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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...]

Bernanke Frets About The Dollar

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:55:18 GMT

I wrote yesterday I thought markets had focused on the positive on Friday and that appears to have been even more the case overnight. To be fair, yesterday’s 1.2% QoQ rise in Japanese GDP in Q3 was a positive surprise (although this still leaves output down 4.5% YoY). But I wasn’t overly impressed with the stronger than expected 1.4% MoM gain in US retail sales in October, coming as it did after a revised 2.3% MoM decline in September (previously reported as a 1.5% mom decline).[More...]

Macy’s Reports Better Than Expected And Lifts Guidance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:44:57 GMT

Department store operator Macy’s (M) reported third quarter earnings that showed the loss was narrower than expected. Net income showed a loss of $35 million or about 8 cents per share, but when stripping out one-time items that loss was only 3 cents per share. Revenue fell by 3% to $5.28 billion, which came in ahead of consensus estimates of a loss of 7 cents per share on $5.25 billion.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Some McDonalds Put Sellers Are Lovin' It!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:57:34 GMT

Today's tickers: MCD, SKS, VALE, V, GLD, AMR, ANF, CEPH, ESV, LXK, ANF & DISH[More...]

Retailers Ring Up September Surprise

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:59 GMT

September same-store sales results showed generally positive news for retailers, who have been struggling mightily under the weight of lower consumer spending. Below is our retail equity analysts' take on the individual results.[More...]

Takeover Investing: Profit From This Proven Warren Buffett Strategy

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:08:59 GMT

In 1964, Donald and Mildred Othmer placed $25,000 in the hands of a young Columbia University MBA graduate. In 1974, the graduate returned to offer them the choice of having their money back, or buying shares in his new company.[More...]

David Rosenberg Makes The Case For Canada As A Low Beta Emerging Market Play

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:42:13 GMT

Preface: for those not familiar with David Rosenberg, he is a very well known economist (some claim a relative perma bear) who made the move over from Merrill Lynch to a Canadian firm Gluskin Sheff, earlier this year. While having mostly missed this rally, much of what he says deals more with the long term structural issues we bring up - rather than any tactical short to mid term trading concepts.[More...]

Department Stores Are Focused on Value - SHLD,M,KSS,JCP,SKS

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:31:32 GMT

Value is top of mind for consumers these days, and department store chains are taking note with the all-important holiday season fast approaching. Shoppers expect to get more in terms of quality, design, and brand for less in today's environment.[More...]

The Long And Short Of It

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:57 GMT

Looking at tons of charts this weekend, there is similar patterns on various charts. The majority of stocks have declined the past 3 days and are nearing support of their previous break out highs. The patterns look to SPX as it has the potential to move to test its August highs, but has resistance above it from its breakout highs which it broke below.[More...]

Seven Ways To Ka-Ching With Retailers

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:51 GMT

With consumer spending sapped over the past year by a sinking economy, massive layoffs, and tanking home prices, investors have been concerned on the financial health of retail stores. At the start of the second quarter earnings report season, conventional wisdom believed that off-price retailers would fare well while luxury retailers would be hit as consumers focused on price and necessities.[More...]

Retailers report surprise drop in November

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK - The nation's retailers posted a surprise sales decline for November after two consecutive months of gains, as a modestly positive start to holiday shopping wasn't strong enough to offset weak spending the rest of the month.
Those figures offer a broader view of spending, including online sales and results from electronics chains - two bright spots for the holiday season, analysts said.
Thursday's figures also don't include Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, which no longer reports monthly sales.

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Cyber Monday: The New Black Friday

Bernanke Frets About The Dollar

Macy’s Reports Better Than Expected And Lifts Guidance

Options Intelligence Report: Some McDonalds Put Sellers Are Lovin' It!

Retailers Ring Up September Surprise

Takeover Investing: Profit From This Proven Warren Buffett Strategy

David Rosenberg Makes The Case For Canada As A Low Beta Emerging Market Play

Department Stores Are Focused on Value - SHLD,M,KSS,JCP,SKS

The Long And Short Of It

Seven Ways To Ka-Ching With Retailers

Retailers report surprise drop in November

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