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Deutsche Bank Raises PT On Costco
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:50am | 133Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) after the company reported another solid quarter, but the repurchasing of shares may slow after these results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Following a better-than-expected FQ1, strong momentum entering the...
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Goldman Raises PT On Costco
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:47am | 185Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) as the company is showing sales growth and profitability potential in its 1Q. In the report, Goldman writes "Key highlights from the call that re-affirm our BUY thesis: Sales – traffic growth continues to drive comps,...
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Costco Tops Estimate - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:18am | 719Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), one of the leading U.S. warehouse club operators, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 71 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents, and rose 18.3% from 60 cents earned in the prior-year...
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Costco Tops Estimate - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:00am | 719Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), one of the leading U.S. warehouse club operators, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 71 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents, and rose 18.3% from 60 cents earned in the prior-year...
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Aggressive Growth Stock Picks-Dec. 9, 2010 - Zacks Rank Buys
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 1:00am | 93PRICESMART INC (PSMT): Free Stock Analysis Report ROFIN-SINAR (RSTI): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research
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Wal-Mart Not Budging On Sunday Pay
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 5:49pm | 90Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) continues to put its foot in the ground, as it refuses to pay an extra $1/hour for Sunday work. Wal-Mart said that the change will take affect next year, and will only apply to employees hired after January 1. The move applies to Wal-Mart workers, as well as Sam's club. It...
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High End Retailers To Consider
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 3:27pm | 114If you believe that high end retailers will continue to outperform in 2011, then Patty Edwards has some ideas for you. She suggests Tffany (NYSE: TIF), Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and perhaps Buckle (NYSE: BKE) as other high end retail names. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) and Coach (...
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Costco Seeing Positive Trends In California
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 12:53pm | 59Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies tweeted that Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is seeing positive trends in California, which has been a change from previous quarters. Costco reported earnings earlier today that beat Wall Street expectations. Shares of COST are currently off 30 cents to $69.34.
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Stock Market News for December 8, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:03am | 868Agreement on extending the Bush-era tax cuts for another two years did little to boost stocks Tuesday as concerns over European finances and a sharp jump in bond yields tempered investors' enthusiasm. The Dow Jones industrial average, after rising as much as 89 points, closed with a drop of...
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Company News for December 8, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:03am | 688• Costco (NASDAQ: COST) posted fiscal first quarter earnings $0.02 higher than estimated at $0.71, as revenues jumped 11.2% to $19.24 billion, up from estimate of $18.81 billion • H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) posted a fiscal second quarter loss of $0.35 a share, versus an expectation of a $0.37 loss,...
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News Summary (MCD, OCR, COST)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:32am | 166Shares of McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) lost about 1.8% after the company reported 4.8% rise in its global same-store sales. The company's same-store sales increased 4.9% both in the US and Europe. MCD reported 2.4% rise in same-store sales in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Shares of...
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Company News for December 8, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 688• Costco (NASDAQ: COST) posted fiscal first quarter earnings $0.02 higher than estimated at $0.71, as revenues jumped 11.2% to $19.24 billion, up from estimate of $18.81 billion • H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) posted a fiscal second quarter loss of $0.35 a share, versus an expectation of a $0.37 loss,...
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Stock Market News for December 8, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:28am | 868Agreement on extending the Bush-era tax cuts for another two years did little to boost stocks Tuesday as concerns over European finances and a sharp jump in bond yields tempered investors' enthusiasm. The Dow Jones industrial average, after rising as much as 89 points, closed with a drop of...
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Brian Sozzi Says Buy Costco (COST)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:26am | 108Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies is on CNBC and he is saying that he would be a buyer of Costco (NASDAQ: COST) this morning on weakness, after the company reported earnings this morning that beat Wall Street estimates. Sozzi said he wants to hear the conference call and expects solid guidance...
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US Stock Futures Mixed, All Eyes On Texas Instruments
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 7:49am | 214US stock futures are mixed, this morning after Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) issued earnings guidance late Tuesday. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 26 points to 11,329.00, while S&P 500 futures dropped 2 points to 1,221.20. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5 point to 2,190.50. The Dow...