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Back in the day, a layaway plan made sense for many consumers who did not have the full purchase price of an item but could pay regular small installments until the item was fully paid for. The store...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Avago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:...
If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!!  After that it is discount stores.  Even though dollar stores are no longer...
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is seeing its stock trade a bit soft this morning on news that private equity backers are selling 25 million shares of common shares at a price to the public of...
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance.  The dollar store, or actually ‘under $10 and under $5 store’...
We have several key companies reporting earnings this coming week.  While most will not be DJIA-moving stocks, there can have a large sector impact or can be volatile around earnings.  Nike Inc....
Bill Ackman and his Pershing Square could soon become a much more formidable activist when it comes to dealing with companies.  Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) might have not been one of Ackman’s...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays....
Sometimes bad news has to be looked at as good news.  Take Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) this morning as its stock is down sharply after reporting disappointing earnings.  Dollar General is...
There has been an interesting trend of late that might lead investors to wonder if they should be involved in or not.  Dollar stores and discounters seem to be in the middle of an economic magic...
On a day when lower oil has not prevented a triple-digit drop in the DJIA and a larger 1.7% drop in the S&P 500, we wanted to see what was working out there.  There are select single-story...
Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) now has a serious issue for its shareholders to consider this weekend. The dollar store chain has rejected a $7.6 billion buyout offer from Nelson Peltz.  While...
There’s a lot of action in the retail sector this morning, headed by a rejected buyout offer for Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) from hedge-fund manager Trian Group, which is headed by Nelson...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) Cut to Neutral at UBS. CenterPoint...
Shareholders of Frontier Oil are displeased about its merger with Holly Corp. It would be more accurate to say that Holly is making an acquisition for $2.9 billion. Shareholder class actions suits...