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Pier 1 Imports Inc.’s (PIR) MACD indicator has moved into bullish territory with a reading of 0.0569. The Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy”) stock increased slightly to $7.13 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for the year ending February 2011 moved up 17 cents...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Buy Fast Cars, Drillers as Growth Slows Slower economic growth favors stocks such as Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) and Epiq Systems (NASDAQ: EPIQ), says Mark Travis, manager of the Intrepid Capital Fund(ICMBX)....

Jefferies & Co. is initiating coverage on shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) with a $48 price target. In the report Jefferies & Co. notes, "The market doesn't appear to be fully appreciating the opportunity for additional operating margin improvements in FY12, and we believe a...

Pier One Imports Inc. (PIR) has returned to profitability from the brink of retail death after same store sales grew by 14.3% in the first quarter of 2010. The company is trading at just 11x forward estimates, which is cheaper than its industry average of 14.8x. Pier One started as 1 store in...

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By 2:51 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 210.86 points, or 2.01%, to 10,676.80, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 23.90 points, or 2.17%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 41.92 points, or 1.86%. Some of the narrow based indexes driving the markets are Norway...

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott initiate coverage of Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) with a "neutral" rating. The target price for WSM is set to $24. WSM’s shares jumped 5% to close at $28.16 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, today announced revenues and earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, were $671.5 million, a decrease of $8.1 million from total revenues of $679.6 million for the...

For fun, I’ve taken Pragcap’s list of 15 companies with no debt and reproduced tables of Sabrient’s stock reports on these companies for further research. Click on the stock tickers in the tables for the pdf files. - Ilene  15 COMPANIES WITH NO DEBT Courtesy of The Pragmatic Capitalist In these...

In these times of high debt and deleveraging it’s unusual to come across companies that aren’t in over their head. CNBC recently ran a piece listing some of the largest firms in the world who have immaculate balance sheets – NO DEBT. The list follows: 1. Novell (NOVL) 2. Expeditors...

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, today announced the appointment of John Butler to vice president of inventory management. Reporting to Dave West, executive vice president of operational services, Butler is charged with the procurement and placement of...

Pre-open movers US stock futures fell today after results of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) fell short of expectations. While futures on the Down Jones industrial average fell 70 points to 9990, those on the S&P 500 lost 8.3 points to 1055.5. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures...

InnerWorkings, Inc. (Nasdaq: INWK), a leading provider of managed print and promotional solutions, and Rent-A-Center, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCII), the largest rent-to-own operator in the United States, announced today a print management agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement InnerWorkings...