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Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) and Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) both offered small upside surprises in earnings in this morning’s quarterly reports, despite very different results. The upscale leather...
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The announcement of QE3 is not bringing a “sell the news” reaction at all when it comes to the metals market. Gold is surging, but The Devil’s Metal of silver is significantly outperforming...
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Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) reported an adjusted second-quarter net loss of $0.05 and $704 million in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the luxury department store...
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Today’s earnings report from Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) has lit a fire a under leading luxury brand makers like Movado Group Inc. (NYSE: MOV), Warnaco Group Inc. (NYSE: WRC), and PVH Corp. (NYSE:...
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Sometimes analyst upgrades and downgrades matter, and sometimes they do not. Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) is finding that they sure matter this Monday. We might usually skip an analyst upgrade or...
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It is often a wonder why some investors would want to own a gold mining stock if they want to invest in the upside of gold. The rewards can be immense, but taking individual company risk can often...
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If you have watched the flow of news out of Asia and Europe over the last month, you might have had a reason to think that the world was going to hell in a handbasket. One week of a market...
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Luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were a light even though revenues were better than expected. The company posted EPS of $0.64...
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The World Gold Council has released its first quarter report on global gold demand. Some of the report may be as most expected, but the report also contains some interesting tidbits when you...
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Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) is losing a key member of its merchandising team. The online jewelry, diamond, and raw stone destination has a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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What happens when you have an appreciating dollar? Commodity prices tend to fall, all other things being equal. But what about when you have a scenario where risk-on investors are not buying...
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Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of...
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The final projections from Retail Metrics are out and April is looking as though the same-store sales are going to come in up only 1.5%. If so, this will mark the lowest gain since October 2010. ...
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If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with museums,...
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Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is widely thought of as the king of high-end jewelry. While many local high-end jewelry stores compete with Tiffany in local markets, it is hard to imagine that Costco...
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