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Stock futures point to a higher opening on Tuesday, ahead of earnings reports from Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) and Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS), as well as US industrial production data. The Dow futures are up 65 points to 10,338, NASDAQ 100 futures are up 11.75 points to 1,831.75 and the S&P 500...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) is likely to post its Q2 earnings at $0.71 per share on $19.59 billion in revenue. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) may report its Q2 EPS of $0.96 on revenue of $105.63 billion. Saks Inc (NYSE: SKS) is expected to post its Q2 loss at $0.17 per share on $583.91 million in...

Retailer Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) released its second-quarter earnings results this afternoon after the closing bell. The company reported net income of $71.65 million or $0.42 per share, versus $49.02 million or $0.29 per share, in the year ago period. This beat analysts' consensus EPS...

Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) reports Q2 EPS of $0.42 versus estimates of $0.39. Urban Outfitters Inc. reports revenues of $552.2 million versus estimates of $542.09 million. Revenues increased 20% year over year. Inventories grew by $26 million or 12%, on a year-over-year basis, driven by...

Shares of Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) are higher on the session by 0.62%, currently trading at $27.81. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months, with that slide accelerating as of late. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. The August $25.00 put was...

Shares of The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) are higher on the session by 2.09%, currently trading at $41.75. The low-price retailer has been the darling of hedge funds looking for retail exposure over the past two years. Its earnings release, which is scheduled for tomorrow, before the bell, will be...

The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) is currently higher on the session by 2.14%, trading at $41.77. The company is scheduled to report earnings tomorrow, before the opening bell. • Estimates The Street is looking for Q2 earnings per share of $0.73 on revenue of $5.11 billion. These estimates have...

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) to post its Q2 EPS at $0.39. URBN’s shares gained 0.16% to $30.95 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to have earned $0.59 per share in...

Global power company The AES Corporation (AES) announced that its subsidiary, AES Ballylumford Holdings Limited, acquired Premier Power Limited (PPL) for £102 million (approximately $160 million), which includes purchase price along with working capital adjustments.   Through the acquisition, AES...

Cache, Inc. (NASDAQ: CACH) is having its "overweight" rating and $8 price target reiterated by PiperJaffray, as they believe Cache is positioned for out-performance, thanks to strategic reduction in pricing points, a practice that began in 3Q 2009. Cache reported a gross margin up 44.1% in 2Q,...

Brown Shoe Company Inc.’s (BWS) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 11.28. Analysts have been increasing their estimates on the company’s earnings for the year ending January 2011, sending the Zacks Consensus Estimate up 6 cents over the past month to $1.11...

Shares of Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) are lower on the session by 1.48%, currently trading at $3.99. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four weeks and has rallied above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The...