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Top 5 Stocks For March 18, 2010 (FDX, GME, ROST, PALM, BBI)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 7:05am | 262Analysts are expecting FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) to post earnings of $0.72 per share for the latest quarter. FDX is set to post its results before the opening bell. FDX gained 0.53% to $90.28 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here. GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) had forecasted an EPS of...
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ETFs To Watch March 18, 2010 (IYT, EWZ, HAO, MTK)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 2:22am | 239Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday March 18, 2010. Play the good retail news from Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Guess (NYSE: GES) with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT). Play FedEx (NYSE: FDX) earnings with the iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (NYSE: IYT). The Market...
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Fast Money Picks For March 18th (XOM, QCOM, TJX, TSO)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 6:26pm | 121CNBC Fast Money's Tim Seymour believes that Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is a buy and recommends a long position. Exxon (XOM) added 1.19% today. Karen Finerman thinks that The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) should be bought tomorrow, and Pete Najarian likes Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO)....
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Guess Beats Wall Street Estimates (GES)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 5:15pm | 91Retail name Guess (NYSE: GES) reported their Q4 earnings today, beating Wall Street estimates. The company reported earnings per share of $0.96 compared to analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82. Revenue came in at $642 million versus estimates of $602.4 million. Guess (GES) also raised their...
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Gymboree Gets Straddled
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 11:50am | 186Children’s clothing retailer, Gymboree (NASDAQ: GYMB), recently announced that Q4 earnings would come in better than expected and the stock jumped hard after that, gapping from $46 to $51. The stock has begun to move sideways from there and one trader is taking advantage of that to sell volatility...
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Huge Call Purchase in Gap Stores
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 10:48am | 142Retail sales numbers have been positive for many months now almost across the board and Gap Stores (NYSE: GPS) is no different. The stock has reflected these better than expected numbers; it is currently trading just off of a new 52-week high. The stock does look like it is a little bit over bought...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 17, 2010 (RIMM, GES, IHR, ACMR, HOG)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 7:18am | 264Blackberry maker, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has projected an EPS of $1.27 for the latest quarter. RIMM will announce the results after the market closes today. RIMM gained 0.17% to $75.28 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here. Analysts are expecting Guess? Inc (NYSE:...
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Goldman Sachs and Nostradamus versus Simple Quantitative Models and Common Sense
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:03am | 2485For a pdf of this report, follow this link. If Al Gore invented the Internet, and if an estimated 4,000,000+ very close and personal Facebook fans bought Citigroup (C) at $0.97 and Bank of America (BAC) at $3.12 last March, well -- we have some of our own pronouncements to make. Specifically,...
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Retailers Continue March Higher In March (RTH, RLX, JWN, ANF, ANN, TIF)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 5:35pm | 227Retailers cannot be stopped! Whether they be discount, high-end, mall-based or department stores, almost everywhere you look a retail stock is making a new 52-week high. The Retail HOLDRS Trust ETF (NYSE: RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: RLX) both hit new 52-week highs today. Nordstrom Inc...
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DSW (DSW) Shares Down Nearly 8% Despite Strong Sales Growth
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 12:18pm | 120Swinging to a 4th quarter profit and having strong sales growth didn't keep shares of DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) from falling after the company reported earnings that missed analyst target estimates. DSW Inc. reported a 4th quarter profit of $13.4 million, or 30 cents per share, compared to a loss of $7....
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DSW Inc. (DSW) Moves Into Bearish Mode
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 11:49am | 119DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) slipped 8.8% to $26.83, after sinking as much as 13% earlier in the morning on Tuesday. The footwear retailer chain store DSW Inc. (DSW) having over 300 stores spread over 39 states posted Q4 profit of 30 cents a share, which marginally missed the average analysts’ estimates...
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Exploring New Strategy Ideas and Potential New Long and Short Ideas for the Week
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:33am | 1653Follow this link for a pdf of this report: Ascendere Equity Strategy, Long and Short Ideas, March 12, 2010. Track weekly long/short focus list ideas here. Time permitting, we have decided on a weekly basis to share some general equity strategy themes we are working on and updated long and short...
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Company News for March 16, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:00am | 226• UBS (NYSE:UBS) upgraded Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) to "buy" from "neutral" with a $29 price target • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Coventry Health Care (NYSE:CVH) to "neutral" and removed the shares from its Conviction Sell List, noting in-line valuation levels • Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) upgraded...
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DSW Earnings Preview (DSW)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 7:08pm | 116Tomorrow morning, prior to the opening bell, DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) is expected to report their quarterly earnings. Analysts are anticipating that the company will earn $0.32 per share compared to a loss of $0.17 per share in last year's corresponding quarter. In today's trading session, DSW shares...
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Limited Brands To Pay Special Dividend, Buyback Shares (LTD)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 5:55pm | 81The Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD), which owns Victoria's Secret, announced after the close Monday that it will pay a special $1.00/share dividend on April 19, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2010. The company also announced a share repurchase program of $200...