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The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) shares are jumping nearly 3% today after Goldman Sachs upgraded the name this morning. The New York-based investment bank upgraded the Framingham, Mass.-based retailer from Neutral to Buy, with a $61 price target. Goldman Sachs said in the note that that the...

Today in Boston, several companies will be presenting at Oppenheimer's 11th Annual Consumer Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. Below is a schedule of publicly-traded companies and their presentation times: 9:30am: Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) 10:05am: Pool Corp (NYSE: POOL)...

Gainers: Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) is up over 5% after its addition to S&P 500 Index. LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) is up over 2% after JPMorgan rated the company Overweight and Bank of America rated the company as a New Buy with a price target of $92. TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) is up over 1.5% after...

Shares of Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) are higher on the session by 0.76%, currently trading at $17.28. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...

Guest post by Nancy Ortiz (Rdan here...Nancy is a long time reader of Angry Bear and has worked within the Social Security system professionally) One of the many fixes now being considered as a remedy for Social Security and Medicare's projected shortfalls is means testing benefits. The rationale...

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is going to report fourth quarter earnings tonight after the bell, and Wall Street will be looking forward to seeing how rising commodity costs are affecting the world's largest athletic footwear maker. Nike is expected to report earnings of $1.16 per share on revenues of $5.54...

Citi Investment Research is reiterating its Buy rating and is raising its price target to $27 from $25 on shares of FinishLine (NASDAQ: FINL) after it reported earnings last night. In a note to clients, Citi Investment Research writes, " FINL results & MTD are compelling positive readthrough...

Shares of The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) are down nearly 7% today, after the company reported earnings that were in line with estimates, and missed on the top line. The Indianapolis-based provider of footwear, apparel, and accessories for men and women reported earnings of 30 cents per share...

Shares of The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) are lower on the session by 5.31%, trading at $21.94. Overall call volume is now running at 9.28x the daily average, with 26% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,181 contracts have traded on the session so far. The Finish Line, Inc....

Shares of Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) fell about 0.7% after the company reported a 20% rise in its FQ1 earnings. The company's earnings came in at $16.4 million, or $0.30 per share, up from $13.6 million, or $0.25 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue climbed 6% to $299 million from...

Sterne Agee is out with its report today on Genesco (NYSE: GCO), raising its PT from $54 to $60. In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "Our price target of $60 reflects a P/E of 17.9x the FY12 EPS estimate, and 13.9x our '13 estimates, a slight premium to the S&P (12.7x). On an enterprise...

Sterne Agee has raised the price target on Genesco (NYSE: GCO) from $54 to $60 and maintains its Buy rating.

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Genesco (NYSE: GCO) from $53 to $57 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Wedbush Securities has lowered the price target on American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) from $13 to $11 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) posted better-than-expected quarterly profit. Oracle reported its FQ4 net income at $3.2 billion, or $0.62 per share, up from $2.4 billion, or $0.46 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue surged to $10.8...