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Unconfirmed Rumor that Private Equity will acquire The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE) at $75.00
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 10:22am | 22Unconfirmed Rumor that Private Equity will acquire The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE) at $75.00..
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Ross Stores, Inc. - Growth & Income
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 9:35am | 628Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) is an unusual breed. In 2009, when many retailers saw double-digit sales and earnings declines, the company was thriving. In 2010, as the economy is beginning to recover - albeit slowly - Ross Stores continues to see positive sales and earnings growth even compared to its...
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgrades BKE To Buy
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:45am | 50Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgrade The Buckle Inc (NYSE: BKE) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for BKE is set to $36. BKE's shares gained 0.55% to close at $29.25 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Downgrades ARO To Underweight
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:19am | 49Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets downgrade Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO) from "hold" to "underweight." The target price for ARO is set to $20. ARO's shares lost 0.91% to close at $24.18 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Westport Innovations, Advises Investors To Sell Eastman Kodak (WPRT, CLF, VALE, JCP, M, KSS, ROST, TJX, FDO, SLE, PVA, SHAW, GT, PWER, EK)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:32am | 370On CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he likes Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT). He added, “If we get a change in Washington on natural gas, I'd like it even more." For Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF), he said that he likes iron, but prefers Vale (NYSE: VALE) to CLF....
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Afternoon Market Update (SWN, AVNR, SPLS, CTRN)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 12:04pm | 206Shares of Southwestern Energy Co (NYSE: SWN) surged about 4.6% after the company reported a 36% rise in its Q3 earnings. The company's earnings came in at $0.46 per share. SWN's revenue came in at $682.2 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $0.45 per share, on revenue of $587...
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Piper Jaffray Previews Same-Store Sales; Nordstrom And Limited Brands Highlighted
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:01am | 177In Piper Jaffray's October same-store sales preview, the company said that its index is forecast to increase +1.3%, following a +1.7% increase in September and +2.9% increase in August, providing yet another positive reading of traffic and sales trend stabilization. “Against a backdrop of...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (CTRN, COL, EL, ANH)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:00am | 156Citi Trends Inc (NASDAQ: CTRN) was downgraded by JP Morgan from "overweight" to "neutral." CTRN's shares closed at $20.98 on Friday. Citi Trends' 52-week trading range is $20.76-$37.57. Rockwell Collins Inc (NYSE: COL) was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets from "outperform" to "sector perform." COL...
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JP Morgan Downgrades CTRN To Neutral
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 7:53am | 42Analysts at JP Morgan downgrade Citi Trends Inc (NASDAQ: CTRN) from "overweight" to "neutral." CTRN's shares lost 0.62% to close at $20.98 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 Stocks In The Department Stores Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (JCP, TJX, M, DDS)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 5:33am | 125Below are the top department store stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) has a dividend yield of 2.60%. JCP's shares closed at $31.18 on Friday. TJX Companies Inc (The) (NYSE: TJX) has a dividend yield of 1.30%. TJX's shares closed at $45....
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NextEra Energy Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 6:36pm | 779NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) announced third-quarter 2010 operating earnings of $1.45 per share compared with $1.38 per share in the year-ago quarter. The results of the company outstripped the Zacks Consensus Estimate, as provided by 14 coverings analysts, by 2 cents. NextEra Energy recorded...
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Calls Active In American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:45am | 90With no fresh news though a rumor of private equity have sent options traders after American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) calls. The stock is nearly flat on the day (up 8c to 16.14) with average volume for this time of the day. Options traders focused on the November 17 calls with nearly 3600 trading vs only...
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Out-of-the-Money Puts Active in the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (NYSE:UUP)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 9:17am | 1739The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (NYSE:UUP) was unusually active in Thursday's trading as investors took a position in the greenback-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) ahead of next week's Fed meeting. Following heavy volume in the March 23 and 24 calls on Wednesday, about 14,000 contracts traded...
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Wunderlich Securities Maintains Buy Rating On NRG Energy
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:54am | 125Yesterday, NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) announced an investment over the next three years in a solar thermal project in southwestern CA with BrightSource Energy, Wunderlich Securities reports. NRG's $300mm investment should deliver a mid-teens levered return for the company. “The output of the 392...
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Sterne Agee Introduces Jos. A. Bank Clothiers FY12 And Raises PT
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:11am | 81Sterne Agee is introducing a Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOSB) FY12 estimate of $4.08 and raising its price target to $61 from $56 based upon 15x its FY12 estimate. “Our FY10 and FY11 estimates are unchanged at $3.08 and $3.52,” Sterne Agee writes. “Our FY12 estimate assumes tux rental...