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Stocks To Watch For February 25 (AMAT, JCP, CRM, POM, DWA)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 4:38am | 354Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) reported its FQ1 profit at $506 million, or $0.38 per share, versus $83 million, or $0.06 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue increased to $2.69 billion from $1.85 billion. The...
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Zings Of The Day (SHLD, F)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 6:29pm | 109Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) has settled on a new chief executive: Lou D'Ambrosio, a long-time technology executive from Avaya and IBM (NYSE: IBM). How does Avaya and IBM relate to selling washing machines? Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (FLR, DFS, SKS, CHK)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 9:37am | 134Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) was upgraded by BMO Capital from "underperform" to "market perform." FLR's shares closed at $68.39 yesterday. Fluor's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $21.06 billion. Nomura upgraded Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) from "neutral" to "buy.” DFS' shares closed at...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 8:49am | 477Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as oil prices continued to surge. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 46 points to 12,048 and S&P 500 stock futures fell 7.50 points to 1,298. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 14.50 points to 2,289. A Peek Into Global Markets...
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BofA/Merrill Upgrades SKS To Neutral
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 8:26am | 50Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) from “underperform” to “neutral.” The target price for SKS has been raised from $8.50 to $13. SKS shares fell 2.55% to close at $11.86 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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US Stock Futures Down As Oil Prices Advance, GM Earnings In Focus
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7:39am | 370US stock futures are lower this morning, as oil prices continued to surge. Investors are also awaiting earnings from General Motors Co (NYSE: GM). Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40 points to 12,054.00 and S&P 500 stock futures fell 6.10 points to 1,299.40. Nasdaq 100...
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Sears Holdings Reports Upbeat Q4 Earnings
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7:07am | 56Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $3.67, versus the consensus of $3.57. SHLD reports its Q4 revenue at $13.14 billion, versus the consensus of $12.97 billion. SHLD shares gained 2.03% to $89.00 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Earnings Scheduled For February 24 (TGT, GM, GPS, DWA, CRM, SHLD, USM, EP, AIG, AMAT, KSS, FSLR, SWY, FWLT, ADSK)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 3:49am | 396Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is expected to post its Q4 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $20.78 billion. General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $34.11 billion. Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.57 per share on...
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Stocks To Watch For February 24 (GM, LTD, DWA, PCLN, SHLD)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 3:42am | 257Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $34.11 billion. GM shares gained 0.17% to $34.65 in after-hours trading. Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) reported its Q4 net income at $452.3...
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Nordstrom Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend 15% From $0.20 To $0.23 (JWN)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 5:35pm | 47Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) announced today that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share, an increase of 15% over the previous quarter's dividend. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on March 4, 2011.
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Morgan Stanley Raises JWN Target From $46 To $48
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:20am | 25Morgan Stanley is raising its PT on Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) from $46 to $48. Nordstrom currently trades at $45.11.
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates OW Rating, $62 PT On KSS
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 9:36am | 110Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating and $62 price target in front of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) Q4 earnings release scheduled for February 24 before the market opens. “We expect Q4 EPS of $1.66, which is in line with consensus and at the high end of management's $1.65-1.66 range...
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Saks Incorporated Reports Q4 EPS of $0.6 vs. $0.08
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 9:03am | 70Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2011. For the fourth quarter ended January 29, 2011, the Company posted net income of $25.0 million, or $.14 per share. Excluding special items, the Company would have recorded net...
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Deutsche Bank Raises DDS Target From $52 To $56
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 8:49am | 26Deutsche Bank is raising its PT on Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) from $52 to $56. Dillard's, Inc. closed Tuesday at $40.45.
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Dillard's, Inc. Reports Q4 GAAP EPS of $1.75
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 6:01pm | 88Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) announced operating results for the 13 and 52 weeks ended January 29, 2011. Earnings per share of $1.75 for the fourth quarter compared to $1.08 for the prior year fourth quarter. Net income was $109.6 million for the 13 weeks ended January 29, 2011 compared to $79.5...