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Retail Industry Outlook - Sept. 2010 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 7:11pm | 1882The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal...
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Retail Industry Outlook - Sept. 2010 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 7:11pm | 1882The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal...
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Retail Industry Outlook - Sept. 2010 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 4:33pm | 1888The economic recovery post-downturn still remains fragile and requires a boost from a sustained and significant improvement in jobs creation and income growth. A turnaround in the jobs and income scenario will finally outweigh other drags such as tighter credit. On September 15, 2009, the Federal...
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Buying (and more buying) in Chubb (NYSE:CB) options
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 9:11am | 1609Chubb (NYSE: CB) is a U.S.-based insurance company offering both commercial and personal services. News has been sparse on the firm since its July 22 positive earnings surprise. The stock itself, however, has been quietly strolling higher, up more than 16% since early July to hit a new 52-week...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 8:45am | 340Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: 99 Cents Only Stores (NDN) Arrow Electronics Inc (ARW) Avnet Inc (AVT) Cabot Corp (CBT) Caterpillar Inc (CAT) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ARROW ELECTRONI (ARW): Free Stock Analysis Report AVNET (AVT): Free Stock...
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Earnings Preview – Best Buy - Analyst Blog
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 11:18am | 736Best Buy Company Inc. (BBY), one of the leading specialty retailers of consumer electronic products, is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 44 cents a share. First-...
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Duckwall-ALCO Stores Announces New Board Member
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 9:50am | 107Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUCK) has announced that Terrence M. Babilla has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Babilla is President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Sport Supply Group, Inc. (SSG), based in Dallas, Texas. SSG manufactures, imports and distributes...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 9:15am | 348Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: 99 Cents Only Stores (NDN) BancFirst Corp (BANF) Banco Santander-Chile (SAN) CAI International Inc (CAP) Covenant Transportation Group Inc (CVTI) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. BANCFIRST OKLA (BANF): Free Stock...
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Initial Claims Fall a 3rd Straight Week - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 1:12pm | 2241Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell to 451,000, a drop of 27,000 from last week. That is good news, but only in terms of the direction. After several weeks in a row of new claims shooting higher, the upward momentum has been reversed, with three straight weeks of declines -- but initial...
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Target Sales Rise - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 10:33am | 492Target Corporation (TGT), the operator of general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States, recently posted sales results for the four-week period ended August 28, 2010. The company's comparable-store sales for August 2010 rose 1.8%, following an increase of 2% registered in July...
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Target Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $.25
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 8:03am | 58The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per common share. The dividend is payable December 10, 2010 to shareholders of record November 20, 2010. The fourth quarter dividend will be the company’s 172nd consecutive dividend paid since...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers Squibb, ZymoGenetics, Family Dollar Stores, Wal-Mart Stores and Dollar General Corporation - Press Releases
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 7:45am | 1551For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 9, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY), ZymoGenetics Inc. (ZGEN), Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Dollar General Corporation (DG ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research...
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Family Dollar Carries Momentum - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 9:09am | 534Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, carries its growth momentum in fourth-quarter 2010. Following an increase of 8.4% in third-quarter 2010, the retailer stated that sales had jumped 8% to $1,957 million in the quarter under review from $1,811...
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Options active in Collective Brands (NYSE:PSS) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 3:19pm | 1753The OptionsHouse Hotlist scans for unusual option activity each trading day. The Hotlist is available for all OptionsHouse customers, including those with virtual trading accounts. Today, the Hotlist has flagged some interesting option trading activity in two retailing names. Collective Brands (...
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Option Strategy Ideas for Costco Wholesale (COST)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 10:39am | 1629When the economy is shaky, consumers stock up on staples. So suggests the latest sales data from Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). The warehouse-style retailer said Thursday that same-store sales in August rose 7%, easily topping analysts’ estimated rise up 4.2%. The Midwest, Texas, and Northwest...