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U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning on another day when very little economic data was released anywhere around the globe. There was no data released at all in the U.S., and in...
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but struggled to maintain even a flat performance compared to yesterday’s close. Before the markets opened this morning, the Mortgage Bankers...
ThinkstockStaples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the office supplies retailer posted adjusted diluted...
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and it didn’t take long for the DJIA to blow past its all-time intra-day high of 14,198.10 (more coverage here). There was a little news and data to...
courtesy of Office DepotFollowing an inadvertent announcement earlier this morning of a merger between office supply retailers Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX), the two...
courtesy of Office DepotUPDATE: According to a report at The New York Times Dealbook blog, the announcement of a merger between Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) was...
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Access Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: ACMP) reiterated Outperform but...
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was came...
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is up Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.30%, the Nasdaq up 0.23% and the S&P 500 up 0.38%. Today’s winners are all...
courtesy of Office DepotRumors came out over the weekend that Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) finally are considering a long-awaited and long-speculated merger. This will...
Jon OggThe Argus research company has provided investors with quality, independent equity research since 1934. For the individual investor, a source for independent research is always a positive for...
ThinkstockIt is the time of year again, when America’s largest retailers release those critical holiday season figures and disclose their annual sales. A review of these numbers tells us a great...
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has decided to let a number of retailers, including Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), offer its Surface tablet, perhaps to offset sales that never...
ThinkstockOfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) has figured out a way to unlock serious value of sorts. Boise Cascade has filed for an initial public offering. The IPO is said to be for up to $200...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at William...