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  • Final Glance: Broadline Retail companies

    (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:47 PM)

    NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top broadline retail companies were mixed at the close of trading:

  • Wal-Mart Goes Stealth with Small-Box Stores

    (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:06 PM)

    Wal-Mart (WMT) king of big-box retailing will test small format neighborhood food stores in Phoenix Arizona and may soon take the idea national. The smaller stores called Marketside will offer fresh as well as prepared food. At only 15 000 square feet each the stores will look very different from Wal-Mart’s superstores and its Sam’s Club warehouse stores. Marketside’s design includes wood around the store entrance and deep purple awnings the same color as the aprons worn by staff. The Marketside name appears in lowercase green letters and bear no reference to the???

  • Borders Peddles Pulp Fiction

    (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:24 AM)

    The cover looks catchy, but the earnings inside aren't too great.

  • A Smart Solution for Panicking Investors

    (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:23 AM)

    Balanced funds give you good returns with a conservative approach.

  • The New Gas Station: Laundry, Groceries, Pay Bill

    (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:55 AM)

  • No Improvement for Home Depot, Lowe's

    (Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:48 PM)

    The slumping housing market continues to take a bite out of home improvement - and there’s no immediate relief in sight. Consumers are pressed by high gasoline and food prices leaving less cash to upgrade the kitchen or bathroom. Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) have already taken a hit. Home Depot the sector leader said second-quarter 2008 sales fell to $21 billion a 5.4% decline from the same quarter a year ago. Comparable store sales declined 7.9% but were offset in part by sales from new stores. Home Depot’s net earnings fell to $1.2 billion or $0.71 per ...

  • Big Lots profit rises, shares down on sales view

    (Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:07 PM)

    Big Lots Inc said profit rose as shoppers sought low prices at its stores, but its shares fell as much as 6 percent after it said same-store sales for the rest of the year would likely trail the first half.

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  • U.S. Consumers Could Feel Heat from Higher Fuel Costs

    (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:08:41 -0400)

    FP Trading DeskFP Trading Desk submits:

    Higher home heating prices could be another deterrent to U.S. consumers shopping this holiday season. “As if retailers did not have enough to worry about, just as the holiday season rolls around, most consumers will find a new sticker shock in their heating bills,” Gary Balter, research analyst at Credit Suisse.

    He said:


    Complete Story »

  • Oil Majors Exiting the Gas Station Business

    (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:44:40 -0400)

    Markham Lee submits:

    Here is an interesting graphic from the WSJ depicting the shrinking margins for gas stations due to the rising cost of oil:


    Complete Story »

  • Wal-Mart: Can Marketing Influence Share Price?

    (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:05 -0400)

    George Gutowski submits:

    Wal-Mart (WMT) has experienced approximately a 34% increase in share appreciation in the past year. At one point it was a very good whipping boy- problems in Germany, South Korea and Japan; sluggish sales in North America. I am positive I had a few skeptical comments of my own.


    Fortune Magazine had an interesting Marketing article by Suzanne Kapner in the Aug 18 edition. Writing from a marketing perspective, the premise is that Wal-Mart has had marketing challenges and originally saw itself as a logistics company who could deliver low prices...

  • Largest Companies in the World

    (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:24:38 -0400)

    Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:

    Below we highlight the 30 largest companies in the World by market cap ($).  As shown, Exxon Mobil (XOM) is the top dog by about $70 billion.  Exxon is trailed by another energy company, Petrochina (PTR), then General Electric (GE) and Microsoft (MSFT). 

    Eleven of the top 30 are based in the United States.  The Energy sector has the largest representation at 8, followed by Technology at 5.  Only 3 companies in the top 30 are up in 2008 -- Wal-Mart (WMT), IBM (IBM) and Johnson & Johnson...

  • Dow Price Targets from Last November

    (Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:27:58 -0400)

    Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:

    Barry Ritholtz over at the Big Picture recently highlightedBloomberg'sChart of the Day showing that analyst profit forecasts are currently worse than ever. 

    With that in mind, we pulled up a post we did back in November highlighting the average analyst price targets for the 30 Dow stocks.  After analyzing those price targets and where the stocks are now, it's clear that bear markets are definitely not an analyst's best friend.


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  • Inflation a Huge Drag as Energy Costs Transform Consumer Behavior

    (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:55:47 -0400)

    paul cartonPaul Carton (ChangeWave Alliance) submits:

    Back in July, a ChangeWave survey of 4,525 consumers pointed to yet another clear downturn in U.S. consumer spending – despite the injection of $150 billion in tax rebates to stimulate the economy.

    In that July survey, we focused on the key reasons why consumers are spending less. As the following chart shows, the chief culprits are Inflation (56%; up 4-pts) and Higher Energy Costs (56%; up 7-pts).


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  • Hedge Fund Tracking: Blue Ridge Capital (John Griffin)

    (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:15:31 -0400)

    Market Folly submits:

    Four times a year, hedge funds & asset managers with > $100 million AUM (assets under management) are required to report to the SEC their holdings from the previous quarter. I check these 13F filings quarterly just to get a sense as to where these funds are putting their money sector wise. If you just sit down and do some simple number crunching between last quarter's 13F and this quarter's 13F, you can see exactly where these funds have been moving their money. 

    Please note, these 13F's should be treated as a lagging indicator simply because...

  • 5 Impressive Stocks in This Difficult Market

    (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:19:20 -0400)

    Dividends4Life submits:

    Now that more than half the year is behind us, I thought it would be interesting to look at my top 5 performers through July 31, 2008. As dismal as the stock market has been this year, there are still some bright spots. My top five performers have all achieved double-digit positive total returns since I owned them and positive returns in 2008. Here they are with comments:

    #5 - McDonald's (MCD) + 4.4% Total 2008 Return
    Last November, I bought this burger maker for $57 in spite of only paying one dividend per year....

  • Stimulus Checks Save the Quarter for Retail

    (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:19:07 -0400)

    Zacks.com submits:

    With several more retailers expected to report quarterly earnings this week, we sat down for a chat with Zacks senior retail industry analyst Rob Plaza, CFA for his outlook on the sector as a whole, and what his top Buy recommendations are.

    Wal-Mart had a pretty good Q2. Does this indicate that other retailers should post stronger earnings this week and beyond?


    Complete Story »

  • Wal-Mart Continues to Impress

    (Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:55:36 -0400)

    todd sullivanTodd Sullivan submits:

    It now appears after gloomy reports from Target (TGT), JC Penny (JCP), and Macy's (M) that Wal-Mart (WMT) may just be the only large retailer actually growing.

    Wal-Mart (WMT) reported its sales and earnings yesterday, for the quarter ended July 31, 2008. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 were approximately $101.6 billion, an increase of 10.4 percent from $92.0 billion in the second quarter last year. (Call Transcript)


    Complete Story »



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