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Cusick'sCorner Well, the weather in Chicago did turn into a snownami and the market is moving like a car on Lakeshore Drive here in Chicago -- nowhere! The S&P 500 trading range over the last 5 sessions has been 1265-1306, but this latest rally has just stuck to the highs, 1300 on the S&...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report this morning on Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO), lowering its price target from $42 to $38. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are reiterating our UW rating and lowering our PT from $42 to $38 based on our expectation for a deceleration of comps in...

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank from "buy" to "hold." DG's shares closed at $28.85 yesterday. Dollar General's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 3.87%. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OREX) was downgraded by Jefferies from "buy" to "hold." OREX's stock...

Piper Jaffray has downgraded Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR) from Overweight to Neutral and has lowered the price target from $59 to $51.

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) from $42 to $38 and maintains its Underweight rating.

Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgrade Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) from “overweight” to “neutral.” The target price for DLTR has been lowered from $59 to $51. DLTR shares gained 1.21% to close at $51.19 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

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After Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) recently raised its quarterly dividend by 16.1% to 18 cents from 15.5 cents, and Tiffany & Company (TIF) announced a new share repurchase program of $400 million, it is now Limited Brands Inc.'s (LTD) turn to employ its free cash to enhance shareholders'...

After Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) recently raised its quarterly dividend by 16.1% to 18 cents from 15.5 cents, and Tiffany & Company (TIF) announced a new share repurchase program of $400 million, it is now Limited Brands Inc.'s (LTD) turn to employ its free cash to enhance shareholders'...

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 51,000 last week to 454,000 (last week was revised down by 1,000, so one could see it as a 50,000 increase). This was much worse than the expected level of 410,000. This is an unwelcome turnaround, and more than negates last week's big drop. This is...

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 51,000 last week to 454,000 (last week was revised down by 1,000, so one could see it as a 50,000 increase). This was much worse than the expected level of 410,000. This is an unwelcome turnaround, and more than negates last week's big drop. This is...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) was upgraded by BofA/Merrill from "underperform" to "buy." NFLX's shares closed at $183.03 yesterday. Netflix's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 68.21%. Jefferies upgrade Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) from "hold" to "buy." AMED's shares closed at $33.30 yesterday. Amedisys' PEG...

Analysts at RBC Capital upgrade Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) from “sector perform” to “outperform.” The target price for FDO is set to $49. FDO shares gained 0.14% to close at $42.93 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), today announced the successful pricing of $300 million of senior unsecured notes due 2021 with a 5% coupon. This offering marks the first time the Company has accessed the public debt markets. The Company intends to apply the net proceeds of the offering...