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Howard Davidowitz Being Howard Davidowitz (Videos): Yahoo Tech Ticker December 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:05pm | 1896We've been observing Howard Davidowitz for about 2 years now, and he is quite possibly (aside from Marc Faber) one of the most flamboyant speakers in the financial universe. Agree, or disagree - he is a hoot to simply listen to. 2009 [Aug 27, 2009: Howard Davidowitz Returns to Yahoo Tech Ticker...
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Company News for December 01, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 9:56am | 255• General Electric (NYSE:GE) agreed with Vivendi to acquire the latter’s 20% NBC stake for $5.8 billion, down from Vivendi's previous valuation of $6.1 billion • After yesterday's close, Guess (NYSE:GES) announced third quarter earnings of 69 cents a share, up from 67 cents a year ago, and better...
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Cyber Monday Promotions Hope To Kick-start Online Sales (JCP), (WAG), (WMAR), (DSCM), (SKS)
Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 9:58pm | 328Cyber Monday, the day viewed as the kickoff to the online holiday shopping season, will have no shortage of deals from retailers who have been planning for this day for a while, according to Shop.org. “Retailers have a very acute sense of the importance of Cyber Monday in kick-starting holiday...
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Black Friday Sale Starts Off Strong
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 1:44pm | 198Black Friday sales started on a strong note this year with bargain hunters turning out in hordes. Mass merchants like Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) Inc. and Target Corp.(NYSE: TGT), as well as lower-end department stores like J.C. Penney Co.(NYSE: JCP) and electronics retailer Best Buy Inc.(NYSE: BBY...
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Will Heavy Rush at Retailers’ Translate Into High Sales?
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:28am | 161Black Friday, often the single busiest shopping day of the crucial holiday season, is being watched very closely by the US market for any weakness in consumer spending. According to the National Retail Federation, up to 134 million US consumers are ready to shop for holiday gifts this weekend...
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Ready, Set, Go!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 12:20pm | 5511 day and counting till Black Friday! Retailers like Walmart (WMT) , Kohls (KSS), Sears (SHLD) , Target(TGT) and Amazon (AMZN) wait all year long just for this one day. It is the day that they are supposed to turn profitable on the year, hence the term “Black Friday”. With the economy still...
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JP Morgan Likes WMT, DLTR, KSS, M
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 8:26pm | 125JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) analyst Charles Grom said on CNBC's Fast Money that investors should own Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) ahead of Black Friday. He said that these two stocks should be looked as a balance in the portfolio that should also consist of a little bit...
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Volume Talks: Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Ratio Put Spread Option Trade
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:51pm | 1672With the market selling off Thursday, there were several stocks that hit my radar which traded higher on abnormal volume. In this post, I will name 12 stocks which fought the trend Thursday November 19, 2009. I will be checking these stocks frequently to see if there is continued buying pushing...
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Jim Cramer Not Ready To Shop At Sears (SHLD)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 4:00pm | 173Although Jim Cramer likes some of things Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) and Eddie Lampert are doing, Cramer is not ready to buy SHLD. Cramer said don't look at how Sears is trading today and automatically think Sears reported bad quarterly results. He said several retailers reported great numbers...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (ROST, SHLD, WSM)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:21pm | 169Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) fell 2.895 to $44.74 after it reported Q3 EPS of $0.84 and revenue for the quarter was $1.74 billion Vs the consensus of $0.84 on $1.73 billion. The company reaffirms Q4 EPS of $0.88-$0.94 against the consensus of $0.99.It sees FY10 EPS of $3.27-$3.33. Sears...
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Company News for November 19, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:27am | 334• Bank of America/Merrill (NYSE:BAC) downgraded a number of semiconductor companies, expecting a modest inventory correction, even as economies improve and demand for electronics rises. Four shares were downgraded to neutral, including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Marvel...
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Company News for November 18, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:07am | 228• TJX (NYSE:TJX) posted a larger-than-anticipated profit as demand for discounted consumer products continued. The firm said it sees fourth-quarter earnings of 65 cents to 71 cents a share from continuing operations • Saks (NYSE:SKS) reported a surprise quarterly profit • Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)...
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JC Penney CEO Says Customers Are More Confident
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 9:50pm | 38JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Mike Ullman says customers are more confident, but they don't want to spend money on frivolous items. Ullman said inventories are much better aligned for the holiday season.
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Cramer Sees Macy's (M) At $25 After Holiday Season
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 5:36pm | 124CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer has a scenario for the future movement of the Macy's (NYSE: M). He explained how Macy's (M) jumped from $10 to $21, and when company started to lower expectations the stock corrected to $18. He expects something similar to happen again. Jim Cramer believes that Macy's (...
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Company News for November 17, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:39am | 205• Home Depot (NYSE:HD) topped estimates by a nickel as earnings for the third quarter reached 41 cents, on inline revenues of $16.36 billion, down 8%. Comparable sales fell 6.9%. The company issued 2010 guidance of $1.55, slightly ahead of $1.53 projections. According to the firm, "There is still a...