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These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Align Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: ALGN) Started as Neutral...
Retail sales for the coming holiday season are expected to be about 3% higher than 2010 sales. Not bad, considering that US GDP growth predictions are now below 2%; not good, either, considering that...
We have many stocks on the move after the close this Wednesday, many on earnings.  The stocks on the move are as follows: Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT); Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR);...
This week marks the release of the waves of same-store sales for the month of July and at least one research outfit is calling for strength to remain high enough that the U.S. will have seen...
The month of June looks to have been pretty good for some U.S. retailers. Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M), Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and...
The retail sector has historically not the place for income and dividend investors seeking high payouts.  The reason is simple: razor-thin margins.  Add in the notion that many new retailers are...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) Raised to Neutral at Piper...
Even though the month of April was one selling day shorter than March, the late Easter holiday more than made up for the shortfall at most retailers. The Thomson Reuters index of sales at chain...
Today’s commodities news reflects on the sharp drop in silver, continuing softness in cotton prices, and another fall in grain prices. The fall in silver prices immediately following the...
Stocks which rose last week were paced by National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) which jumped 68% to $27 after it agreed to be purchased by Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN). The fate of the transaction...
Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments.  We have cotton issues, oil spikes, issues around rare earth elements, and precious metals on the docket.  Even though...
Are investors forgetting the lessons of the dot-com bust of the 1990s?It would seem to be the case. Just like in the Clinton administration, companies with uncertain prospects are attracting insanely...
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...
Retail may be getting another good month of numbers for February 2011 if Retail Metrics is correct.  The research firm noted, “Expectations for discounters, department stores, drug chains and...
All that snow in January didn’t keep shoppers at home, apparently, as retailers posted a 4.2% increase in same-store sales for the month. That topped estimates that had started at 3.1% growth...