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Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Slide On Sales Miss
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 23:47
Bed Bath & Beyond may have sold more bedding, bath towels and other home furnishings than a year ago, but it still missed Wall Street sales expectations for its fiscal third quarter, sending shares down in after hours...
'Back To The Future' Air Mags: It's Actually 2015, Time To Buy Marty McFly's Sneakers
IBTimes - 8 Jan 2015 23:31
"Back to the Future II" may have been a bit off with its vision of flying cars, holographic ads and self-drying jackets by the year 2015. But those shoes with power laces? They're really happening.
Scammers Target Brokerage Accounts
Wall Street Journal - 8 Jan 2015 23:13
The Morgan Stanley data breach is a reminder of the big dollars at risk.
Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Services
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 21:32
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 0.5%. Within the sector, PPL (NYSE: PPL) and Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a l...
Chevron, Other Big Energy Players Still Expected To Increase Dividends Despite Pressure Over Oil Prices
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 21:11
Despite oil's precipitous decline and the toil it has taken on energy stocks, the biggest energy players are still expected to maintain and even increase dividends this year, according to a new report.
Foreign banks buy $1.2 billion in govt bonds ahead of policy review
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 21:07
When the bond markets are rallying, foreign banks can generate a volume of Rs2,000-3,000 crore, according to an expert
Costco Debuts Well With Alibaba In China, But Can It Sustain This Performance?
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:42
Recently, the Chinese e-commerce behemoth reported that Costco generated $3.5 million in revenues on November 11, during Alibaba Group's 11.11 shopping festival. What makes this figure look even more pleasing is the fact...
Walgreen Retains Its Topline Growth Momentum In December On Account Of Strong Pharmacy Sales
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:40
Pharmacy sales, which accounted for over 60% of total sales for the month, increased by 15.7% overall and 14.2% in comparable stores, i.e. stores which were opened more than an year ago. As with November this fiscal year...
Sprint Manages To Stay Ahead Of T-Mobile With Postpaid Subscriber Growth Surprise
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:38
Sprint announced that its postpaid net additions returned to positive territory (30,000) after three quarters of With overall subscribers totaling 55 million at the end of September 2014, Sprint was very close to being o...
Daily Dividend Report: F, CL, SIG, AYI, GPN, SKT
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:22
Ford Motor Company declared a first quarter dividend of $0.15 per share on the company's outstanding Class B and common stock. This dividend represents a 20 percent increase from quarterly dividends paid in 2014. The fir...
Sebi floats discussion papers on e-IPOs,
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 20:21
Regulator aims to minimize the listing timeline, boost retail participation and make it easier for companies to raise money
Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: VLUE
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:16
The iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 42,000. Shares of VLUE were up ...
Thursday's ETF Movers: XOP, REM
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:15
In trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Energy XXI (...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Shipping, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 20:13
In trading on Thursday, shipping shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.4%. Leading the group were shares of Knightsbridge Shipping (VLCCF), up about 24.4% and shares of Navios Maritime Holdings (NM) up...
India needs to reaccelerate the reforms momentum, says Nizam Idris
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 20:01
Lower oil prices, falling inflation, narrower CAD, a BJP government in control with the largest majority in Parliament in three decades present India with best conditions to remake economy, says Macquarie Bank's MD
State Bank of Travancore seeks Sebi nod to raise Rs485 crore via rights issue
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 19:59
Bank intends to utilize proceeds towards augmenting capital base to meet capital requirements
Fresh woes for NHPC
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 18:53
The headwinds the company is facing are being reflected in its financials
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: GOOG
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 18:47
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Google (GOOG) is now the #37 analyst pick, moving up by 3 spots. This rank is form...
February 27th Options Now Available For Target (TGT)
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 18:26
Investors in Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) saw new options begin trading today, for the February 27th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TGT options chain for the new Februa...
Food prices continue to fall, augurs well for consumers
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 18:21
Falling food prices globally are likely to keep a lid on price increases in India as well
PBR February 27th Options Begin Trading
Forbes - 8 Jan 2015 18:13
Investors in Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR) saw new options become available today, for the February 27th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the PBR options chain fo...
Banks to pay a price for kicking debt can down the road
livemint.com - 8 Jan 2015 17:58
ICR of companies that have restructured loans in FY12-14 continues to remain weak