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Mid-America on Acquisition Spree - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 1:01pm | 563Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA), an apartment-only real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired Alamo Ranch apartment community in San Antonio, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to own assets in premium...
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Mid-America on Acquisition Spree - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 12:30pm | 563Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA), an apartment-only real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired Alamo Ranch apartment community in San Antonio, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to own assets in premium...
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Two Trading Strategies in Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 10:10am | 1942Watch for falling stock prices? Goldman Sachs recently expressed bearish sentiment on Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), downgrading shares of the retailer to neutral from buy. Reasons for the downgrade included inflationary risks in the food and apparel sectors, which could limit margin upside. Goldman...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Advises Investors To Sell Wal-Mart (GRMN, UCTT, SHAW, RIG, WMT, KSS)
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 5:55am | 229On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he doesn't like Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN). He added, “People have GPS on their cell phones now. Why do they need Garmin? I say sell, sell, sell." For Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT), he said, "This is a good situation. It's pretty...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Likes KSS (MPEL, MGM, LVS, WYNN, KSS, TGT, LLNW, AKAM)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 9:20pm | 325Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ: MPEL) is a fourth-rate casino company. He is a seller of this stock. Cramer added that he likes MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), but he believes that Wynn...
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New Gap Offering Could Spell Trouble For LULU, Wall Street Strategies Reports
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 12:11pm | 331Amidst all the Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) hoopla, Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) issued a press release today announcing the opening of its first Athleta store, a 5,000 square foot box in San Francisco, Wall Street Strategies reports. “Why should this matter if you are a shareholder in...
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SodaStream: A Smarter Way To Enjoy Soda?
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:57am | 242At SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA), the company believes that it has found a smarter way for consumers to enjoy soda. But is it really any better than Coke (NYSE: KO) or Pepsi (NYSE: PEP)? “With SodaStream, you can transform ordinary tap water into soda in seconds,” Daniel Birnbaum,...
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Sodastream Shares Being Put To The Mentos Test (SODA)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:51am | 144Shares of Sodastream (NASDAQ: SODA) are up sharply, gaining almost 10% today on the back of a positive research report and the CEO appearing on CNBC. The company is positive on holiday sales, as it's sold out in a lot of the 40,000 locations it sells in around the world. It has over 4 million...
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Brian Sozzi Discusses Lululemon Versus Gap's Athleta (LULU, GPS)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 10:29am | 349Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is out with a research report on Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) versus Gap's (NYSE: GPS) Athleta, which both market athletic apparel to women. In the note, Sozzi says, "Amidst all the Lululemon hoopla, Gap (GPS) quietly issued a press release today announcing the...
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Bon-Ton Reports Flat December - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 4:31pm | 493Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT) reported total sales of $510.8 million for December 2010, which dropped 0.1% from $511.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The company's comparable store sales inched up 0.1% for the month. The decline in revenues was due to heavy snow storms in the Northeast and Midwest...
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Bon-Ton Reports Flat December - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 4:05pm | 493Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT) reported total sales of $510.8 million for December 2010, which dropped 0.1% from $511.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The company's comparable store sales inched up 0.1% for the month. The decline in revenues was due to heavy snow storms in the Northeast and Midwest...
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Sears Expects Earnings Rebound - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 3:01pm | 484Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) after suffering a double-digit loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, now expects to rebound and post a net income for the quarter ended January 29, 2011. The company anticipates earnings in the range of $370 million to $450 million, which entails earnings per...
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Sears Expects Earnings Rebound - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:28pm | 484Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) after suffering a double-digit loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, now expects to rebound and post a net income for the quarter ended January 29, 2011. The company anticipates earnings in the range of $370 million to $450 million, which entails earnings per...
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Dillard Clocks Positive Sales - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 12:30pm | 542Dillard's Inc. (DDS) reported a 7% increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2011. Results for the reported month compare favorably with a same-store sales decline of 7% for the five weeks ended January 2, 2010. Merchandise sales for the period increased 6% to $1.1...
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Dillard Clocks Positive Sales - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:45am | 542Dillard's Inc. (DDS) reported a 7% increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2011. Results for the reported month compare favorably with a same-store sales decline of 7% for the five weeks ended January 2, 2010. Merchandise sales for the period increased 6% to $1.1...