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Dollar Tree, Inc. - Momentum
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 2:03am | 533Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) continues to trade near its multi-year high at $57.06 on the heels of a solid Q3 earnings surprise of 18%. With consumers still flocking to discount retailers in the shaky economic recovery, this Zacks #1 rank stock has momentum to spare. Company Description Dollar Tree,...
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Dollar Tree, Inc. - Momentum
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:00am | 533Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) continues to trade near its multi-year high at $57.06 on the heels of a solid Q3 earnings surprise of 18%. With consumers still flocking to discount retailers in the shaky economic recovery, this Zacks #1 rank stock has momentum to spare. Company Description Dollar Tree,...
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Options Brief: Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 1:02pm | 79Shares of Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) are lower on the session by 0.59%, trading at $56.25. Overall put volume is now running at 4.12x the daily average, with 44% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,924 contracts have traded on the session so far. Dollar Tree, Inc. is an operator of...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 7:52am | 457Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as tensions eased on the Korean Peninsula. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36 points to 11,440, while those for the S&P 500 index moved up 4.40 points to 1,246. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 5.50 points to 2,...
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Piper Jaffray Overweight On Target (TGT)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 7:24am | 140Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating and $66 price target on shares of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT). In a note sent to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Approx 40 to 45% of Target transactions are conducted using a debit card and based on the currently proposed legislation we est the...
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Vornado Acquires Mortgage Loan - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 9:03am | 561Vornado Realty Trust(VNO), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired a mortgage loan collateralized by the Springfield Mall in Fairfax County, Virginia. The company paid $115 million for the mortgage loan, which had an outstanding balance of $171.5 million. Spanning...
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Vornado Acquires Mortgage Loan - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 8:45am | 561Vornado Realty Trust(VNO), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired a mortgage loan collateralized by the Springfield Mall in Fairfax County, Virginia. The company paid $115 million for the mortgage loan, which had an outstanding balance of $171.5 million. Spanning...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 8:33am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Banco Frances (BFR) Black Box Corp (BBOX) Celgene Corp (CELG) Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) Fairchild Semiconductor Intl (FCS) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BLACK BOX CORP (BBOX): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO FRANC-ADR (...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 8:14am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Banco Frances (BFR) Black Box Corp (BBOX) Celgene Corp (CELG) Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) Fairchild Semiconductor Intl (FCS) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BLACK BOX CORP (BBOX): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO FRANC-ADR (...
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Goldman Discusses Retailers During Christmas Shopping Season (TGT, AMZN, WMT)
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 7:17am | 300Goldman Sachs is out with a research report on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). In a note sent to clients, Goldman writes, "Walmart recaptured the Toy Tally lead from Amazon, which took a temporary lead after footballing a few items last week. The...
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Continuing & Extended Claims Rise - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 11:03am | 2538Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 1,000 decline). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still...
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Continuing & Extended Claims Rise - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 10:49am | 2538Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 1,000 decline). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still...
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Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) - Bear of the Day
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 2:03am | 199Big Lots Inc.'s (BIG) third-quarter 2010 earnings missed both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and its own outlook. The company also delivered disappointing comparable store sales results, rising marginally by 0.7% as against growth of 2% to 4% forecast by management. The lower-than-expected third-...
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Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) - Bear of the Day
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:00am | 199Big Lots Inc.'s (BIG) third-quarter 2010 earnings missed both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and its own outlook. The company also delivered disappointing comparable store sales results, rising marginally by 0.7% as against growth of 2% to 4% forecast by management. The lower-than-expected third-...
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Retail Industry Outlook - Dec. 2010 - Industry Outlook
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 5:30pm | 1779With the economic backdrop steadily improving, albeit at a very slow pace, the outlook for the holiday shopping season has brightened. According to NRF's 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $688.8 on holiday-...