Food Retail

US stock futures are higher this morning, as crude-oil prices declined marginally from 29-month highs. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 46 points to 12,124.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 6.30 points at 1,315.40. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 7.50 points to 2,332....

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) reported its FQ4 net income at $75.2 million, or $0.45 per share, versus $77.7 million, or $0.45 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's sales increased 14% y/y to $668.4 million. However,...

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASY) today reported $0.34 in basic earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended January 31, 2011, compared to $0.34 for the same quarter a year ago. Year to date, basic earnings per share were $1.64 versus $1.87 for the same period last year...

US stock futures are mixed this morning, as crude oil futures surged above $106 per barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2 points to 12,152.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index dropped 0.10 point to 1,320.20. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 2.75 points to 2,362.50. The blue-...

Kohlberg Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: KCAP) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $6.53 million. Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.52 per share on revenue of $674.92 million Kronos Worldwide Inc (NYSE: KRO) is...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Casey's General Stores Inc (NASDAQ: CASY) to report its FQ3 EPS at $0.50 on revenue of $1.29 billion. CASY shares gained 0.59% to close at $41.10 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) to...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report on Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY), maintaining Buy. In the report, Goldman Sachs comments on the upcoming SWY Analyst Day writing, "We expect a positive tone from management with a focus on (1) 2010 Performance – improving fundamentals through 4Q and (2) 2011 Outlook...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report on Kroger (NYSE: KR), raising its price target from $24 to $25. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "On the margin front, Kroger is successfully passing through the low-single digit inflation to its customer, and expense leverage opportunities remain intact...

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, Kroger (NYSE: KR) saw a solid Q4 but will have a more cautious 2011 despite the momentum. Deutsche Bank said that Kroger posted solid Q4 results, with both ID sales, ex-fuel, and EPS, ex-items, beating Consensus. “Food inflation is getting passed through, and...

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today reported total sales, which include fuel, increased 7.4% to $19.9 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 compared with $18.6 billion for the same period last year. Excluding fuel sales, total sales increased 4.2% over the same period last year. Identical...

The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) Board of Directors today authorized a new $1 billion stock repurchase program. The timing of the repurchases will vary according to market conditions.

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting data on jobless claims and the non-manufacturing sector.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 75 points to 12,121.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index climbed 9.20 points to 1,315.00. Nasdaq 100 futures rose...

Marvell Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ: MRVL) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $925.64 million. H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) is estimated to post its FQ3 earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $2.71 billion. Kroger Company (NYSE: KR) is expected to report its...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Kroger Company (NYSE: KR) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of $19.37 billion. KR shares gained 0.75% to $22.69 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) to have earned $0.81 per...

Shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) are higher on the session by 0.93%, trading at $21.67. Overall put volume is now running at 2.19x the daily average, with 4% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,408 contracts have traded on the session so far. Safeway Inc. is a food and drug...