Despite concerns to the contrary, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is still growing. It posted the first $100 billion quarter in its history. The world’s largest retailer said net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal…
Tuesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The estimates from First Call are $1.02 EPS on $106.9 billion in revenues. Next quarter estimates are $0.74 EPS on $92.29…
On Wednesday morning, we’ll get to see earnings out of Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO). The estimates from First Call for the world’s leading beverage giant are $0.55 EPS on $7.01 Billion in revenues. Next…
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) is not really feeling the pinch of a recession. The company posted EPS at $0.34 on a 9.7% rise in revenues to $91.4 million. First Call had estimates…
If Wall St analysts thought Wal-Mart (WMT) has problems in the US, they ought to stop by the retailer’s operations in Japan some time. According to Reuters the company said on Tuesday that "it…
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is seeing shares surge Monday in early trading activity after the company gave an updated guidance to its quarter. While Darden expects its EPS growth to be adversely affected…
The World trade Organization actually ruled in favor of the U.S. over the European Union having tariffs on bananas. This may actually lead to million of dollars in commercial sanctions. The E.U. can still…
It was a brutal January at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). US same-store sales rose .5% with sales at the flagship Wal-Marts stores up only .2%. "Comparable store sales in the United States for the February…
CostCo (NASD COST) reported net sales of $5.11 billion for the month of January, the four weeks ended February 3, 2008, an increase of 11 percent from $4.62 billion in the same four-week period…
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) likes the medical clinic business. Many of its customers do not have health insurance. It can deliver these people inexpensive care using nurse practitioners instead of doctors. Offering generic drugs also…
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is seeing shares hold up better than you’d imagine if you would have gotten to see the news last week or even yesterday. Traders are still reacting to headline news…
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) has an interesting filing this morning, and we are frankly surprised about it. If there is one technology retailer that has screwed up its operations and that has…
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) has posted net income of $113 million, which translates into $1.08 EPS for its Q3-2008. This is up from its net income of $111 million, or $1.03 EPS,…
On Monday, we’ll get to see earnings out of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE:YUM). The estimates from First Call for the fast food franchise giant are $0.42 EPS on $3.14 billion in revenues. Estimates for…
The WSJ has reported that Carl Icahn has been amassing a stake in J.C.Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP). Unfortunately, the WSJ is citing "people familiar with the matter." Those people are not always clear and…