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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Apparel Stores Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (FL, AEO, LTD, JWN)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 5:32am | 124Below are the top mid-cap apparel stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Footlocker Inc (NYSE: FL) has a dividend yield of 4.40%. FL’s shares closed at $13.39 yesterday. American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) has a dividend yield of 3.50%. AEO’s shares closed at $12...
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Retail Sales Tepid as Frugality Returns
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 1:04pm | 163Retailers posted July sales below analysts' expectations in the latest sign that skittishness about high unemployment and the economy in general are causing consumers to cut spending and focus on essentials. Some retailers that did manage to eke out gains, including several department stores, did...
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Macy’s Jumps on SSS Increase (M)
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:34am | 174Shares of Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) are popping higher this morning by 1.59%, currently trading at $19.75. The company said that its July same-store sales rose 7.3%, which is quite a beat considering the Street consensus was at 5.9%. Total sales for the four weeks ended July 31 rose 11% to $1.53...
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July SSS Targets Missed By Most Retailers; Few Shine
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:00am | 339Traditionally, the back-to-school shopping season starts with July, making it the second busiest shopping time of the year. However, the sales results from retailers for the month this year has came across as poor as consumers spending remained on leash due to uncertain employment outlook....
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Everyone Awaits the July Job Report
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 10:27am | 414This morning the major stock market indexes are slightly under pressure after the weekly initial jobless claims report was slightly worst than expected. While this economic news is important most traders and investors will have their eyes fixed on tomorrow's government July job report that will be...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: J.P. Morgan, Macy, Carnival Cruise Lines, Ford and Procter & Gamble - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:26am | 1548For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 04, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: J.P. Morgan (JPM), Macy (M), Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), Ford (F) and Procter & Gamble Co. (PG ). Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Savings Rate Rising A large part of the decline in the...
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Reason Yen's Move is Not Bullish for Japan 08-03-2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 6:40pm | 839Cusick’s Corner The market did close the day in the red, another grinding session after an initial pop in the morning. The Japanese Yen currency has been on a tear and some market insiders who often confer with me, gave me some additional insight -- this move in the Yen is not a bullish signal for...
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Retail Gets Smoked
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:04pm | 475Today the retail stocks have come under severe pressure. The popular Retail Holders Trust (NYSE: RTH) is trading lower by 0.93 cents to $89.93. This ETF tracks a basket of the most popular retail stocks that are publicly traded. Therefore, this particular ETF will generally tell us how the retail...
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Bruce Berkowitz Adds Morgan Stanley To Fairholme Capital (MS)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 3:34pm | 173Bruce Berkowitz has added a position in Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to his Fairholme Capital fund according to Market Folly. The rest of the portfolio is broken down like this: 1. Sears Holdings (SHLD): 7.7% of the portfolio 2. AIG (AIG): 6.8% 3. Citigroup (C): 5.4% 4. Goldman Sachs (GS): 5.4% 5....
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Savings Rate Rising - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 1:16pm | 1398In June, Personal Income (PI) was unchanged from May, a slowdown from the 0.3% increase posted in May and the 0.4% increase recorded in both April and March. Disposable personal income, or after-tax income, followed pretty much the same path: unchanged in June after rising 0.3%, and increases of 0....
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Fast Money Picks For August 3rd (C, AKAM, XOM, KSS)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 7:07pm | 151On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour said that Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is breaking out, and investors should stay long. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) jumped 3.79% on Monday. Brian Kelly wants to buy Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) on Tuesday. Citigroup Inc. (C) gained 2.20% today, and...
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Piper Jaffray Believes Retailers Will Slash Prices Once Again (JCP, KSS, TGT)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 9:25am | 385Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it takes a look at the increase in inventories at retailers versus each company’s pricing power. The PJ analysts said, “Our proprietary pricing analysis points to further apparel price declines in July.” They added, “This would be the...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (ESRX, SHLD, DHI)
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 7:06pm | 147Among the notable stocks that are moving higher in the after hours trading session are Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), and D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI). Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) has gained 1.48% to $47.08 in late trading. Year-to-date, the stock has gained 7.36%, but...
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Call Action Heats up on Kohl’s Corp. (KSS)
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 11:44am | 129Shares of Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) are lower on the session by 0.75%, currently trading at $46.07. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months, off from recent highs near $59.00. Call volume is now heating up on the name today. The August $47 call was purchased 3,000 times,...
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Basic (But Dismal) Math - Analyst Blog
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 8:45am | 1765Let’s start with the basic definition of GDP (Y). It is equal to the sum of spending by the consumer (C), business investment (I), government (G) and the difference between exports (X) and Imports (M). The last two items taken together are the trade deficit (X-M). Thus the change in GDP, or...