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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:37:00 GMT

Friday saw some crazy trading, as investors reacted to a surprisingly good employment number. Price gapped up to start the day, proceeded to fall sharply, before gaining traction late in the day to close slightly positive on very heavy volume. The dollar also saw a strong rally, as traders considered the possibility that a stronger economy may result in higher interest rates.[More...]

Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:30:24 GMT

Christmas is coming, and that means two sets of flurries are on the horizon – snow and retail news. Now that the aftershocks of the 2008 financial collapse have had time to set in, this year will be a test to see how resilient consumers are in spending for the holidays. Retailers, for their part, have been preparing by slimming down; most are carrying record low levels of inventories to avoid the need for post-rush markdowns.[More...]

Cyber Monday: The New Black Friday

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:23 GMT

As anyone who shops online is well aware, today is Cyber Monday, the day where online retailers strut their best deals in order to capture more holiday shoppers. The days following Thanksgiving are among the most important for the retail industry as many workers have those days off. More recently, ecommerce sites have latched onto the concept in trying to grab market share and capture the attention of workers returning to their desks still with holiday shopping in mind.[More...]

Top Black Friday Stock : Gamestop (GME)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

GME - Game Stop 25.60 a share / Target price 32.00 by 2010. GameStop Corp. (GameStop) is a retailer of video game products and personal computer (PC) entertainment software. The Company sells new and used video game hardware, video game software and accessories, as well as PC entertainment software, and related accessories and other[More...]

ETF Market Trends (11-19-2009): Back To The Fundamentals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:38 GMT

It looks like we are back to the fundamentals as concerns of economic recovery were exacerbated by a negative housing foreclosure update that confirmed the real estate crisis is spreading to the prime market. An economy bleeding jobs at a minimum monthly rate of 500k is the underlying cause.[More...]

Stock Futures Signal Start In Red - Retail Earnings Mixed, Chips Downgraded

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:26 GMT

Futures indicate a lower start to U.S. action, holding their downside after jobless claims data.[More...]

US Stock Futures Retreat On Recovery Jitters, GameStop (NYSE: GME) Eyed

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:37 GMT

US stock futures retreated on Thursday as concerns about economic recovery continued to haunt investors.[More...]

Cramer: Flat Wrong On GameStop (GME)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:36:17 GMT

“The problem with Gamestop is you need to be able to have both good hardware and software sales. Not until later next year do I expect Grand Theft Auto. We had Rock Band, Guitar Hero. Those are all played out. I can’t get behind GameStop not because they’re not a great company but because they don’t have enough good stuff to sell.” — CNBC’s Mad Money 11/17/2009[More...]

US Equity Movers and Shakers, Mid-Session, 11th November

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:40 GMT

S&P 500 - Risers Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) $10.04 +6.13% Lennar Corp. Class A (LEN) $15.17 +6.08% KB Home (KBH) $15.56 +5.99% D R Horton Inc. (DHI) $12.30 +5.18% M B I A Inc. (MBI) $3.69 +4.83% Marshall & Ilsley (MI) $5.48 +4.77% N Y Times Class A (NYT) $9.07 +4.61% Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) $8.49 +4.17% Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $13.66 +4.04% Developers Diversified Reality (DDR) $8.84 +3.88% S&P 500 - Fallers Macy's Inc. (M) $17.83 -8.23% Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) $34.63 -5.38% Gamestop Corp. (GME) $24.14 -4.13% American International Group Inc. (AIG) $36.24 -3.59% Owens-Illinois Inc. (OI) $33.90 -2.45% Southwestern Energy (SWN) $44.42 -2.40% Motorola Inc. (MOT) $8.64[More...]

Boston Scientific Slumps, But Option Traders More Optimistic

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:01 GMT

Today's tickers: BSX, VMED, SPY, GME & QSFT[More...]

GameStop shares tumble on Wal-Mart game deals

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:48:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Investors sent GameStop shares sharply lower Wednesday amid worries that the Wal-Mart's video game promotions could undercut holiday sales at GameStop Corp.'s more than 6,000 retail stores nationwide.
"This news is clearly a negative for (GameStop) which generates the bulk of its sales during the holiday season and may be forced to reduce prices to stay competitive," said Janney Capital Markets analyst Tony Wible in a note to investors.
He added that many of GameStop's stores are near Walmart outlets, and GameStop "has historically sought to benefit" from foot traffic at the big box retailer.

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Retail Stocks, One Week After Black Friday

Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

Cyber Monday: The New Black Friday

Top Black Friday Stock : Gamestop (GME)

ETF Market Trends (11-19-2009): Back To The Fundamentals

Stock Futures Signal Start In Red - Retail Earnings Mixed, Chips Downgraded

US Stock Futures Retreat On Recovery Jitters, GameStop (NYSE: GME) Eyed

Cramer: Flat Wrong On GameStop (GME)

US Equity Movers and Shakers, Mid-Session, 11th November

Boston Scientific Slumps, But Option Traders More Optimistic

GameStop shares tumble on Wal-Mart game deals

Maria Halkias: Four trends show retailers' strategies in price cuts, product picks

Detroit Free Press Georgea Kovanis column: Black Friday shopping hours

Scooping up deals: Area establishment will open early Black Friday to feed eager shoppers

Paint Friday black

Yield Black Friday success through planning and research

Plenty of job applicants abound for limited seasonal help this year: Many rely on seasonal work, but with so many applicants, there aren't enough positions to go around

Plenty of job applicants abound for limited seasonal help this year

Holiday job search is unlikely to be jolly

OnLive to Stream Console-Quality Games Over the Internet

GameStop Announces New Senior Vice President and GM of Digital Business

GameStop Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

GameStop Hosts Midnight Launch Events for Madden NFL 10

GameStop Announces New Head of Digital Media

GameStop Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Webcast

GameStop Kicks off Madden NFL 10 “Battle of the Gridiron” Tournament

GameStop Launches Casual Digital Store

GameStop, The Guildhall at SMU and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Launch Indie Game Challenge

Logano Takes GameStop to Victory Lane in Windy City

GameStop Hosts Midnight Launch Events for NCAA Football 10

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