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Company News for November 17, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 5:23am | 719• Target's (NYSE: TGT) third quarter matched sales and earnings estimates, with earnings of $0.68 and revenues $15.61 billion • BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) posed third quarter results beating estimates by $0.07 at $0.43, on revenues up 4.9% YoY to $2.6 billion, in-line with expectations • Human...
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Stock Market News for November 17, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 5:19am | 985Reports of a slowdown in China and concerns that the European debt crisis could spread throughout the continent cast a shadow on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow average to its biggest single-session drop since August. The fast-paced economic growth in some Asian economies, particularly...
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Earnings Scheduled For November 17 (AMAT, LTD, TGT, NTAP, BJ, CHS, GILT, PETM, SPRD)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 3:59am | 240Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $2.6 billion. Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.16 on revenue of $1.95 billion. Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is projected to post its EPS at $0.68 in the third-...
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Stocks To Watch For November 17 (NTAP, BA, TGT, MRH, LTD)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 3:44am | 206Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects NetApp Inc (NASDAQ: NTAP) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.49. NTAP shares lost 0.70% to $52.32 in after-hours trading. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has announced its plans to purchase CDM Technologies. The company has...
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Piper Jaffrray Reiterates Overweight Rating on Target Corporation
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 9:11am | 92Piper Jaffray has reiterated their Overweight rating on Target (NYSE: TGT) in the lead up to 3Q earnings being released Wednesday morning. In a note to clients Piper Jaffray writes, "Although the base business remains challenging, we believe the 5% REDcard rewards and P-Fresh frequency initiatives...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on Dollar Tree Stores (DLTR)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:19am | 121Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR); it has a $55.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said that they are maintaining their $55.00 price target ahead of the company's Q3 earnings release...
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Goldman Sachs' Target 3Q EPS Estimate Still Below Consensus
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 8:57am | 87In a report released this morning, Goldman Sachs said that for Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), it sees downside risk due to four factors. “1) 1,6% was at low end of 1-3% plan;” Goldman Sachs writes. “2) discretionary and margin rich categories like apparel and home softened in Q3; 3) consensus...
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Fred's Announces Third Quarter 2010 Conference Call Webcast
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 12:56pm | 50Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its third quarter 2010 earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The Company's results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 30, 2010, will be released earlier that morning.
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BB&T Capital Markets Initiates Buy Rating on Dollar Tree
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:17am | 26BB&T Capital Markets is initiating a Buy Rating with a $63 price target on Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR).
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (NNN, TEF, BA, DLTR)
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 8:46am | 146National Retail Properties Inc (NYSE: NNN) was downgraded by Wells Fargo Securities from "outperform" to "market perform." NNN's shares closed at $27.02 yesterday. National Retail Properties' 52-week trading range is $17.90-$28.11. Telefonica SA (NYSE: TEF) was downgraded by Exane BNP from "...
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Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT) Falling Prices Earn Mixed Reviews
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 2:33pm | 2028Moms and Dads, get your shopping lists ready! Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) announced this week that it is dropping its prices on toys to get a jump on the holiday shopping season and potentially gain an edge over competitors such as Target (NYSE:TGT). The world's largest retailer is lowering the...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (NDN, BMR, ADSK, RUTH)
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:38am | 15599 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." NDN's shares closed at $15.13 yesterday. Shares of 99 Cents Only Stores have moved up 15.76% year-to-date. FBR Capital upgrade BioMed Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: BMR) from "underperform" to "market perform." BMR's...
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Initial Jobless Claims Drop Sharply - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 2:33pm | 1794Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 24,000 last week to 435,000. This more than reverses last week's spike, and once again raises hopes that we might be able to get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Initial claims have been generally...
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Wal-Mart Gets Back to Growth: Best in Class
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:09am | 273BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, is among the most criticized U.S. companies for its low wages and use of overseas suppliers. It also employs more people than any other company and charges the lowest prices on items ranging from food to electronics. A...
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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Lululemon Athletica, Coach, Family Dollar Stores and TJX Companies - Press Releases
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:33am | 1228For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 8, 2010 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights features: Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (LULU), Coach, Inc. (COH), Family Dollar Stores (FDO) and TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX). 4 Hot Retail Stocks for the Holidays Don't look now, but just as summer...