Volume Alert - WMT 84.59 Wal-Mart Stores $WMT Hit a high today of 84.85 Closing the day 10:30 at 84.59 +0.80 +0.95% With a day low of 83.92 and a total volume of 1,906,044.
WMT Recent Posts: http://investorshangout.com/Wal-Mart-Stores-WMT-53097/
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Recent Headline News
3 Services Stocks On The Rise
at The Street - 31 mins ago
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
MCD: 97.13 (+0.72), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), TWX: 80.90 (+0.40)
Is Target Winning Back the Confidence of its Customers?
at The Street - 32 mins ago
Target's earnings are out and they go a long way to showing a return of consumer confidence after the retailer's headline-making data breach during the 2013 holiday season.
TGT: 72.74 (+5.23), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - 46 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are up at 10 a.m.:
TGT: 72.74 (+5.23), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Higher
at The Street - 47 mins ago
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), which is sporting a $1.45 gain (+1.7%) bringing the stock to $85.24.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Can $20 Million Solve Whole Foods’ Problem?
Eshna Basu, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 57 mins ago
In its time of struggle, Whole Foods Market has turned to something that it so long loathed. The Fortune 500 company was the only consumer goods firm in the lot to not run national level advertisements. But now in the face of declining growth...
KO: 43.97 (+0.44), WFM: 47.83 (-0.06), CMG: 657.98 (-0.11), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SFM: 31.47 (+0.06)
Anti-corporate groups to stop protesting Davos
AP - 1 hr 38 mins ago
GENEVA (AP) — Two anti-corporate campaign groups said Wednesday that they will stop staging protests at the World Economic Forum because they believe the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Switzerland is no longer relevant.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), CVX: 116.02 (+0.55), DOW: 51.57 (-0.50)
Target Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Upbeat U.S. Sales - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 47 mins ago
Target (TGT) posted third-quarter fiscal 2014 results, wherein adjusted earnings of 54 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents on the back of better-than-expected U.S. sales and improved performance on the Canadian turf.
TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), COST: 139.92 (+0.71), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
Target Q3 Earnings Beat As U.S. Same-Store Sales Rise
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
Target's (TGT) shares jumped Wednesday as its third-quarter earnings and sales beat views and the company reported positive U.S. same-store sales for the first time in a year. The discounter's earnings fell 3.6% to 54 cents per share. Analysts polled...
TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Explore And Discover The Winners When Gas Prices Fall
Frank Holmes - Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil for December delivery is currently priced at $75 per barrel, Brent for January delivery at $78 per barrel. Many investors, publications and news sources focus only on the drawbacks to falling oil and gas...
TSLA: 248.88 (-8.82), F: 15.43 (-0.07), VA: 36.26 (-0.79), FOIL: 30.06 (unch), GM: 32.27 (unch), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), JJU: 19.94 (-0.11), TIF: 102.08 (+0.06)
How Costco Wholesale Leaped 13% in a Single Month
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Nov 19, 7:33AM CST
Source: Costco. Among big-box retailers, Costco Wholesale stands out for its innovative way of producing strong sales and profits. Rather than trying to squeeze every penny of available margin solely from the pricing of its goods, Costco has...
HD: 97.01 (+1.03), TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
11 Stocks Warren Buffett Loves in 2014
at The Street - Wed Nov 19, 7:28AM CST
Here's a look at 11 stocks Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought in the most recently reported quarter.
