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J.C. Penney Stock Gets a Lift but Has No Coattails

Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertInvestors cannot seem to get enough J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) stock Wednesday morning. The company reported what can only be called awful results, missing…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

J.C. Penney Earnings Are Miserable, but Investors Love Them

courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The venerable retailer reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.81 and…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Lowe’s Outlook Casts a Shadow on Q3 Earnings, Revenues

ThinkstockBefore markets opened on Wednesday, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the country’s second largest home improvement store chain, reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47, up from $0.35 in the third quarter…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Holiday E-commerce Surge Shows Retailers Should Close More Stores

ThinkstockWhether it stems from forecasts of a huge increase in revenue at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) or research posted by the National Retail Federation, traditional shopping that takes people to malls and stores continues…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Can Burger King Do Better in India Than in China?

ThinkstockBurger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) has announced a new joint venture that will give it an opening into the giant market of India. The fast-food chain has partnered with Everstone Group to develop…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Best Buy Earnings Hobbled by Promotions, Guidance

courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Home Depot Earnings Point to New High for the Stock

Wikimedia CommonsHome Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported third-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 and $19.47 billion in revenues before markets opened Tuesday morning. In the same period a year ago, the…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Seven Stores Remaining Closed on Thanksgiving

ThinkstockWith more stores than ever before choosing to open for at least part of Thanksgiving day, there has been a lot of public response to those merchants who will be doing business on the…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Google Winter Wonderlab Gets Very Slow Start

courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) calls the six new stores it has opened to demonstrate its consumer products “Winter Wonderlab.” It is a shame the search company will only have six of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

J.C. Penney and Sears Investors Expect Strong Results

courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) and the Kmart and Sears divisions of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) are supposes to be the losers among large U.S. retailers. Their stores…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Walmart and Kohl’s: Weak Results, Weaker Outlooks

courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14 on revenues of $115.7 billion.…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Crocs Buyout Sounds Like a Crock

Kcdtsg via Wikimedia CommonsCrocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is surging on Wednesday on what feels a lot like some over-reporting or some serious hope for a company that has violated the trust of investors routinely.…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Macy’s Earnings Look Good Because Expectations Are Lower

ThinkstockMacy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The department store giant posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 on revenues of $6.28 billion. In the same…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago