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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: AMERCO, Goldman Sachs, Wal-Mart , Target and Toyota - Press Releases
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:53pm | 1662For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –August 09, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: AMERCO (UHAL) as the Bull of the Day and Goldman Sachs (GS) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Wal-Mart (WMT), Target (TGT) and Toyota (TM). Here is a synopsis of all...
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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights:Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Apple and Office Max - Press Releases
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:53pm | 1297For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 09, 2010 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Features: Target Inc. (TGT), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Office Max, Inc. (OMX). A+ Stocks for Back-to-School Just when everybody starts having fun, the party is about to...
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Target Aims At Thriving Despite Slowdown In Broader Economy
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 2:37pm | 259According to an article on Barron's, Target Corp (NYSE: TGT), the Minneapolis-based discounter, has carved out a niche for itself. The company thrived on its looks-are-deceiving formula until 2008, when the financial markets suffered a big jolt, the economy crashed and most Americans opted for Wal...
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Why An Investment In Walmart Is Dead Money
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 6:00am | 962Back to school shopping season is almost upon us. Parents will be headed out to discount stores to save money on school supplies, backpacks, clothing, and shoes. College students will be heading back to college soon and buying books, electronics and dorm essentials. Despite the uncertain economy,...
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Why An Investment In Walmart Is Dead Money
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 6:00am | 985Back to school shopping season is almost upon us. Parents will be headed out to discount stores to save money on school supplies, backpacks, clothing, and shoes. College students will be heading back to college soon and buying books, electronics and dorm essentials. Despite the uncertain economy,...
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Employment Report In-Depth - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 5:05pm | 4154In July, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.5% even though the economy lost a total of 131,000 jobs. The unemployment rate a year ago was at 9.4%. However, the private sector added 71,000 jobs. The big reason for the overall loss of jobs was that 143,000 temporary census workers...
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Target Giving Back Yesterdays Gains (TGT)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 11:12am | 65Shares of Target (NYSE: TGT) are giving back yesterdays gains after the unemployment picture worsened for the month of July. Yesterday, the big-box retailer reported same store sales that were mostly bullish and analysts noted the improving situation as did Wall Street, which sent shares higher....
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A+ Stocks for Back to School - Investment Ideas
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:50am | 1200Just when everybody starts having fun, the party is about to end. That's what every single 12 yr. old in the country is thinking right now as another school year lurks around the corner. Ya, it's a bummer kid, but here's the up side; it's time for Mom and Dad to spend a little money on you, so be...
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Retailers Slump As July Sales Disappoints
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 2:04pm | 230Disappointing July same-store sales by retailers dragged down the retail sector today. Although results of some retailers were impressive, most of the retailing firms failed to meet the expectations. Wet Seal Inc (NASDAQ: WTSLA) was on the downtrend and lost nearly 2% after it said that its second...
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July SSS Targets Missed By Most Retailers; Few Shine
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:00am | 339Traditionally, the back-to-school shopping season starts with July, making it the second busiest shopping time of the year. However, the sales results from retailers for the month this year has came across as poor as consumers spending remained on leash due to uncertain employment outlook....
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Everyone Awaits the July Job Report
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 10:27am | 414This morning the major stock market indexes are slightly under pressure after the weekly initial jobless claims report was slightly worst than expected. While this economic news is important most traders and investors will have their eyes fixed on tomorrow's government July job report that will be...
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Big Lots Slip On Missing Q2 Sales Estimate
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 9:58am | 62Shares of Big Lots Inc (NYSE: BIG) are falling after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue. BIG’s shares dipped 7.29% to $31.94 at 9:44 am. Big Lots’ shares have lost 1.57% over the last week, while moving up 18.88% so far this year. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Why Gays’ Anger Toward Target, Best Buy Should Worry Shareholders
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 8:01am | 239Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Best Buy Co (NYSE: BBY) tried to suck up to State Rep. Ron Emmer, a conservative Republican who has a good chance of becoming the next governor of their home state of Minnesota, and it backfired badly. Now, their retailers are scrambling to make amends to gay...
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99 Cents Only Stores Beats on Top and Bottom Lines (NDN)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 4:14pm | 14699 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) reports Q1 earnings of $0.24 versus estimates of $0.19. 99 Cents Only Stores reports Q1 revenues of $346.5 million versus estimates of $249.37 million. Retail sales for the Company's consolidated operations, including Texas, increased by 4.6% to $336.6 million and...
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Citi Reiterates Buy, Price Target On Target After Store Visit (TGT)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 10:18am | 133Citi Investment Research is reiterating its $75 price target on shares of Target (NYSE: TGT) and Buy rating after Citigroup visited Target's East Harlem store on Friday. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Target's new East Harlem store incorporates the latest elements of the P-Fresh store format...