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US Stock Futures Down As Investors Await ADP Employment Report
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 7:39am | 316US stock futures are lower this morning as investors are awaiting ADP jobs data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 59 points to 11,560.00 and S&P 500 futures dropped 8.10 points to 1,257.20. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index fell 13 points at 2,232.50. US stock markets closed...
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Earnings Scheduled For January 5 (FC, RT, WOR, RECN, FDO, ZEP, UNF, RELL, SHLM)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 5:42am | 244Franklin Covey Company (NYSE: FC) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.08 on revenue of $38.38 million. Ruby Tuesday Inc (NYSE: RT) is projected to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.05 on revenue of $279.35 million. Worthington Industries Inc (NYSE: WOR) may post its earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue...
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Stocks To Watch For January 5 (MOS, FDO, SONC, WOR, TRID)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 5:34am | 252Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) reported its FQ2 earnings at $2.29 per share, up from $0.24 per share in the year-ago period. Excluding gains from the sale of its stake in Fosfertil SA, Mosaic posted its earnings at $1.01 per share. The company's...
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The "G's" - DG & GS - Get It - Voice of the People
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 5:33pm | 585Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user MightyMo: "The 'G's' - DG & GS - Get It" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post The "G's" - DG & GS - Get It Dollar General (DG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) are stocks of...
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The "G's" - DG & GS - Get It - Voice of the People
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:59pm | 585Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user MightyMo: "The 'G's' - DG & GS - Get It" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post The "G's" - DG & GS - Get It Dollar General (DG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) are stocks of...
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Earnings Season Kicks Off
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 12:32pm | 686By Josh Lipton The next few weeks will see the first few companies reporting earnings for the final quarter of 2010 and, while analysts predict another impressive period of profit growth, expectations for the year ahead remain decidedly more muted. This week, investors will hear the latest...
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Earnings Preview: Family Dollar - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:39am | 761Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of the self-service retail discount store chain, is slated to report its first-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 61 cents a share. For the quarter, the...
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Earnings Preview: Family Dollar - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:04am | 761Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of the self-service retail discount store chain, is slated to report its first-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 61 cents a share. For the quarter, the...
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Could Oil Threaten The Global Recovery? (USO, USL)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 10:38am | 311As oil is near a 27 month high, some are wondering whether it could derail the global economic recovery, as oil continues to move higher. As of last check, oil was slightly down to around $91 per barrel, but the larger moves will be to the upside, and it's only a matter of time before oil hits $100...
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Family Dollar Stores To Report 1Q11 Earnings On 1/5
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 10:00am | 208Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) in anticipation of the company's 1Q11 earnings report on January 5. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes "We expect management to deliver 1Q EPS at or above guidance, as tailwinds from 2010 initiatives should be enough...
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J.P. Morgan Models FDO $0.01 Above Consensus
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:08am | 137J.P. Morgan is modeling Family Dollar Stores, Inc.'s (NYSE: FDO) EPS one penny above consensus. “On the quarter, we expect EPS of $0.62, a penny above both the high-end of company guidance of $0.56-$0.61 and the Street,” J.P. Morgan writes. “Our estimate implies earnings growth of 28.0%,...
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Wedbush Raises Price Target on Family Dollar
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 11:34am | 20Wedbush raises its price target on Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) from $41 to $44.
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Underweight Rating on Family Dollar; Raises PT
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 10:41am | 195Piper Jaffray is maintaining its UW rating but raising the PT from $37 to $44 prior to Family Dollar's (NYSE: FDO) Q1 earnings release. It is estimating Q1 EPS of $0.59. Piper is also raising its F11E EPS from $2.99 to $3.15 based on better than previously expected 1H comp, resulting SG&A...
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Deutsche Bank Gives Holiday Sales Preview For Retailers
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:46am | 197Most hardline retailers won't report holiday sales trends until February or even March. However, a handful of names should provide some color in the coming weeks. These include Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), which is due to report 1Q11 sales and earnings on January 5th, and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY),...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Family Dollar Stores
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 7:45am | 29Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) from $37 to $44 and maintains its Underweight rating.