Food Retail

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he can “no longer get behind NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA).” For Massey Energy (NYSE: MEE), he said, "I'll let you own it for now. I think there's a better bid coming. But I still like Walter Industries (NYSE: WLT) and Peabody Energy (...

Cusick's Corner The grind continues. If you are bullish and either raised cash from taking profits or just have some capital on the sidelines, what strategies could you consider? First take a look at implied volatility by going to the oX Volatility View and Chains. Overall market volatility is...

Goldman Sachs expects Kroger (NYSE: KR) to report 4Q2010 EPS of $0.43 on Thursday, March 4, roughly in line with consensus at $0.44. On the heels of SWY's 4Q results, Goldman expects KR to report a similar sequential improvement in underlying trends, including 2.8% ID sales growth, budding...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Susser Holdings (NASDAQ: SUSS), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies states, "Sussex, in our opinion, should continue to benefit from its Town & Country acquisition, in-store initiatives and a recovering Texas economy. Furthermore, its...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy strangles on The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) ahead of earnings. Goldman Sachs Retail analyst, Adrianne Shapira, rates KR shares as a Buy and sees 8% upside to her 12-mth price target of $25. She expects KR to...

Safeway (NYSE: SWY) Reports EPS Of $0.62 Vs. $0.57 Est.; Revenues $12.8B Vs. $12.71B Est. Safeway Inc. today reported net income of $229.6 million ($0.62 per diluted share) for the fourth quarter of 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2009, Safeway reported a net loss of $1,609.1 million ($4.06 per...

Susser Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SUSS) reports its Q4 EPS, ex-items, at $0.06, versus the consensus of $0.10. SUSS reports its Q4 revenue at $1.01 billion, versus the consensus of $1 billion. SUSS shares gained 0.51% to close at $15.78 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is expected to post its Q4 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $20.78 billion. General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $34.11 billion. Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.57 per share on...

During its five years of existence, this company's stock has risen 148 percent, while the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund (IYK) - of which it is a member - has risen just 6.3 percent. That outperformance, from a typically slow growth...

During its five years of existence, this company's stock has risen 148 percent, while the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund (IYK) - of which it is a member - has risen just 6.3 percent. That outperformance, from a typically slow growth...

Jefferies & Co. has a Hold rating and a $7 price target on shares of Winn-Dixie Stores (NASDAQ: WINN). In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "While Winn-Dixie reported basically an in-line 2Q on EBITDA relative to our estimates (although above street expectations) due to better sales...

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASY) today announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 11 convenience stores from NuWay Cooperative of Trimont, Minnesota. All of the stores are located in Minnesota operating under the NuMart banner and will be immediately...

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN), today reported its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, a 16-week period that ended on January 12, 2011. Net sales in the second quarter were $2.1 billion, which were essentially flat compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year....

Cusick's Corner With trade overnight mixed and disappointment from tech giant CSCO, the market looked pretty ominous until the beloved dip bid showed up. This has not returned the market to green but has lifted it off the worst levels of the session. The Claims Data on the surface looked excellent...

Shares of Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFMI) are trading up 12.1% at $60.27 per share during the Thursday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc has been between $58.49 and a 52-week high of $60.94 per share. Analysts...