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Expect a Summer of Choppy Waters (BBBY, PAYX, CAG, PVH, MLHR, DROOY)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:16PM on June 23rd

While stocks ended the day mixed, it was a pretty remarkable turnaround late in the day, as stocks rallied back from big losses. Oil plunged today after the International Energy Agency said it would release some of its emergency oil…

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Afternoon Spy: Few Bright Spots Today (SCS, SINA, WGO, BBBY, RHT, AAPL, CHL, FFIV, LCC)

Posted by Eric Monte at 2:20PM on June 23rd

Markets are trading lower on Thursday, a day after the FOMC released some unfavorable comments about the economy. In other economic news, initial jobless claims increased from 420,000 for the week ending June 11 to 429,000 for the week ending…

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High Gas and Food Prices the Main Rebound Risk (STZ, RT, MOV, REE, CIGX, BBBY)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:43PM on April 7th

While the market ended modestly lower, it was a solid day of economic news, with jobless claims once again falling and retail sales coming in ahead of expectations. High gasoline and food prices remain a risk to the economic rebound,…

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Trading Ho-Hum Ahead of ‘Ho Ho Ho’ (BBBY, MU, JAS, SNIC, SPF)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 1:22PM on December 23rd

The market was having another generally ho-hum day in late-morning trading, with stocks generally mixed.

The Design and Engineering Software Stocks Index was the top performing tickerspy Index at midday, led by Sonic Solutions (SNIC) with a 26% gain. The Homebuilder Stocks Index was…

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Hot IPO SodaStream Shows Off First Earnings Report (SODA, COKE, COT, JMBA, FIZZ, MCOX, RNO, BBBY)

Posted by Christopher Windham at 11:54AM on November 30th

SodaStream International (SODA), an Israeli provider of in-home soda making machines, posted a 52% percent increase in its third quarter earnings in the first quarterly report issued by the newly public company.

SodaStream revenues from July through September jumped to 42 million…

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‘Tiger Cub’ Ainslie Adds to Tech Stakes, Retail (AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, MRVL, APOL, ANF, BBBY)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:36AM on November 19th

Speaking at the Value Investing Congress in New York last month, Maverick Capital Lee Ainslie talked up large-cap tech stocks, noting that the sector is generating a lot of cash and that could lead to share buybacks, dividends, or “intelligent”…

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Europe Worries and Jobless Claims Weigh On Stocks (BBBY, RHT, TXI, CPRT, ASIA)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:58PM on September 23rd

A weak euro-zone purchasing managers’ survey index combined with an increase in weekly jobless claims initially sent stocks lower. They were able to crawl back to positive territory, but eventually succumbed to selling pressure late. After breaking out earlier this…

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Kirklands Plummets On Q2 Results, Margin Outlook (KIRK, PIR, BBBY, HVT, WSM)

Posted by Jason Smith at 3:04PM on August 20th

High-flying home decor and furniture retailer Kirkland’s (KIRK) got slammed on Friday after posting its second quarter results. After rising ten-fold from early 2009 to an all-time high above the $25 mark during the second quarter, Kirklands is now more than…

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Select Retail Sectors Hang Onto Weekly Gains (FDO, DG, TUES, PCLN, EXPE, AMZN, KIRK, BBBY, PIR)

Posted by Dave Goodboy at 3:42PM on July 16th

Earlier this week, the Commerce Department announced a -0.5% decline in June retail spending, the metric’s second decline in as many months. Despite the news, select retail sub-sectors were among the week’s top performers.

As a whole, the Discount Retailer Stock’s…

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Retail Sectors Mixed After June Report (SAH, PAG, CRMT, CAB, DKS, KIRK, BBBY, WMT, CVS)

Posted by Dave Goodboy at 2:17PM on July 14th

Retail sales fell for the second straight month, slipping -0.5% for June. The Commerce Department reported that the bulk of the decline came from a pull back in auto and gasoline sales. This drop is on the heels of May’s…

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