5 Things Nike, Inc.'s Management Wants You to Know
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 6:00PM CDT
Nike CEO Mark Parker, Credit: Nike Despite Nike 's solid fiscal fourth quarter results in late June, shares of the athletic apparel behemoth currently sit almost exactly where they started this year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has steadily...
Nike Defeats Under Armour in a Battle for Durant Contract - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 4:45PM CDT
The much hyped battle between Nike Inc. (NKE) and Under Armour, Inc. (UA), to sign basketball star Kevin Durant for an endorsement deal has finally come an end.
DICK'S Sporting (DKS) to Open 12th Store in South Carolina - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 4:25PM CDT
DICK'S Sporting (DKS) expansion strategy is in full swing as the company announced the introduction of another store yesterday.
Back-To-School Clothes Shopping May Favor Hot Stocks
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 3:55PM CDT
Retailers likely saw sales heat up in August as back-to-school shopping kicked into high gear with consumers spending more freely on electronics, classroom supplies and clothing. IBD Leaderboard stock Under Armour (UA) is among the activewear and...
5 Reasons Investors Should Pay Attention to Foot Locker
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 10:40AM CDT
While brick-and-mortar retailers face continued hardships thanks to the rise of e-commerce, Foot Locker has not only maintained significant revenue growth, but also margin expansion in the last five years. After a five-year 400% stock return, many...
How The Gap Is Capitalizing On Athleisure At NYFW
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 9:59AM CDT
Badgley Mischka? Yes. Ralph Lauren? But of course. Of the names gracing the tents of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week -- otherwise known as New York Fashion Week -- these aren't surprising. But Gap 's (GPS) fitness brand Athleta? Now that's a new one. As...
Rackspace to Feature Customers and Industry Analysts at Rackspace::Solve(TM) Summit in New York City on September 18
Marketwire - Wed Sep 03, 8:04AM CDT
Rackspace® (NYSE: RAX) announces the next stop in its thought leadership series, Rackspace::Solve, in New York taking place on September 18, 2014 at The Cipriani Wall St. The one-day summit will feature first-hand perspective from Rackspace customers and solution partners including Appboy, Under Armour, Docker, SumAll and CloudMine on how they are solving their toughest IT challenges in virtualization, ecommerce, big data, DevOps and cloud architecture. Rackspace CTO John Engates and analysts from 451 Research and Forrester will also discuss the latest trends in private, hybrid and managed cloud.
Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: TWTR GPRO TSLA NFLX GNC VSI
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer wants GNC to buy Vitamin Shoppe while Twitter, GoPro, Tesla and Netflix will be hot commodities for fund managers this year.
'Fast Money' Recap: When to Cash in Your Chip Stocks
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel looked at semiconductor companies, cyber breaches and which stocks will underperform in September.
Tactical Distributors Retains Warp 9 to Develop Mobile E-Commerce Solution
Marketwire - Wed Sep 03, 2:01AM CDT
Warp 9, Inc. (OTCQB: WNYN), the premier provider of mobile and e-commerce solutions for midsize online sellers, today announced that it has entered into agreement with Tactical Distributors, a tactical equipment provider, to utilize the WarpMobile Magento platform in developing a robust mobile solution for Tactical's Magento e-commerce website.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: The 2012 Stock Market All Over Again
at The Street - Tue Sep 02, 6:49PM CDT
Investors are dumping the industrial and technology stocks in favor of anything domestic, including health care, transportation, restaurants and entertainment, Cramer says.
Video: Under Armour Scores Gisele After Losing Durant
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 02, 4:45PM CDT
Under Armour may have lost the battle for basketball superstar Kevin Durant, but it picked up an endorsement deal for supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The world-famous supermodel and former Victoria's Secret (LB) Angel is the latest to join the Under...
Under Armour Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 4.05%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 02, 4:36PM CDT
Under Armour (NYSE:UA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $68.40 to a high of $71.17. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $70.84 on volume of 3.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Why Under Armour (UA) Stock Is Surging Today
at The Street - Tue Sep 02, 3:00PM CDT
The athletic apparel company hired supermodel Gisele Bundchen to promote its products as it looks to appeal more to women.
Will Nike Score On Back-To-School B-Ball Shoe Sales?
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 02, 2:20PM CDT
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week hits New York City this week, but one of the hottest trends can already be seen in locker-lined hallways: B-ball shoes. Children's basketball shoe sales jumped 70% during the four weeks ended Aug. 17 vs. a year earlier,...
Palo Alto Networks Hits High In Mixed Market
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Sep 02, 2:06PM CDT
Stocks were mixed going into the last hour of the session Monday, but a number of leading stocks were making headway. The Nasdaq was the leading index, up 0.2%; the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Dow Jones industrial average was off 0.3%. Volume was...
Under Armour Up 25.1% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (UA)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 02, 9:38AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Under Armour (NYSE:UA) on June 6th, 2014 at $55.42. In approximately 3 months, Under Armour has returned 25.11% as of today's recent price of $69.33.
How Will Nike (NKE) Stock React to $300 Million Deal With NBA Star Kevin Durant?
at The Street - Tue Sep 02, 7:47AM CDT
Nike (NKE) countered Under Armour's (UA) offer of between $265 million and $285 million and believes it will keep Kevin Durant for the next 10 years.
Pentec Health Named One of America's Fastest- Growing Private Companies by Inc. Magazine
PRWeb - Tue Sep 02, 3:58AM CDT
Pentec Health, Inc. has been named to the prestigious 2014 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America for an impressive fifth consecutive year and will be honored in October at the annual Inc. Magazine Awards Ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.
Upcoming Conferences, Technical Updates, and Sales Milestones - Research Reports on International Paper, Whirlpool, Under Armour, Delphi and Hershey
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 01, 7:45AM CDT
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