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Bon-Ton Stores Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 11:03am | 111The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.'s (BONT) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 17.03. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for January 2011 increased by 30 cents over the past two months to $1.03 per share. The Bon-Ton Stores is a Zacks #2 Rank (“Buy...
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Sears Holding Trading Higher Today
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 11:02am | 27Sears Holding (NASDAQ: SHLD) is trading higher today. At last check, SHLD was trading at $74.54, up 6.46% from yesterday's close.
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Bon-Ton Stores Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 10:53am | 111The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.'s (BONT) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 17.03. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for January 2011 increased by 30 cents over the past two months to $1.03 per share. The Bon-Ton Stores is a Zacks #2 Rank (“Buy...
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Stocks To Watch For December 29 (ALL, BAC, DSX, SNIC, SHLD, MCP)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 4:56am | 242Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Allstate Corp (NYSE: ALL) sued Countrywide Financial Corp and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), with a $700 million investment in residential mortgage-backed securities. ALL's shares gained 0.12% to $32.04, while BAC shares lost 0.15% to $...
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Puts Purchased on Saks Incorporated (SKS)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 3:25pm | 128Shares of Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) are lower on the session by 3.57%, currently trading at $10.53. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, but recently came under selling pressure and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying...
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Netflix Is Taking Over The World. Or Is It?
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 2:51pm | 121According to sources, Netflix is trying to take over the world by talking with several advertising and media agencies about potential international assignments. If the company can expand internationally, as opposed to just the U.S. and Canada, then perhaps the shorts are wrong about the company. On...
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Macy's in Neutral Lane - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:33am | 518Macy's Inc. (M) constant focus on price optimization, inventory management, merchandise planning and private label offering positions it to drive traffic, meet customer-oriented demand and improve in-store shopping experience. We remain optimistic about the company's customer-centric...
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Macy's in Neutral Lane - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:00am | 518Macy's Inc. (M) constant focus on price optimization, inventory management, merchandise planning and private label offering positions it to drive traffic, meet customer-oriented demand and improve in-store shopping experience. We remain optimistic about the company's customer-centric...
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Watchlist Housekeeping 12-27-2010
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 7:14pm | 806Cusick's Corner The major markets remained quiet throughout today's trading session. This slower week may be a good time to do a little Watchlist housekeeping. Update your Watchlist entries in your optionsXpress account by logging into your account and clicking on Account tab > Alert Manager. You...
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VF Corp. to Buy Rock & Republic - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 3:30pm | 537V.F. Corporation (VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel with brands like Wrangler, Lee, etc., announced that it is expanding the portfolio of its brands by including the the fashionable Rock and Republic name to its kitty. As per the agreement, V.F. Corporation will only acquire the...
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VF Corp. to Buy Rock & Republic - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 3:15pm | 537V.F. Corporation (VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel with brands like Wrangler, Lee, etc., announced that it is expanding the portfolio of its brands by including the the fashionable Rock and Republic name to its kitty. As per the agreement, V.F. Corporation will only acquire the...
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Commodity Trading: Copper (Freeport-McMoRan) Versus Oil (Exxon Mobil)
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 9:12am | 2232When discussing commodities-based stocks, there is usually correlation between the underlying commodity and the company's share price. As most of you know, there has been a pretty large rally in commodities stocks over the last few months. Gold and copper are near all-time highs again. Freeport...
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Options Brief: Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 2:08pm | 84Shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) are lower on the session by 0.74%, trading at $42.86. Overall put volume is now running at 2.79x the daily average, with 69% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,652 contracts have traded on the session so far. Nordstrom, Inc. is a fashion...
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Dillard's to Establish Internet Fulfillment Center in Arkansas
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:01pm | 63Little Rock-based Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) today announced it will locate an Internet fulfillment center in Maumelle, Arkansas to support the continuing growth of its online store at www.dillards.com. The Company has signed an agreement to purchase the former Target distribution facility and...
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Excel Trust Acquires Assets - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 11:03am | 514Excel Trust, Inc. (EXL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily focusing on retail assets, has recently acquired two shopping centers in California for about $161 million to strengthen its position in the market. The properties purchased included Park West Place – a 739,234 square-foot...