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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (APOG, APWR, ANDS, AONE, RAD, ALVR)
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 8:26am | 379Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG)(FREE stock trend analysis) is currently trading at $14.85, increased by 2.48%. Yesterday, Apogee Enterprises announced that it expects revenue to decline by around 22% to 24% for FY10. For FY09, APOG reported revenue of $926 million. Analysts are expecting...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (PIR, GIS, WGO, SCHL, RAD, FDX)
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 8:03am | 414Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) today reported third-quarter profit of $38.8 million or $0.37 a share as compared to a loss of $36.9 million or $0.41 a share in the year ago period. Sales increased to $327.1 million against $300.9 million from the same quarter last year. Pier 1 Imports fell by 0....
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Benzinga's Earnings Preview (ORCL, ACN, DFS, RAD, RIMM, NKE)
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 5:53am | 274Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL)(FREE stock trend analysis) is expected to report fiscal second-quarter earnings of 36 cents a share on revenue of $5.69 billion. Wednesday, ORCL closed at $23.11. Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN)(FREE stock trend analysis) is projected to report fiscal first-quarter...
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Walgreen (WAG) and CVS (CVS) Enjoy Premium Pricing Over Wal-Mart (WMT) In Chicago
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 11:18am | 113A survey by Credit Suisse revealed that in the Chicago market, Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG)(FREE stock trend analysis) and CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS)(FREE stock trend analysis) have premium pricing over Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)(FREE stock trend analysis). The report has noted...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ASIA, CAGC, NVDA, SMED, NTRI)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 2:23pm | 251Some of the stocks that saw extraordinary trading today morning are: AsiaInfo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ASIA) shares surged by 17.45% to $29.48. The volume of ASIA shares traded so far today has exceeded 668% above normal. ASIA had recently signed an agreement to buy China's Linkage Technologies...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Revenue Expectations for the Year (RAD, FNM, TSO, UAUA, FRE)
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 8:38am | 204Below are the interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ for which revenue consensus expectations is the highest for the year. Rite Aid Corp (NYSE: RAD) has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion. RAD is expected to generate $25.721 billion in revenues in the current year. RAD shares are...
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Fast Money Picks For December 3rd (BAC, CVS, CLF, NUE)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 6:51pm | 120CNBC's Fast Money Pete Najarian thinks that investors should buy Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CLF) on Thursday. Cliffs (CLF) gained 1.95% today and closed at $45.95. Karen Finerman likes CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), which lost 0.22% today. CVS closed at $31.11 and had a volume of $...
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Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) November Sales Jumped 8.7%
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 8:24am | 92Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) today reported that its November sales at stores grew by 3.9%. However, total sales increased by 8.7% to $5.4 billion as compared to $4,933,433,000 for November 2008. Walgreens comparable pharmacy sales increased 5.7%, while November pharmacy sales grew by 9.7%....
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Cyber Monday Promotions Hope To Kick-start Online Sales (JCP), (WAG), (WMAR), (DSCM), (SKS)
Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 8:58pm | 328Cyber Monday, the day viewed as the kickoff to the online holiday shopping season, will have no shortage of deals from retailers who have been planning for this day for a while, according to Shop.org. “Retailers have a very acute sense of the importance of Cyber Monday in kick-starting holiday...
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Moody's Lowers CVS Caremark Outlook
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 3:06pm | 107Moody's Investor Service lowered its outlook on pharmacy benefits provider and drug store operator CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) to "stable" from "positive" saying upgrades aren't likely until the Caremark unit can show it has stemmed the tide of lost contracts it has been suffering in recent months....
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Company News for November 19, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 9:27am | 334• Bank of America/Merrill (NYSE:BAC) downgraded a number of semiconductor companies, expecting a modest inventory correction, even as economies improve and demand for electronics rises. Four shares were downgraded to neutral, including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Marvel...
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CVS Caremark Retail Business Is Strong And Growing
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 10:52am | 17CVS Caremark says (NYSE: CVS) its retail business is strong and growing.
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Morning Quickie$
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:43am | 1818Keystone Morning Quickie November 10th 2009 Market Commentary Futures are slightly down this morning after a impressive rally yesterday. As impressive as it may have been, we must take not of the lack of volume that was associated with the run up. The Dow Jones made yearly highs at 10023,...
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Competition Has Better Business Model Than CVS Caremark (CVS)
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 9:58am | 133The WSJ reported that, when CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) announced that its Caremark’s pharmacy benefit management was losing big clients, $10 billion of CVS’s market value got wiped out. Even the stocks of its rivals like Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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CVS Caremark Net Earnings Rise 39% Behind Revenue Gains (CVS, WAG)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 9:52am | 172CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) beat out analyst expectation as its third quarter earning rose 39% from the previous quarter. CVS Caremark Corp used their revenue gains from it Pharmacy Benefits business to help fuel their profits. This upbeat results shows that their decision to acquire Caremark...