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Earnings Scorecard: Ross - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 4:00am | 922On November 18, 2010, Ross Stores Inc. (ROST ) reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 earnings of $1.02 per share, which met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company expects earnings of $1.15 to $1.20 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and, for the fiscal 2010, the company expects to earn in the...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – November 29, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 1:35am | 4787Merger activity decreased last week with four new deals being announced and six deals closing. You can find all the deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 115 Total Number of...
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Shoe Carnival Inc. - Aggressive Growth
Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 8:00pm | 650Shoe Carnival (SCVL) has been an investor's dream the past few months, reporting record third-quarter results. Estimates are pushing higher and bumped its Zacks Rank to a #2 (Buy). Even though shares are pressuring the 52-week high, the stock is still a great value as well. Company Description...
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NRG Energy Lowers Guidance - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 5:33pm | 676Energy generation company NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) announced a downward revision of its 2011 guidance due to the exclusion of 3,884 megawatts (MW) of gas assets in California and Maine from its generation fleet. The exclusion was due to the rejection by Dynegy Inc.'s (DYN) shareholders of Blackstone...
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NRG Energy Lowers Guidance - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 11:50am | 676Energy generation company NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) announced a downward revision of its 2011 guidance due to the exclusion of 3,884 megawatts (MW) of gas assets in California and Maine from its generation fleet. The exclusion was due to the rejection by Dynegy Inc.'s (DYN) shareholders of Blackstone...
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What is the Market Size of China's Luxury Market?
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 11:08am | 645By Kristin Graham While a bit of an overstatement, the idea, presented by a panel of retail experts at a recent American Chamber of Commerce event here in Shanghai, has significant merit. A recent survey by TNS Research supports this notion, considering luxury consumers to be individuals earning...
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Brian Sozzi's Black Friday Losers
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 10:51am | 48Brian Sozzi just tweeted some of his early Black Friday losers. The losers include Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT), BeBe (NASDAQ: BEBE) and jewelery stores.
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Guess? Beats, Raises Dividend - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 6:00pm | 691Guess? Inc. (GES) delivered record earnings per share (EPS) of 75 cents in its third quarter ended October 30, 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. Earnings were also 8.7% above 69 cents reported in the year-ago quarter and was also well ahead of the company's guided range of...
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AEP Unit Signs Green Power Contract - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5:36pm | 434American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) announced that its unit AEP Ohio has entered into a long-term contract to purchase wind power from Paulding Wind Farm II LLC, a subsidiary of Horizon Wind Energy, a Houston-based company. As per the 20-year contract, AEP Ohio will purchase all the...
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Zings Of The Day (SAP, TIF)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5:01pm | 165Retail stocks rose today, led by gains in Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) and Guess (NYSE: GES). I'm pretty sure I was the sole reason for Tiffany going up this quarter. I had breakfast there every day in September. SAP (NYSE: SAP) has to pay Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) $1.3 billion in damages for software...
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The Bull Market in Shoes
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3:55pm | 109In case you haven't noticed, shoe retailers have been on a nice run lately. Below are the six-month trading range charts of 8 shoe stocks. All of them are trading either in or above extreme overbought territory. Foot Locker (FL),... Go to SwingTradingDaily.com for full article, videos and real-...
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Why a Black Friday Stampede Won't Happen
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3:10pm | 394(TheStreet) --There isn't a Black Friday discount deep enough to cost a consumer or store employee his or her life, which is what retailers and regulators are trying to make clear this year. After Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary employee at a Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) in Valley Stream, N.Y.,...
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Earnings Scorecard: Gap Inc. - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3:00pm | 922On November 18, 2010, Gap Inc. (GPS) reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 earnings per share of 48 cents, and met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company continues to expect earnings of $1.77 to $1.82 per share for fiscal 2010, compared with $1.58 per share earned in the prior year. ...
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (TSM, INFN, ANN, VCLK, PXP)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 1:16pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) 3,138 puts, 10 calls 2. Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) 3,198 puts, 25 calls 3. Ann Taylor Stores (NYSE: ANN) 2,897 puts, 225 calls 4. ValueClick...
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Afternoon Market Update
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 1:01pm | 181Oil and gas stocks moved higher along with broad equities market. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) rose about 1.04%, with Chevron Corp (CVX) as the top gainer in the list. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG) gained about 1.2%, while the Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index (OSX) surged about 2.1%....