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Investing
October Short Interest For NYSE Stocks
Following is the short interest in stocks of major companies traded on the NYSE. Figures are as of October 15 and compare to numbers on September 28, 2007. Most of the large…
Companies
/Consumer Defensive
Target Corp
$154.40
▼ $4.30 (−2.71%) today
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TGT Coverage
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More Dangerous Toys Found (WMT)(TGT)(COST)(SHLD)
Reuters writes that The Center for Environmental Health has been surveying toys sold by a number of retailers and has found Curious George dolls, back-packs and lunch boxes with excessive amounts of…
8:54am ET
Retail
Sears Holdings Makes 52-Week Low
Sears Holdings (SHLD) was supposed to be the next Berkshire Hathaway. It does not seem to be working out that way. After a poor earnings performance and rough same-store sales, SHLD hit…
3:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) launched its Halo 3 game which is essential to driving Xbox sales. Reuters writes that the UAW struck GM (GM) as contract negotiations failed. Reuters reportst that…
4:43pm ET
Retail
Lowe’s (LOW) Cuts Forecasts To The Bone
Lowe’s (LOW) management must not have wanted the Target (TGT) people to feel all alone when they cut their same-store sales forecasts. Lowe’s chopped its earnings estimate after the market closed. The…
4:33am ET
Economy
Santa Brings A Recesssion
When the sleigh and reindeer land on roofs across American this holiday, the gift bag will be filled with home heating oil and mortgage bills. Santa is bringing a recession for Christmas.…
4:49pm ET
Retail
Target Targeting Its Own Targets (TGT)
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) shares traded up 1.5% to $62.72 in normal trading today, but shares are up another 2% in after-hours trading. The red-dot announced today that it is reviewing potential ownership…
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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,…
7:43am ET
Retail
Same-Store-Sales: Wal-Mart Vs. Target (WMT, TGT, COST)
You have to love a morning where Target (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) have big news out on the same day. This morning both retail giants released August Same-Store-Sales. Surprisingly, both did pretty…
8:20am ET
Investing
Target Not Sharing Wal-Mart’s Woes (TGT, WMT)
Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) reported in-line earnings and gave guidance that was basically in-line with prior targets. The retail giant posted $0.80 EPS against $0.80 estimates, and revenues were $14.62 Billion versus $14.67…
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Retail
Earnings Preview: Target (TGT, WMT, SHLD)
Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) will report earnings Tuesday morning with a conference call to follow. Shares closed up Friday but are down with the market today. First Call is expecting EPS to be…
3:57pm ET
Retail
Is Target Still Killing Wal-Mart? (TGT, WMT)
Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) reports earnings on Tuesday, and it traded up with the broader market today. Shares closed up 2.3% at $61.18. First Call is expecting EPS to be $0.80 on revenues…
2:00pm ET
Retail
What To Expect From Wal-Mart Earnings (WMT)
The world retail behemoth that goes by the name of Wal-Mart will report earnings pre-market on Tuesday, August 14. We just saw the July same store sales Thursday, so much of the…
5:02am ET
Investing
“Made In China” Gets Expensive
The last anyone heard, US companies manufactured goods in China because labor costs were low and the out-sourcing saved money. Yesterday, Mattel’s (MAT) Fisher division recalled about one milion toys. They had…
5:12am ET
Investing
Target (TGT) Gets The Lead Out
The Sierra Club is chasing around Target (TGT) and some other US corporations for not reporting that some of the toys it has been selling have levels of lead that are two…
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