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Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.15 per share, which will be payable on October 29, 2010 to shareholders of record on October 15, 2010. Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer...

Citi Trends Inc. (CTRN) reported sluggish fiscal 2010 second-quarter results before the opening bell on Wednesday. The company’s net loss widened to $567,000 from a loss of $69,000 in the year-ago quarter. Loss per share came in at 4 cents, behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a profit of 7...

Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) reports Q2 EPS of $0.36 versus estimates of $0.34. Limited Brands, Inc. reports revenues of $2.24 billion versus estimates of $2.20 billion. The company stated that it expects 2010 third quarter earnings per share to be $0.03 to $0.08 compared to adjusted earnings...

Gymboree Corp. (NASDAQ: GYMB) reports Q2 EPS of $0.44 versus estimates of $0.42. Gymboree Corp. reports revenues of $222.7 million versus estimates of $224.71 million. Revenues increased 3.4% year over year. The company issued EPS guidance for Q3 in the range of $1.25 to $1.30; this compares to...

The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ: GYMB) today reported earnings of $12.3 million or $0.44 per diluted share for the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010. This compares to earnings of $12.2 million or $0.41 per diluted share for the same period of the prior year. Net sales from retail...

Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) reports Q2 EPS loss of $0.14 versus estimates of $0.13 loss. Hot Topic Inc. reports revenues of $150 million versus estimates of $150.36 million. Sales decreased 4.9% year over year. Same store sales for Q2 declined 6.4%. The company issued third quarter (13 weeks...

Hot Topic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOTT) today announced that the company incurred a net loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 (13 weeks ended July 31, 2010) of $6.3 million, or $0.14 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.07 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 (13 weeks...

One must really get a good laugh when looking at all the shenanigans played during options expiration week. Yesterday the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied higher by more than 170.00 points only close the session higher by 103.00 points. This tells us that the large institutions took care of...

One must really get a good laugh when looking at all the shenanigans played during options expiration week. Yesterday the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied higher by more than 170.00 points only close the session higher by 103.00 points. This tells us that the large institutions took care of...

Shares of Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) are higher on the session by 4.29%, currently trading at $23.58. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four weeks, off from recent highs near $31.00. The stock is trading below the 50-day moving average, but it sitting on historical support, at $23....

Shares of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) are trading down after analysts at Morgan Keegan downgraded the company from “perform” to “underperform.” The company’s share price has doubled since February after the online DVD rental provider's streaming service showed strong results. NFLX’s shares have lost...

Shares of Safeway Inc shares (NYSE: SWY) moved down after Longbow Research analyst Alton Stump downgraded the company from “neutral” to “sell.” The target price for the company is set to be $16. SWY’s shares dipped about 3.7% following the downgrade. Shares of Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) and BJ's...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 17, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: The TJX Companies Inc. (TJX), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), Boeing Company (BA), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) and Raytheon Co. (RTN ). Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog: TJX Meets, Lifts...

A slew of better-than-expected economic data and activity on the mergers and acquisitions front boosted investors’ confidence yesterday, sending the Dow industrials into the positive territory for the year, even as Wal-Mart Stores and Home Depot reported upbeat earnings numbers. Material stocks...