Tebowmania Report: Nike Sues Reebok over Gear (NKE, ADDYY)
NFL quarterback Tim Tebow hasn’t been a New York Jet for even a month yet, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be the center of a big controversy. The first appears to be a…
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In an exclusive report, the New York Post says that Eddie Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) has been seeking a buyer for the company’s Lands’ End mail-order business. Lampert has pitched…
Short Sellers Call Victory Over Jos. A. Bank Earnings (JOSB)
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOSB) has been a controversial stock for years and years. The mens apparel retailer has been targeted by short sellers for years and years as many investors believe…
Annie’s… Anatomy of a Hot IPO (BNNY)
Annie’s Inc (NYSE: BNNY) was already going to be a hot IPO, but somehow this one went up, up, and away in the category of “hot IPOs” in its debut. After two price hikes…
Sears Loses Marketing Chief (SHLD)
After just five months on the job, Sears Holding Co. (NASDAQ: SHLD) marketing head Monica Woo has left the company. She is moving to privately held Mozido, a provider of white-label multi-channel financial services.…
Green Mountain Chairman Sold $66 Million in Shares Just Ahead of Dip (GMCR, SBUX)
ThinkstockOn March 8th, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) would be making a single-cup coffee machine to compete with Green Mountain’s Keurig system. Shares of Green Mountain…
Cost Plus Forecast Drives Shares Higher (CPWM)
Retailer Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) reported better-than-expected earnings and solid revenues after the market closed last night. The company posted EPS for the fourth quarter of $1.56 compared with the consensus estimate of…
Best Buy’s iPhone Sales Nearly Equal to Apple’s, Sprint Halfway There Already (BBY, AAPL, T, VZ, S)
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) sold nearly as many iPhones from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the past three months as Apple itself did. In a report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners cited…
Nike Earnings Just Did It (NKE)
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) has now reported its earnings of $1.20 earnings per share and $5.8 billion in sales. The footwear and apparel giant had estimates from Thomson Reuters of $1.16 EPS on $5.8…
Millionaire Households Rise to 8.6 Million
The number of US households that can claim a net worth of $1 million or more has risen to 8.6 million in 2011, up from 6.7 million households in 2008, but lower than the…
Dollar General Beats Estimates (DG)
Discount retailer Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings this morning and beat consensus estimates on both EPS and revenues for the quarter and the 2011 fiscal year. For the quarter,…
Starbucks To Challenge Red Bull In Super-Caffeine Drinks
Will the diversification of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) ever end? It has entered the instant coffee arena with its Via brand. It sells fruit smoothies. It has begun to open its own Evolution Fresh juice bars.…
Hamburgers Going Gourmet (MCD, WEN, SONC, JACK)
During the recent Great Recession, the big fast food chains like McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD), The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN), Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), Burger King, and…
Value vs. Value Trap: Is RadioShack Finally Cheap Enough? (RSH, BBY)
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is doing badly enough in general that shares are almost at another 52-week low. To add insult to injury, that is happening at a time when the market has been…
Green Mountain… In Favor Again With Starbucks? (GMCR, SBUX)
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) had been lower on word that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) was going to have its own brewing initiative despite the partnership that exists between the two. Now it…