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Hot Topic Trading Higher Today (HOTT)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 9:36am | 31Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) is trading higher today. At the time of posting, shares of HOTT were trading at $6.28, up 4.49% from Tuesday's close.
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Trading The Better Than Expected Retail Sales (XRT, TGT, ANF)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 8:48am | 166Retail sales came in better than expected, and futures are adding to gains after the release of the numbers. The headline number came in a little light, rising 0.4% in March. This was down from a revised 1.1% in February. If you exclude autos, retail sales for March came in at 0.8%, versus 0.7...
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Wednesday's Economic Numbers: Retail Sales (GM, F, ANN, ANF)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 8:27am | 248Retail Sales figures are set to come out at 8:30 a.m. EST this morning. Market Impact: High Motor vehicle sales and gas stations were key factors in last month's solid results as brutal snowstorms did not have as much of a negative impact as anticipated. If numbers meet or exceed estimates look...
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J.P. Morgan Raises PT On LTD To $40
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 7:33am | 97J.P. Morgan has raised its price target on Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD) from $35 to $40 and maintains an overweight rating after meeting with management. In the report, J.P. Morgan writes, “over the next 3-5 years the bull case still ahead of us is that the company could buy back 30-40% of its...
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Piper Jaffray Overweight On Abercrombie (ANF)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 7:22am | 163Piper Jaffray has an Overweight rating and a $80 price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF). In a note to investors, Piper Jaffray writes, "Domestic stores constituted 73% of the global sales in 2010 (with international 15% and global DTC 12%). At last week's ANF Investor...
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Buckle Inc. Director Sells 15,000 Shares of BKE
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 4:39pm | 53In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Buckle Inc. (NYSE: BKE) Director, James Shada, reported that he sold 15,000 shares of BKE on April 11th for an average price of $44.18. The transaction totaled $662,711. Mr. Shada owns 2,812 direct shares and 99,505 indirect shares of BKE. Source: The Washington...
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Finish Line Names Terry Ledbetter Chief Information Officer
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 2:00pm | 35Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL) today announced that Terry Ledbetter has been appointed Chief Information Officer, effective April 14. He reports to President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Schneider.
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Options Brief: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 12:55pm | 82Shares of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) are lower on the session by 0.44%, trading at $15.84. Overall put volume is now running at 3.21x the daily average, with 33% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,122 contracts have traded on the session so far. American Eagle...
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AnnTaylor Stores Hits 52-Week High (ANN)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:56am | 32AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of ANN has been a gain of 11.7%.
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Options Brief: The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:30am | 99Shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) are higher on the session by 0.48%, trading at $50.94. Overall call volume is now running at 2.31x the daily average, with 53% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,460 contracts have traded on the session so far. The TJX Companies, Inc...
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Sterne Agee On CWTR Summer Lines
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 9:12am | 120Sterne Agee has issued a report on Coldwater Creek's (NASDAQ: CWTR) summer lines and NYC store tour. Sterne Agee writes, “This is the first collection we've seen in a long time that demonstrated somewhat of a coordinated color story. Further, the customer was said to have been responding… While...
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Wedbush Upgrades ZUMZ To Neutral, $25 PT
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:49am | 66Wedbush has issued a report upgrading Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) from Underperform to Neutral and has raised the Price Target from $20 to $25 a share. Wedbush writes, “We are upgrading shares of ZUMZ to NEUTRAL from UNDERPERFROM as checks suggest positive selling trends in early April following robust...
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Deutsche Banks Takeaways On ANF, ANN, GPS
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:35am | 136Deutsche Banks reports that the total apparel industry promotions increased by ~25% y/y in March, “more so than in January and February.” “Second, the apparel industry offered bigger y/y percentage discounts this March (muted in January and February), perhaps given tough compares and a negative...
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Ann Inc. Director Buys 9,000 Shares of ANN
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 3:38pm | 50In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Ann Inc. (NYSE: ANN) Director, Daniel Yih, reported that he purchased 9,000 shares of ANN on April 6th for an average price of $29.71. The transaction totaled $267,349. Mr. Yih owns 23,717 direct shares of ANN. Source: The Washington Service
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Options Brief: Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD)
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 1:17pm | 98Shares of Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) are higher on the session by 2.82%, trading at $36.81. Overall call volume is now running at 3.91x the daily average, with 62% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 7,097 contracts have traded on the session so far. Limited Brands, Inc. is a...