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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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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has put six department store companies on CreditWatch with negative implications and has changed the outlook on three department store companies to...
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An unexpected gain in October retail sales has boosted prospects for a better-than-forecast holiday retail sales season. Some of the sales gains will come from lower pricing, which can’t always be...
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Retail sales reports for the month of June are arriving thick and fast this morning, but the news is lukewarm at best and the outlook for the back-to-school season is soft. Consumer worries over jobs...
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The final projections from Retail Metrics are out and April is looking as though the same-store sales are going to come in up only 1.5%. If so, this will mark the lowest gain since October 2010. ...
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Despite an earnings warnings out of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) earlier this week and despite some perceived softness at Wal-Mart (WMT), there were actually some retail winners that posted strong...
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Buybacks may not be considered the best return of capital by many investors and market pundits, but they are M&A-alternatives for management of companies. The amount of share buybacks announced in...
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British high-end clothier Burberry PLC reported that sales for its first six months of the year rose 30% on strong demand for its signature trenchcoats and accessories. The company noted that its...
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These are the top ten analyst calls we have seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning: Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Raised to Buy at Lazard....
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These are some of the top pre-market analyst calls with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: AutoDesk (ADSK) Started...
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The research firm Retail Metrics is out signaling better than expected retail sales should be the norm this week when companies report their March same-store sales figures. The report noted that...
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We already knew that September was not going to be as cautious in retail sales compared to some of the summer months. What was not known was that some of the gains were actually blowout figures. ...
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These are this Monday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms: Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Incyte Corporation...
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These are the top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls early this Monday: Cadence Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CADX) Cut to Perform at...
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