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Good Values Emerging (ADTN, OCZ, HGG, PAY, ARTW)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 7:05PM on July 11th

Stocks fell on the session following another day of weaker-than-expected earnings and negative pre-announcements. The losses expanded after the release of the Fed minutes, as Ben Bernanke and company didn’t offer up another round of quantitative easing as the market…

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Payroll Report to be Tomorrow’s Big Catalyst (QPSA, HGG, JOYG, VRA, XIDE, MOV)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:01PM on June 2nd

Stocks trimmed their early session losses to close mixed today in advance of tomorrow’s monthly payroll report from the government, which should prove to be a trading catalyst. It was a mixed day throughout the day. The Dow was weak…

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Morning Spy: Education Winning Big; Markets Look to Hold Ground (ESI, APOL, QPSA, SINA, CIGX, SWM, HGG, CONN, WPO, MSO, JNJ, F, T, VZ, AAPL, GM, KO)

Posted by Eric Monte at 10:41AM on June 2nd

A day after the major averages fell 2.3% and closed at their lows, markets are trading flat on Thursday as data showed that initial jobless claims fell from 428,000 for the week ending May 21 to 422,000 for the week…

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Afternoon Spy: Retailers Running, No News Rallies, and More (TIF, GES, HGG, VIT, CIS, LNKD, QPSA, IMAX, QCOM, RLD, CAJ, MEAS, CGNX, FARO, AMZN, GE, JNJ)

Posted by Jason Smith at 3:00PM on May 26th

Despite underwhelming data on jobs and an equally tepid revised GDP number for Q1, the markets are instead focusing on solid earnings reports for a number of retailers, sending all of the major indexes higher. Tiffany (TIF) and Guess (GES) have both…

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The Bull Market Roars On (CHD, RHB, HGG, VECO, AGCO, CVH)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:49PM on February 8th

The market just continues to chug along, with investors brushing off a rate hike in China today, its second in six weeks, and one Fed president saying QE2 (ie, the Fed’s ongoing $600 billion bond purchase program) should be reevaluated…

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Barron’s Bullish On RadioShack (RSH, BBY, CONN, HGG, GME)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:11PM on November 1st

Electronics retailer RadioShack (RSH) slid last Monday after reporting third-quarter earnings, and a week later, Barron’s said the stock was cheap even before its recent slide. According to the report, investors focused on the company’s narrowing gross margin instead of its 23%…

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Holiday Retail Sales Estimates Rolling In (BONT, JCP, JWN, HGG, BBY)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:36PM on October 1st

According to Bloomberg, the International Council of Shopping Centers, which tracks sales trends at more than 30 chains for stores open by at least a year, is forecasting holiday sales growth of between 3% and 3.5%, which would mark the…

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Week’s Top Indexes Gain 8% or More Amid Tech Rally (ANAD, SWKS, TQNT, MXL, BBY, HGG, GME, RSH, FNSR, MRVC)

Posted by Jason Smith at 3:23PM on September 17th

Stocks extended their recent gains this week, and a look at the top performing tickerspy Indexes over the last five sessions shows that a number of sectors posted gains upwards of 5% in the rally.

As a whole, the RF Semiconductor Stocks…

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Retail Sectors Mixed As Traders Digest July Comps (COST, TGT, BJ, HGG, BBY, RSH, JCP, JWN, KSS, M)

Posted by Jason Smith at 3:57PM on August 5th

A slew of July retail comps were released on Wednesday, and aggregate performance was relatively underwhelming.

The New York Times notes that discount retailers had the best results in July, but as a whole, the Discount Retailer Stocks Index slipped by -1%…

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Radio Shack Bidding Heats Up (RSH, BX, KFN, GS, CONN, HGG, RSC, BBY, GME)

Posted by Anita Godse at 11:19AM on June 1st

The auction for RadioShack (RSH) is picking up, with The Blackstone Group (BX) in the forefront of bidders, according to The New York Post. KKR Financial (KFN), Bain Capital, and TPG are also potential bidders. Earlier this year Radio Shack hired Goldman Sachs…

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