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Over the last three months shares of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) have lost about a quarter of their value, falling from near $85 to around $52. In the three months preceding that drop, shares...
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Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported first quarter results this morning that beat estimates on both EPS and revenues. The soft spot was the company’s guidance, and that is taking the stock down sharply...
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Lost in the last night’s commotion over the $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) were weak reports from retail Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS), and Dillard’s...
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The S&P Retail Index is down -2% in the late morning today, considerably below the overall DJIA decline of -1.2%, and it’s not entirely clear what’s causing the drop. Sears Holdings Corp....
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It was just on January 5 that we called the news on J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP)… Bad News Is Good News! Our take was that the company big drop was a chance for investors to get in ahead...
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In a slowing retail environment, Macy’s (NYSE: M) has decided it’s time to close some stores. This may not sound like a great ‘growth strategy’ for a retailer, but some...
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US retailers will report April same-store sales results this week and the outlook calls for a substantial drop from March’s gain of 3.9% to an April rise of just 1.4%. The data comes from research...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning. While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors who wanted to...
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The retail sales numbers on Main Street are truly going to hell in a hand basket. The only bright spot is Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), and that is just indicative of a tapped out consumer that is...
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U.S. retailers hired more than 627,000 seasonal workers during the October-December 2010 holiday season, a welcome boost from the mere 231,000 seasonal workers put on in 2008. Prospects for 2011...
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A couple of weeks ago we looked at implied share price gains at several retailers, and today we’ll take a more focused look at mall anchor stores. Three retailers from our previous survey are...
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Many of today’s top day trader and active trader stocks are up on earnings but other news is running names as well. This Friday’s top day trader and active trader alerts are in Baidu,...
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Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has raised its dividend, and the raise is substantial even if the yield is not. The higher-end and luxury apparel retail department store hiked its dividend from $0.16...
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