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thinkstockAs third quarter earnings results continue to pour in, overall earnings have been decidedly weaker. According to research firm Retail Metrics, the blended S&P 500 earnings growth rate...
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courtesy of TargetSeveral retailers are announcing October same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an overall gain of 4.6% for the month,...
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Several retailers are announcing September same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. Gains were not as large as in August, but are providing a positive outlook for the coming...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) cut to Neutral at UBS. Consolidated Edison...
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Retail sales made a strong comeback in July and August, rising 2.5% and 3.3%, respectively, year-over-year from a very low 0.3% increase in June. According to research firm Retail Metrics, September...
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Worker productivity is among the most critical measurements used when evaluating businesses and national economies. One way to measure productivity is sales per employee. Companies that can achieve...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) cut to Neutral at UBS. Bank...
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Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) is naming a new head of its global clothing design team. The retail apparel giant has now named Rebekka Bay to head its design team with the title Creative Director and...
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According to today’s report from the U.S. Census Bureau, retail and food services sales in August rose 0.9% month-over-month and 4.7% compared with August 2011. Economists had been expecting an...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) started as Sell at Citigroup....
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Consumers boosted their spending in July by a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, according to the latest Commerce Department data. That was the biggest gain in five months, as aftertax incomes continued to...
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Several retailers are announcing August same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. The good results are pushing share prices close to or above current highs. Here’s a rundown:...
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Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank....
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Bank of America/Merrill Lynch is making some changes to one of its key lists called the Most Attractive Buy List. The basis for the change is a key bottom or big base seen in shares versus a...
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The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning after the news that German chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would support European Central Bank sovereign bond buying. Unfortunately...
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