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Company News for November 11, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:36am | 888• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) said it will offer free shipping on its website through December 20 • Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) said it will offer its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer for less than $500, a move likely to undercut prices for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) winning iPad • Cisco (NASDAQ:...
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Spreads Around Earnings 11-10-2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 6:56pm | 989Cusick's Corner While a 15 point range in the December E-Mini S&P futures was a nice trading day for scalpers, it was a thorny consolidation for investors. As noted in the past two Corners, there have been few major catalysts to get the market moving in one direction or the other. The market...
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Initial Jobless Claims Drop Sharply - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 2:33pm | 1794Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 24,000 last week to 435,000. This more than reverses last week's spike, and once again raises hopes that we might be able to get out of the “trading range” that initial claims have been in for the last year. Initial claims have been generally...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco Wholesale, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Telus and MarkWest Energy Partners - Press Releases
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:33am | 2003For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 10, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MDRX), Telus Corporation (TU) and MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (MWE). Get the most recent insight from...
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BJ's Wholesale Going Private? (BJ)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 10:25am | 106BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) is up sharply this morning on reports that the company has hired advisors and is considering going private. According to the NY Post, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners could be the potential buyer, as the fund has a 9.5% stake in...
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Walmart Appoints Jeff Davis to Senior VP and Treasurer
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 10:08am | 70Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that Jeff Davis, 47, has been promoted to senior vice president and treasurer, effective Dec. 1. In his new role, Davis will assume responsibility for treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations and risk management. Davis succeeds...
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BJ's Posts Healthy Sales - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 1:03pm | 386BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), a leading warehouse club operator in the United States, recently posted healthy sales results for the four-week period ended October 30, 2010. After registering a growth of 1.5% in September 2010, BJ's experienced comparable club sales growth of 3.7% in October....
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Costco Wholesale, BJ's Wholesale Club, Wal-Mart Stores and UnitedHealth Group - Press Releases
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 11:33am | 2096For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 9, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), Health Net Inc. (HNT) and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research...
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Wal-Mart Gets Back to Growth: Best in Class
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:09am | 273BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, is among the most criticized U.S. companies for its low wages and use of overseas suppliers. It also employs more people than any other company and charges the lowest prices on items ranging from food to electronics. A...
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Costco Sustains Momentum - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 4:06pm | 543Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), one of the leading U.S. warehouse club operators, recently posted healthy sales data for the four-week period ended October 31, 2010. The company sustained its sales momentum. After a 5% increase in September 2010, Costco's comparable-store sales for October...
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Justin Bieber's My Worlds Acoustic Album Set For November 26th Release
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 12:42pm | 74Multi-Platinum singing sensation, Justin Bieber will release an acoustic album, MY WORLDS ACOUSTIC, on Black Friday, November 26th. MY WORLDS ACOUSTIC will be available exclusively through Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The album features brand new acoustic versions of the singles from MY WORLD and MY WORLD...
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Week in Preview: Macy's, Priceline, Others Kick Off Retail Earnings
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 9:00am | 566This week, JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M) are the first of the major retailers to report results for the most recent quarter. Macy's launched an American Express credit card and increased its mobile presence during the fiscal fourth quarter. The analysts surveyed by...
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Amazon.com Close To Buying Quidsi For $540M
Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 9:14pm | 141Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is reportedly close to acquiring Quidsi Inc., the parent company of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $540 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. An announcement could be made as early as Monday. Quidsi, which expects to ship 500 million diapers this year...
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Amazon.com Close To Buying Quidsi For $540M
Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 9:10pm | 141Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is reportedly close to acquiring Quidsi Inc., the parent company of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $540 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. An announcement could be made as early as Monday. Quidsi, which expects to ship 500 million diapers this year...
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Catching the Iron Butterfly – A Neutral Strategy for Range-Bound Markets
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 1:36pm | 2028Stock or options trading can offer the opportunity to profit in bullish or bearish markets. We discussed earlier this week in our weekly webinar how investors using options (long calls or long puts) can gain limited risk exposure to these market moves. Depending on their outlook, traders risk 100...