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Under Armour Suiting Up For Earnings (UA, NKE)

On Tuesday morning (Oct. 30), we’ll get the awaited earnings report from Under Armour (NYSE:UA).  Q3 is expected to see $0.34 EPS on $190.95 million revenues according to First Call’s consensus estimates; and next…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Gap’s (GPS) PR Problem

One of Gap’s (GPS) factories in India is employing children as young as 10 years-old. According to MarketWatch, "In a statement released later Sunday, Gap said it was only informed of the sweatshop earlier…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Cramer Organic & Naturals Trend Stock (HAIN, UNFI, WFMI)

On tonight’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer wanted to discuss a stock in a great trend from microtrends.  The vegan children and organic going mainstream is a huge and growing market and he likes Hain…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Heelys Still Warning & New Lows (HLYS)

Heelys, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLYS) is being punished, again, in after-hours trading because of an earnings warning.  The Company currently expects net sales for the third quarter to be approximately $49 million compared to its previous…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Sayonara Wal-Mart (WMT)

It is a painful irony that a UK newspaper would have to point out to Americans that one of their largest companies is trying to move most of its business overseas. According to the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Amazon.com Giving Back Its Gains (AMZN)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has posted earnings $0.19 EPS on sales of $3.26 Billion ($75 million benefit from currency effects). First Call had estimates for this past quarter at $0.18 EPS and $3.14 Billion revenues.  Operating…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Wal-Mart (WMT) Wants To Build Fewer Stores

Someone at Wal-Mart (WMT) got into the high IQ pills. The company’s US head, Eduardo Castro-Wright, told analysts that the company would be building few stores in the future. There are so many Wal-Mart…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Wal-Mart Still Masquerades As A Growth Stock (WMT)

If you want the best analysis you can get on Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), it’s hard to get past the initial reactions by looking at the stock.  Shares are down 3% after being up before the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Target Sales Update, Slightly Off Target (TGT)

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) is slightly lowering its comparable sales targets for October, no pun intended.  The company previously forecast a 3% to 5% gain for October sales, but now it said in its dial-up…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Wal-Mart (WMT) Goes To Japan

Wal-Mart (WMT) is buying out the minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu Ltd. Wal-Mart owns 51% of the company and it is offering a 61% premium, or $878 million, to get the rest.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Hershey…. Going The Wrong Direction (HSY)

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) posted a dismal earnings report.  If lower sales didn’t make it bad, higher material costs and higher marketing costs made it worse.  The candy maker posted EPS of $0.27 after items and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Heelys Blows The Tires Off (HLYS)

If you’ve ever heard shoes referred to "wheels" in slang that isn’t really slang for Heelys Inc. (NASDAQ:HLYS), which makes the wheeled shoes for kids.  This was a fairly hot IPO for a brief…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Pepsi Scores Tiger Woods For Gatorade (PEP)

PepsiCo’s (NYSE:PEP) Gatorade unit has signed a collaboration with golf megastar Tiger Woods to develop Tiger-inspired sports performance beverages for athletes at all levels.  Tiger said in the release, “Gatorade has been part of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago