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Office Depot Teams up with Google Local Availability Feature
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 9:46am | 55Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) today announced its participation in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) local availability feature, a mobile and desktop product inventory search functionality that helps customers locate in-stock products in just seconds, directly from their PC or mobile device.
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (PTEN, DKS, AMD, TSL)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 9:17am | 150Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from "equal weight" to "underweight." PTEN's shares closed at $20.05 yesterday. Patterson-UTI Energy's 52-week trading range is $11.77-$21.10. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) was downgraded by Needham & Co from "buy...
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Citi and Tractor Supply Company Renew Private Label Card Partnership
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 9:09am | 90Citi (NYSE: C) today announced the renewal of its long-standing partnership with Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest operator of retail farm and ranch stores in the United States, to administer the private label credit card program for an additional five years, effective November 1,...
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Needham & Co Downgrades DKS To Hold
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 8:20am | 42Analysts at Needham & Co downgrade Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) from "buy" to "hold." DKS' shares gained 12.00% to close at $33.51 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Dick's Comfortably Beats - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 5:05am | 716Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS), an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer, posted strong third quarter 2010 results, ended October 30, 2010, on the heels of higher sales and improved margins. Quarterly earnings climbed to 22 cents a share from the year-ago level of 16 cents and comfortably...
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Earnings Scheduled For November 17 (AMAT, LTD, TGT, NTAP, BJ, CHS, GILT, PETM, SPRD)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 3:59am | 240Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $2.6 billion. Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.16 on revenue of $1.95 billion. Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is projected to post its EPS at $0.68 in the third-...
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Value Stock Picks-Nov. 16, 2010 - Zacks Rank Buys
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 5:33pm | 89CABELAS INC (CAB): Free Stock Analysis Report MASTEC INC (MTZ): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research
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News Summary
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:33am | 207Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) gained about 1.6% after the company reported a 9.3% y/y rise in its FQ3 profit. Wal-Mart also lifted its full-year projections and issued upbeat Q4 guidance. The company projected its Q4 profit of $1.29 to $1.33 per share. However, analysts were estimating...
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Hastings Entertainment 3Q Below Sterne Agee Expectations
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:25am | 101Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST) reported 3Q10 results below Sterne Agee's expectations. “Revenue was $112M vs. our estimate of $118M. EPS was ($0.35) vs. our estimate of ($0.27),” Sterne Agee writes. “Total same-store sales for the company were up 1.3% with Merchandise at +1.2% and...
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Dick's Sporting Goods Up 7% (DKS)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:08am | 102Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) is up 7% in pre-market trading, after the sporting goods retailer reported better than expected earnings this morning, and raised guidance. The Pittsburgh-based company reported earnings of 14 cents a share. Excluding items, DKS reported earnings of 22 cents...
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Dreams Partners with Google on Local Shopping Service
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:01am | 47Dreams, Inc. (Amex: DRJ) the vertically integrated leader in the licensed sports products industry, announced that it is an early participant in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) local availability feature, which launched today.
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Earnings Scheduled For November 16 (SKS, TJX, HD, ANF, WMT, JEC, LZB, BOBE, DKS, GA)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 4:20am | 270Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) is expected to post its earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $656 million in the third quarter. TJX (NYSE: TJX) is estimated to post its Q3 EPS at $0.90 on revenue of $5.53 billion. Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.48 per share on...
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Benzinga's Worst Performing Industries (MVG, EXK, TGB, FCX, FLL, BYD, ASCA, SPCHB, BGFV)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 7:36pm | 186Silver industry was the worst performing industry today, with a 4.94% decline. Mag Silver Corp (ADR) (AMEX: MVG) fell 6.20%, and Endeavour Silver Corp. (CAN) (AMEX: EXK) lost 5.07%. Copper industry also had a bad trading session. It dropped 4.39%, and in the space, Taseko Mines Limited (USA) (AMEX...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Neutral on Staples Inc. (SPLS)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:23am | 106Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS); it has a $22.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said that they are maintaining their $22.00 price target ahead of the company's Q3 earnings release of Thursday, as...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Neutral on PetSmart (PETM)
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:15am | 111Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM); it has a $34.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said that they are maintaining estimates on the name and believe that PETM experienced additional gross...