Close Or Downsize (CC)(BBI)(PIR)(CPWM)
It is now no secret that we are in a very weak economic environment and if it is not an official recession it is for about 80% of the country. We’ve already…
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ADCT, ALV, CAT, FORM, GMR, GIII, MIR, SNIC, TGT, TOPS, WM, ZMH)
These are some of the top downgrades or negative analyst calls we are seeing this Wednesday morning in early pre-market hours: ADC Telecom (ADCT) Cut to Neutral at Baird; Cut to Market…
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Investing
The 24/7 Wall St. Ten Worst Managed Companies In America (JAVA)(SHLD)(BSX)(SBUX)(S)(CC)(MOT)(AMD)(AIG)(PFE)
With the trading year almost half over and results from the first quarter out, 24/7 Wall St. has created the latest installment of its Ten Worst Managed Companies In America list. This…
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Media
Media Digest 5/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Steve Ballmber said his company will not bid for Yahoo! (YHOO). Reuters writes that HP’s (HPQ) operating margin rose to 10% in the last quarter. Reuters writes…
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Retail
Target Sails By Estimates (TGT, JPM, WMT)
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has reported its Q1 net income of $602 million, down from $651million in the same quarter in 2007. It saw a 1.4% drop in earnings per share to $0.74…
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Retail
Time To Switch From Wal-Mart Back To Target? (TGT, WMT)
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, we’ll see earnings out of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and we’ll get to see just how the "recessed" client base is as far as shopping on a…
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Retail
Wal-Mart Earnings To Show Recession’s Best Friend (WMT, TGT)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings this coming Tuesday morning before the open. The company already gave an approximate revenues number of $94 Billion. As you will see…
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Investing
CEOs Who Don’t Get Out Often Enough, And Some Who Do
The hallmark of some of the most successful companies over the last fifty years is that the CEOs spent a great deal of their time with customers and at company locations around…
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Media
Media Digest 5/6/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, UBS (UBS) will cut 5,500 jobs. The company is also selling $15 billion in subprime mortgage paper to Blackrock. Reuters writes that Bernanke says that high foreclosure rates are…
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Retail
Target (TGT) To Sell Credit Card Debt To JP Morgan (JPM)
In what could be a brilliant move if the recession and drop in retail sales worsen, Target (TGT) has agreed tot sell $3.6 billion of its credit card loan portfolio to JP…
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Retail
Has Wal-Mart (WMT) Lied To Us?
Most large corporations amplify the distrust that the common man has for them by making misstatements from time to time. It is Wal-Mart’s (WMT) turn in the gauntlet of public opinion. The…
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Investing
Big Mergers For A Recession Economy, Do Firms Like Ford, Citigroup, and Sears Go Away?
"The current financial crisis is the most serious since the second world war, and perhaps since the Great Depression."–The London Observer, March 23, 2008 Many investors find it hard to believe that…
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Media
Media Digest 3/14/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, regulators unveiled a plan to toughen rules for mortgage brokers. Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) have begiin informal discussion about the buy-out. Reuters reports that IACI…
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Retail
Target (TGT) Tries To Dump Piece Of Credit Card Business
Target (NYSE: TGT) has a huge credit card business. In the current economy, that may not be perfect positioning. The value of the portfolio at the unit is $8 billion. A financial…
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Media
Media Digest 3/13/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Paulson will try to tighten rules at the state and federal levels to tighten mortgage standards. Reuters writes that Carlyle Capital was unable to reach a deal with it…