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Earnings Preview for VF Corp. (VFC)
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 12:58pm | 296VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 earnings before the market opens tomorrow, April 29. Analysts are looking for the sportswear producer and retailer to announce that per-share earnings rose 10% from a year ago to $1.60. That consensus estimate has risen 9 cents in...
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Calls Purchased on Kohl's Corporation (KSS)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 2:39pm | 119Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) are higher on the session by 1.75%, currently trading at $53.03. The stock has been moving largely sideways over the past six months and is currently consolidating around the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short...
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Options Brief: Kohl's Corporation (KSS)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:24am | 78Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) are lower on the session by 0.02%, trading at $52.02. Overall put volume is now running at 2.56x the daily average, with 3% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,382 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kohl's Corporation operates...
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Top 10 largest companies in the US based on the number of workers- Top Employers
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:20am | 175310. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) Worldwide Employees- 288,062 Mkt cap- 124.59B Brian T. Moynihan- President, Chief Executive Officer Charles H. Noski- Chief Financial Officer Related companies: Citigroup Inc (C), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) Bank of...
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Macy's Announces Three New Bloomingdale's Outlet Stores to Open
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:09am | 42Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) today announced locations for three new Bloomingdale's Outlet stores to open in fall 2011. They will join the first four Bloomingdale's Outlet stores opened in fall 2010 as the concept was launched.
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight on Nordstrom (JWN)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 9:04am | 101Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), reiterating Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We reiterate our Overweight rating on JWN shares. We believe high-end department stores are better positioned than mid-tier peers to combat cost inflation,...
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Options Brief: Saks Incorporated (SKS)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 10:13am | 89Shares of Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) are lower on the session by 2.28%, trading at $11.58. Overall put volume is now running at 9.86x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 7,521 contracts have traded on the session so far. Saks Incorporated is a fashion...
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Trading Ideas For The Week Ahead
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 5:30pm | 2085( click to enlarge ) Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) closed the day just above the break out point after some decent swings. The stock has been beaten down since February, but at this moment it seems pretty clear that buyers have been waiting in the 19-19.5 range. The stock may attempt to go higher...
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Saks Incorporated Completes Redemption of 7-3/8% Notes Due 2019
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 4:05pm | 35Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) announced today that it has completed the redemption of its 7-3/8% Notes due 2019, $1,911,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of which previously were outstanding.
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Options Brief: Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 10:26am | 84Shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) are lower on the session by 0.08%, trading at $46.03. Overall call volume is now running at 4.31x the daily average, with 1% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 6,610 contracts have traded on the session so far. Nordstrom, Inc. is a fashion...
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PREVIEW: Initial and Continuing Claims to be Reported at 8:30am 4/14/11 (WMT, JWN)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:29am | 268The U.S. Department of Labor will release its report of initial and continuing jobless claims for the week ending April 9th and continuing jobless claims for the week ending April 2nd today at 8:30am EST. Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims Summary: Initial Claims for w/e April 9: Expected 3....
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Citi Maintains Buy on JC Penney (JCP)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:28am | 134Citi is out with its report today on JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We rate the shares of J.C. Penney Company Inc. Buy/High Risk (1H). In our view, J.C. Penney has the proper merchandising, marketing, and technology initiatives in place to drive sales...
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Citi's Quick Take From JCP Management Meeting
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 8:30am | 97Citi is providing a quick take from its meetings with J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) meeting. “During our meetings, management was very positive on business trends for February and March, including its key growth initiatives, non-comparable brands, and strengthening at its better price...
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Retail Stocks Trade Higher Despite Early Market Decline
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:09am | 227This morning the major stock market indexes are trading lower across the board. The decline is very broad based as most leading sectors including technology, and energy, are trading lower. There is one sector that is posting green on the screen and that is the retail sector. The Retail Holders...
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Chase Announces Exclusive Partnership with Kohl's Department Stores
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:11am | 94Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), and Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) today announced an exclusive marketing partnership in which Chase cardmembers with Ultimate Rewards will gain access to a wide range of increased rewards benefits for shopping at Kohl's...