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TJX Companies, Inc - Growth & Income
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:57am | 473TJX Companies (TJX) has performed very well in the difficult retail environment as consumers continue to hunt for bargains. The company reported solid quarterly results driven by sales growth and gross margin expansion. Management also raised its guidance for the remainder of the year, prompting...
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Ann Taylor Stores - Aggressive Growth
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:57am | 471Ann Taylor (ANN) analysts are looking for explosive growth from the women's retailer. The company has posted solid sales results and continues to improve efficiency. Additionally, this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) is trading with attractive valuations, given the fantastic earnings trajectory....
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J. Crew Slammed After Downgrade (JCG)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 4:27pm | 81Shares of J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) slid 4.7% today on heavy volume. More than 6.3 million shares were traded versus the three-month daily average of 2.2 million. The preppy retailer has seen its stock decline by 28.5% in 2010. The catalyst for today's move downward was a downgrade by Piper Jaffray. The...
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Puts Purchased on Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 1:23pm | 140Shares of Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) are lower on the session by 3.06%, currently trading at $22.19. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past three months following a large drop in mid-August on high volume. Shares are testing the bottom of the range. Options traders are...
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Children's Place Falls On Guidance Cut (PLCE)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 1:04pm | 125Children's Place (NASDAQ: PLCE) is falling on heavy volume during Thursday's trading session after the company cut its third quarter EPS guidance. PLCE management said that it now expects earnings per share to be in a range between $1.10 to $1.13 compared to its previous guidance of $1.38 to $1.43...
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Finish Line Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $.04
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 12:21pm | 56The Board of Directors of The Finish Line, Inc. (Nasdaq: FINL) today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share of outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The quarterly cash dividend will be payable December 13, 2010 to shareholders of record as of November 26...
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Afternoon Market Update (STI, FITB, HBAN, JNS, NTRS, PLCE)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 11:03am | 250US financial stocks moved up after SunTrust Banks Inc (NYSE: STI) surged on reporting quarterly profit. Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) and Huntington Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: HBAN) also gained more than 4%, after posting y/y rise in their quarterly results. The top decliners in the...
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COLLECTIVE BRND (PSS) - Profit Tracks
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:33am | 552Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....
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Zacks Sell List Highlights: MTN,PSS,DVA,IPXL - Press Releases
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:33am | 1289For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –October 21, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) and Collective...
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Goldman Sachs Attends Investor Day For Limited Brands
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9:10am | 100Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) after the company hosted an investor day in New York on Wednesday. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes "As expected, the investor day carried little new news but highlighted these dynamics with (1) a review of progress they...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (CRUS, PLCE, UTSI, MLNX)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 8:40am | 116Cirrus Logic Inc (NASDAQ: CRUS) dipped 13.35% to $14.15 in the pre-market session. CRUS reported weaker-than-expected FQ2 revenue. The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc (NASDAQ: PLCE) lost 11.33% to $46 in the pre-market session. PLCE has lowered its Q3 earnings guidance. UTStarcom Inc (NASDAQ:...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:09pm | 346Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Alliance Holdings GP L.P. (AHGP) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADVANCE AUTO PT (AAP): Free Stock Analysis...
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The Antidote to Obamacare? Dr. Wal-Mart, Retail Clinics and Strip Mall Medicine Are Booming in U.S.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 3:26pm | 450Following this morning's report on the second CVS retail clinic in the nation's capital, here are two more new reports on market-based alternatives to government-run health care: 1. "Shopping List: Milk. Bread. Paper towels. Motor oil. Blender. Physical. Now along with the typical shopping...
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Abercrombie Being Sold, And Rightly So! (ANF)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 12:49pm | 204Most sell-side analysts are grossly optimistic in their assumptions about future growth and the price targets they assign to individual stocks. This is often becauase they have to "follow the crowd" and upgrade when everyone else upgrades, and because they cannot risk their careers by making...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 12:20pm | 283Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Coldwater Creek Stock in Hot Water Coldwater Creek (NASDAQ: CWTR) is up a creek without a paddle, as the women's apparel retailer said on Tuesday it expects to report a loss in its third quarter. But what exactly...