Specialty Stores

At 10:05 am, the Dow rose 0.58% to 12,699.25, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.80% to 1,349.96 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.76% to 2,855.46. The industries that are driving the market today are: Home Furnishing Stores: This industry jumped 2.48% by 10:05 am. The...

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLF) reported today that sales for the month of June were $5.3 million, up 4% compared to June 2010 sales. Year to date sales are up 10% to $31.9 million in the current year from $29.0 million last year. Retail Leathercraft's sales rose 5% to $3.0 million...

Today, Citi (NYSE: C) announced a multi-year renewal of its long-standing U.S. private label credit card partnership with Office Depot (NYSE: ODP).

Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) announced today that Cabela's Credit Card Master Note Trust successfully completed the sale of $300 million of Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2011-II. The securitization transaction included the issuance of $155 million of Class A-1 Notes, which accrue interest at a...

At 10:05 am, the Dow fell 0.03% to 12,565.63, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.33% to 1,333.42 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.27% to 2,818.25. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Toy & Hobby Stores: This industry jumped 1.98% by 10:...

For the longest time, well almost four years, it seemed like the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO) was immune to legitimate competition when it came to equity-based ETFs tracking the global agribusiness boom. Sure, MOO has a couple of competitors, but none can come close to boasting the $...

Credit Suisse made a number of updates in a research report published today. Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) had its coverage initiated with an Outperform rating and a price target of $55. On Thursday, MPC added 3.32% to its value to finish the day at $41.40. Its shares lost 1.57% of their...

Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) are higher on the session by 0.54%, trading at $38.84. Overall call volume is now running at 4.96x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,027 contracts have traded on the session so far. Dick's Sporting...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session: 1) CIGNA (NYSE: CI): Shares of CIGNA hit a 52-week high of $51.16 in Tuesday's...

Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $2.17 billion. Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.63 on revenue of $447.59 million. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.52 on...

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) shares rose 2.03% to create a new 52-week high of $67.38. TSCO's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 21.21%. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares gained 1.42% to create a new 52-week high of $38.53. SBUX's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $11.19 million....

Analysts at HSBC Securities downgraded Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) from “overweight” to “neutral.” TIF's shares closed at $76.27 yesterday. Tiffany's PEG ratio is 1.57. Analysts at Societe Generale downgraded American Water Works Company Inc (NYSE: AWK) from “buy” to “hold.” AWK's stock closed at...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting the third release of US Q1 gross domestic product and data on May durable-goods orders. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 20 points to 11,996.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 1.80...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading session: 1) Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY): Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb hit a 52-week...

Dreams, Inc. (NYSE: DRJ) has partnered with the Golden State Warriors to re-launch the team's official updated online store, www.warriorsteamstore.com. The deal marks Dreams' fourth alliance with an NBA team following successful partnerships initiated with the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats...