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Companies and Brands
Who Wants to Buy Lululemon?
Shares of beleaguered yoga-inspired apparel maker Lululemon Athletica got a boost Tuesday morning on new speculation it may be a takeover target. VF Corp. is the potential buyer.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baidu, First Solar, J.C.Penney, Sinopec and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, February 27, 2014. They include Baidu, First Solar, J.C.Penney and Chinese oil companies.
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Investing
Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Mixed at Open, Float to Gains
July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). There was no economic data release of note in…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Crocs, GE, Nokia and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, July 22, 2013. They include Crocs, General Electric, Juniper Networks and Nokia.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: CME, J.C. Penney, Nike and More
Investors and traders seem to be constantly looking for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to…
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Investing
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: CarMax, CME, Coach and More
Jon OggInvestors often get to see the various analyst upgrades and Buy ratings issued by Wall Street firms. What investors often do not get to see is when analyst downgrade stocks to sell…
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Retail
UBS Likes Specialty Retail: Time to Sell Department Stores
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsThe American consumer has remained pretty consistent in 2013, helping to push along a still very slow economic recovery. One place they have spent money is the department…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Friday: Markets Open Low, Close Mixed
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning after hearing that U.S. GDP growth in the first quarter came in at 2.5%, well below the expected 3.1% (more coverage here). U.S. consumer sentiment…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Thursday: Markets Open Higher, Maintain Positive Trend Today
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a report on U.S. unemployment that was better than analysts expected (more coverage here). There were literally hundreds of U.S. companies reporting earnings between…
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Investing
Top 12 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ASTM, ARIA, BIIB, LULU, NKE, RYAAY, UA, UTX, VHS, VFC, MS, GS)
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Thursday, March 28, 2013. They include Lululemon, Nike, Under Armour and United Technologies.
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Investing
UBS Adds Five New Stocks to Its Quality-GARP Buy List (AMP, CVS, ORLY, VFC, YUM)
ThinkstockMost investors are familiar with the acronym GARP, which stands for growth at a reasonable price. UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) has taken that category one step further and added a Q for…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 22, 2012: Market Staggers to Gain (EQR, SNDK, KMP, WEN, CVC, EW, CAT, FCX, HAS, BTU, STI, VFC, CE, WD, TXN, YHOO, MMM, AKS, COH, DD, HOG, RSH, UPS, UTS, XRX, SVU, OSG, AMD)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed this morning with the S&P 500 and the DJIA slightly lower and the Nasdaq slightly higher. In Asia Japan’s trade deficit was wider than…
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Companies and Brands
Hasbro, V.F. Beat on Earnings, Fall Short on Revenues
Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and V.F. Corp. (NYSE: VFC) this morning reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profits, but each fell short of revenue projections. The toy maker posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS)…
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Retail
Does A Ralph Lauren Dividend Double Matter To Peers?
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) has what would appear to be good news in most headline watching: the high-end apparel maker is doubling its dividend. Unfortunately this is getting lost in the…
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Investing
The Best Performing S&P Stocks of 2011 (SPY, OKE, AN, ROST, LTD, GR, TSO, EQT, ERTS, WFM, RL, TDC, RRC, MA, HUM, CMG, VFC, ISRG, BIIB, EP, COG)
October may have been one of the best months of many of our lives in equities. The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) rose by 10.9%. in October, but the year-to-date gain has been…