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Hot Topic, Inc. Reports Loss of $0.14 Per Share (HOTT)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 4:09pm | 88Hot 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...
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X Games
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 3:56pm | 351One 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...
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X Games
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 3:56pm | 351One 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...
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Calls Purchased on Aeropostale Ahead of Earnings (ARO)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 3:01pm | 147Shares 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....
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Sector Leaders 08-18-2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 2:49pm | 903Cusick’s Corner Walking into the Midday, all major Equity Indices are positive with clear leadership to the upside in Tech, QQQQ, Commodities, MOO/COW, and Retail, XRT/TGT. We want to see if the rest of the market starts to exhibit this strength to the upside into the After Hours. We are still...
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Late Market Roundup (NFLX, CNX, EOG, RRC, SII, SLB, CTRN)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 1:20pm | 238Shares 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...
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Afternoon Market Update (SWY, TGT, BJ, CHS, XOMAD)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 11:42am | 252Shares 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...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: The TJX Companies, Lockheed Martin, Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:52am | 1288For 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...
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Stock Market News for August 18, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:52am | 1164A 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...
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Good Times At Chico’s (CHS)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:34am | 144Chico's FAS, Inc’s (NYSE: CHS) fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled, beating analysts' estimates, as revenue jumped and margins expanded. Chico’s also announced a stock-buyback effort worth $200 million, with the retailer joining the bandwagon of corporations making similar moves. CHS’...
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Cramer Sees Bidding War Intensifying For Potash
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 7:10am | 294In Tuesday’s "Stop Trading! Round," Mad Money boss Jim Cramer said that the bidding war for Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) “may have just begun.” He cited several companies apart from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) that could be in the fray for POT. Cramer believes that it it’s over by a “long shot.” On Tuesday...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 18 (DE, TGT, AMAT, BJ, LTD, NTAP, PETM, EV, NTES, BRCD)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 5:59am | 273Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) is expected to report its FQ3 profit of $1.23 per share on $6.52 billion in revenue. Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at $0.92 on revenue of $15.62 billion. Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) is projected to report its FQ3 profit of $0.25 per share...
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TJX Meets, Lifts Outlook - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 7:37pm | 449The TJX Companies Inc.'s (TJX) fiscal second-quarter GAAP earnings grew 16.6% to $305 million from $262 million in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, adjusted earnings came in at 73 cents per share, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but well ahead of 61 cents posted in the year-ago...
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DSW Inc. - Value
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:34pm | 630DSW Inc. (DSW) recently raised fiscal 2010 guidance after seeing solid second quarter sales. DSW sells footwear and other accessories through 310 stores in 39 states. It also operates an e-commerce web site and supplies footwear to 353 leased locations in the United States. Same Store Sales Jump On...
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Rockwood Holdings, iGate, Monro Muffler Brake and DSW - Press Releases
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 11:47am | 1334For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 16, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...