There are many new characters in this week’s installment of “The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead.” We have tracked news and added color on each where applicable. The cast of characters…
S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (07 JAN-13 JAN) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 13Jan11 Close Price 07Jan11 Market Cap($Mil) SUPERVALU INC. SVU -13.4 7.50 8.66 1591.3 Merck & Co Inc.…
Lost in the fog about the record 0.5% growth in December and 6.6% gain in 2010 retail sales was the reason behind it: discounts. Retailers — both large and small — learned…
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is seeing a mild gain this Thursday after the retailer announced its move into Canada. Target buying a $1.8+ billion interest in leaseholds of Zellers. It might not…
Death in America is a $15 billion a year industry. That includes funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, but excludes related costs such as headstones and crypts. It is expensive to die in…
RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) is off to a very rough start in 2011. Its stock has only enjoyed one day of gains since the start of the year. Yesterday brought much carnage…
Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) today reported same-store sales and estimated net income for its fourth fiscal quarter ending January 29th. Same-store sales at Kmart and Sears stores were off a combined…
The G20 has begun work to lower chances of a food crisis (Reuters) China is likely to tighten again (Reuters) Oil stayed above $89 due to a shutdown of the Alaska pipeline…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Raised to Buy with $35.50 target at…
The next round of earnings officially kicks off next week with Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) first out of the blocks on Monday. We’re taking advantage of the occasion to preview some developments…
Retail stores are reporting December sales today and the news is, at best mixed. Retailers reporting already include Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE:…
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) is in the right spot at the right time in today’s economic recovery. It is a trade-down economic play, but the dollar store segment has been successful…
Can the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise 12.65% more in 2011 after gaining about 11% in 2010? Our calculations show the the DJIA is likely to hit 13,042.06 in 2011. That’s a…
We have already introduced the 2011 Dogs of the Dow for investors looking into 2011. The term “dogs” might imply that they are the worst performers when they are actually just the…
China’s online retail market turned over about $49 billion in business during 2010. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will post about half that amount as revenue for the current fiscal year, and the…
