Specialized Consumer Services

H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is to release Q3 earnings after the market and analysts expect earnings to be $.04 per share.

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) rises higher after a positive mention at Detweiler related to a potential deal with Walmart (NYSE: WMT). CSTR is currently trading at $43.40 Up 2.8% from yesterdays close.

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) shares are moving up sharply this morning, gaining nearly 4% to $43.77, a gain of $1.59 on heavy volume. There are rumors this morning that Wal-Mart could potentially have an interest in working with the company on its streaming movie service. Coinstar, Inc....

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, after the prior session's rally. Oil futures dropped to $104.82 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 27 points to 12,226.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 2.40 points to 1,322.50. Nasdaq 100 futures rose...

Children's Place Retail Stores Inc (NASDAQ: PLCE) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $1.01 on revenue of $468.54 million. Bon-Ton Stores Inc (NASDAQ: BONT) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $4.30 on revenue of $1.02 billion. Jo-Ann Stores Inc (NYSE: JAS) is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at...

Cusick's Corner The market continues to stay in this choppy range, so what's a potential strategy? Volatility is below 20, relatively low, and market sentiment, based on the AAII, is Neutral. A strategist who has cash and is looking to participate could review buying straddles/strangles or...

Shares of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE: JTX) are higher on the session by 5.04%, currently trading at $1.25. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...

Shares of H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) are higher on the session by 4.63%, currently trading at $15.14. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....

In a report published by Piper Jaffray, Coinstar's (NASDAQ: CSTR) Q1 DVD schedule is solid but patchy. Piper Jaffray reported that, with most of Q1 completed, it believes Redbox is positioned to hit lowered estimates. “Our analysis shows solid box office revenue of DVDs released to Redbox in Q1,...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Mar. 3, 2011 – Consumer Goods industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT) announced that sales for January 2011 were up 53% versus January 2010. The Company also reported sales increases for fifteen months in a row. “Our Tootie Pie Gourmet Cafés have us off...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Medifast (NYSE: MED) has “no growth.” He added, “I suggest you look into Weight Watcher's (NYSE: WTW) which has great growth and is shareholder friendly." Cramer likes PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL), adding that the stock is a “super duper...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy puts on H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) ahead of this year's tax season due to put-back risk. The Goldman Sachs analyst sees the potential for tax season updates over the next two months to show pressure on...

Our call on shorting Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) was both timely and untimely. It was timely that the day of shorting it at $44/share, it promptly dropped to $42/share, although it then bounced back to close at $43.30/share. It was untimely that the next day it had a strong opening and shot up to...

By David Dispennette Chances are, we've all known a person that's financial skepticism was molded by the Great Depression, and they've likely shared stories about burying money in the yard, under the mattress and in the walls of their home. It was an uncertain time in America; one in which...