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Office Supply Merger Brings Out the Short Sellers (ODP, OMX, AVP)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 1:29pm | 858Read More...By and large, the short interest in troubled retail companies increased during the final two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), GameStop (NYSE: GME), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), RadioShack (NYSE: RSH), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD...
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Short Interest in Struggling Retail Stocks Declines (AVP, BEBE, SVU)
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:43pm | 858Read More...By and large, the short interest in troubled retail companies declined during the first two weeks of February. However, the number of shares sold short in Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) increased between the January 31...
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Barron's Recap (11/10/12): Are We Headed for a Recession?
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 7:00am | 839Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: dealing with the fiscal cliff, special reports on retirement, and the prospects for Berkshire Hathaway. Cover Story "Shock Treatment" by Gene Epstein. "So I think it's really important for the fiscal policy makers to, you know, work together and find a solution...
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IBM, Mastercard, Nike and Four Other Stocks Worth a Look Now
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 8:05am | 914Read More...The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading in the ballpark of their 52-week highs. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL): The New York-based cosmetics company...
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McDonald's, MasterCard and Five Other Stocks Worth a Look Now
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 2:33pm | 850Read More...The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD): This Columbus, Ohio-based...
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BMO Capital Downgrades Revlon from Outperform to Market Perform with PT at $21
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Cosmetics Stocks: Looking Good
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 4:59pm | 545Read More...Clearly looking good is important to consumers, as stocks of cosmetics companies are going strong even during this anemic economic recovery. All of the stocks discussed here bottomed in January of 2009. Elizabeth Arden (NASDAQ: RDEN), Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) and Ulta Salon Cosmetics (NASDAQ: ULTA)...
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Earnings Preview for Helen of Troy (HELE)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 10:58am | 217Read More...Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results before the market opens tomorrow, May 10. Analysts are looking for the consumer goods company to announce that per-share earnings rose 14.3% from a year ago to $0.63. That consensus estimate is three cents higher...
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Revlon Inc. Up Big on Debt Restructuring (REV)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 9:28pm | 97Read More...Revlon, Inc. bolted 20% higher today after the company announced a restructuring and refinancing of one of its divisions 9.5% 2011 senior notes. This news also sparked a Moody's debt upgrade from B3 to B2. "While competitive activity for mass market cosmetics remains very high, Revlon's improved...
