The Week Ahead on Wall Street: ECB Rate Meeting, BLS Unemployment, Dollar...
Now that summer vacation is over, look for the markets to slowly awake from their slumber. In this shortened work week, there’s job numbers and a European Central Bank meeting to take over headlines....
View ArticleFacebook’s Instagram Employees May JUMP SHIP and 4 Hot Stocks Moving Now
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) shares saw an increase of 22 percent during after-hours trading following the company’s increase of its fiscal-year outlook late Thursday, driven by...
View ArticlePerrigo ACQUIRES Sergeant’s Pet Care and 4 Morning Hot Stocks Trading Mid-Week
Perrigo (NASDAQ:PRGO) has acquired Sergeant’s Pet Care products for $ 285 million in a deal that would add to its reach in important pet segments as well as generate tax benefits. Kroger (NYSE:KR) has...
View ArticleConsumer Biz Recap: Kroger’s One-Stop EXPERIMENT, Hertz Closer To PURCHASE
The new sporting goods site to be introduced by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) should not significantly impact the online customer traffic of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS), says JPMorgan to...
View ArticleDividend Changes to Know Now: Amgen, CapLease, Royal Caribbean Cruises,...
Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN): Amgen CFO says will increase dividend meaningfully over time. CapLease, Inc. (NYSE:LSE): CapLease increases quarterly dividend 8% to 7c per share. The company’s Board of...
View ArticleConsumer Business Recap: Green Mountain CEO Speaks, Kroger’s Spinach Recall
Chief Executive Larry Blanford of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) gives an optimistic interview to the Wall Street Journal, stressing that while sales growth is declining, it should...
View ArticleConsumer Business Recap: Wal-Mart’s Supplier Denies Rumor, Kroger Starts...
The Chinese supplier of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), which is a division of Li & Fung, says its business is “better than ever” and will be profitable for 2012. In addition, the firm strongly...
View ArticleConsumer Biz Recap: Discount Grocers Pose Challenge For Big Names
Big grocery companies could have challengers, as Family Dollar Store’s (NYSE:FDO) earnings call revealed that consumers appear to be choosing discounters for food items at an increasing rate. The...
View ArticleConsumer Biz Wrap Up: Trend Among Grocery Firms Causes Dichotomy
A trend among top grocery stores seems to be in place — some are struggling to provide a quarter seeing both sales growth and margin improvement, such as Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), and...
View ArticleKroger Kicks Off Expansion Strategy and 3 Stocks Enjoying 52-Week Highs
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR): Shares of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, which has developed a treatment for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, HoFH, are rising for the second day in a row....
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