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Home retailer Kirkland's Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) said on Friday that its net income tumbled in the fiscal second quarter as shoppers “hunted” for discounts, which “hurt” its sales. KIRK’s profit fell 6% in the period ending July 31, to $3.3 million, or $0.16 per share, from $3.4 million, or $0.17 per...

Oppenheimer is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Outperform rating on Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR); it has an $11.00 price target on the stock. The Oppenheimer analysts said that they are lifting Q2 EPS estimates for the name to $0.08, from $0.07; they noted that PIR...

Stock futures face another dismal day on Friday following Thursday’s selloff over economic concerns, weaker-than-expected jobless claims data and a negative Philadelphia Fed Index. The DOW futures fell 67 points to 10,271, the S&P 500 futures shed 7.3 points to 1,075.63, and the NASDAQ futures...

JM Smucker (NYSE: SJM) is expected to post its FQ3 profit of $0.96 per share on $1.07 billion in revenue. AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $503.30 million. Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) may post its FQ3 earnings of $0.60 per share on $1.67 billion in...

Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended July 31, 2010 and provided financial guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2010. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 were $192.4 million, a 4.9% increase from $183.4 million for the second...

• Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) posted a second quarter loss of 19 cents per share, one cent above Zacks estimates, on revenues of $10.5 billion, below Zacks estimates of $10.6 billion • Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) posted in-line second quarter earnings of 20 cents a share; however, revenues of $5.5...

Wall Street's double-dip fears were revived Thursday morning as the Dow dropped 150 points in the wake of a nine-month high for weekly jobless claims and a surprisingly gloomy regional manufacturing report. Today’s Markets As of 10:15 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 118.82 points,...

Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) reports its Q2 EPS, ex-items, at $0.31, beating the consensus of $0.22. WSM’s Q2 revenue came in at $775.6 million, as compared to the estimates of $757.85 million. WSM’s shares gained 0.14% to $28.37 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

One of the most anticipated movies of the summer opens this weekend. No, not The Expendables with Sylvester Stallone. It's Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. Based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert that has sold over 5 million copies in the United States about a 30-something woman...

By 12:46 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 107.85 points, or 1.01%, to 10,590.90, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 13.15 points, or 1.17%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 40.80 points, or 1.77%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the...

Energy stocks have erased their Monday’s mild gains and are in the red today. Shares of Nabors Industries Ltd (NYSE: NBR) have lost more than 6% after it agreed to purchase Superior Well Services Inc (NASDAQ: SWSI) for $22.12 per share. The NYSE Arca Oil (XOI) and the NYSE Arca Natural Gas (XNG)...

Shares of Williams Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) are lower on the session by 3.66%, currently trading at $27.41. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four weeks, but has encountered resistance around $28.00. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The August $30 call was...

For 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...

Just 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...