CHTR: 156.81 (+1.69), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), PCP: 232.21 (+1.25), SU: 34.17 (-0.52), ESRX: 79.79 (+0.48), V: 249.25 (-0.48), IBM: 161.31 (-0.58), DTV: 87.03 (-0.13), GM: 32.27 (unch), LBRDK: 50.00 (+1.08), BRK.B: 145.24 (-0.57), VIAB: 73.10 (-0.65), BRK.A: 217,861.00 (-1,007.00), MA: 84.04 (+0.14)
Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q3 2014 Update
John Vincent - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 3:40AM CST
MDLZ: 39.00 (+0.31), DNOW: 28.00 (unch), LMCK: 35.27 (-0.76), CHTR: 156.81 (+1.69), MTB: 123.83 (-0.93), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), KRFT: 58.17 (-0.05), GHC: 878.00 (+13.00), PCP: 232.21 (+1.25), UPS: 105.64 (-0.39), NOV: 71.75 (-0.30), ESRX: 79.79 (+0.48), COST: 139.92 (+0.71), MA: 84.04 (+0.14), PSX: 74.77 (+0.81), TMK: 53.18 (-0.32), COP: 72.06 (+0.39), WFC: 53.15 (-0.12), MCO: 100.76 (-1.08), LMCA: 35.72 (-0.55), BRK.B: 145.24 (-0.57), BRK.A: 217,861.00 (-1,007.00), WBC: 102.86 (-0.39), LBTYK: 45.10 (-0.40), GE: 26.85 (-0.16), XOM: 95.14 (+0.27), SU: 34.17 (-0.52), JNJ: 108.39 (-0.44), T: 35.33 (-0.39), V: 249.25 (-0.48), LBTYA: 46.21 (-0.51), IBM: 161.31 (-0.58), DTV: 87.03 (-0.13), SNY: 48.27 (-0.09), BK: 39.58 (-0.11), KO: 43.97 (+0.44), CBI: 54.15 (-0.29), AXP: 90.40 (-0.18), LEE: 3.22 (-0.05), VRSN: 59.35 (-1.25), GS: 189.41 (-0.23), DVA: 74.70 (-0.53), VRSK: 62.25 (-0.44), MEG: 14.52 (-0.37), USB: 43.71 (-0.27), USG: 28.34 (+0.26), GM: 32.27 (unch), PG: 88.45 (+0.50), VIAB: 73.10 (-0.65), VZ: 50.51 (-0.71)
Is Wal-Mart King Of Consumer Goods Retailers?
Dividend Earner - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 3:29AM CST
The consumer goods sector is an interesting sector as you have brands and retailers of brands. In the retailers' corner you have Costco (NASDAQ: COST ), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) or Target (NYSE: TGT ) selling brands from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ...
TGT: 72.72 (+5.21), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Walmart Matches Competitors' Select Black Friday Deals One Week Early
Business Wire - Tue Nov 18, 11:01PM CST
Walmart just upped the ante once again. For the second year, the retailer is lowering the prices on popular toys, electronics and more to match or beat select Black Friday offers from top national competitors one week early. Walmart's Pre-Black Friday Event begins Friday, Nov. 21 at 8:00 a.m. and also gives customers an early taste of Walmart's Black Friday prices by moving up items typically found on Black Friday.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
The Best Amazon Black Friday Bargain in 2014: The Stock Itself
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 6:11PM CST
Source: Amazon.com Amazon.com stock is down by nearly 20% from its highs of the year, as investors seem clearly disappointed with the company's lack of profitability lately. But that's no reason to despair; on the contrary, short-term weakness...
AMZN: 327.34 (+2.41), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Tue Nov 18, 5:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Lawyer: Tracy Morgan battling severe brain injury
By DAVID PORTER - AP - Tue Nov 18, 3:35PM CST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it's uncertain if he will be "the Tracy Morgan he once was," his lawyer said Tuesday.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Shutterfly CEO: Holiday Season Is Like the ‘Super Bowl’ for Stock
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 3:10PM CST
Shutterfly is expecting a strong holiday sales season due to its new product additions including GrooveBook's photo albums, said CEO Jeff Housenbold.
SFLY: 42.25 (+0.02), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), CVS: 89.86 (-0.26), XRT: 91.07 (+0.70), WAG: 67.82 (-0.24)
What Can Black Friday Store Openings Tell Us About Retailer's Businesses?
Sean O'Reilly and Nathan Hamilton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 3:00PM CST
The biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, is almost upon us once again. Dozens of retail stores are not only offering huge discounts on popular electronics and clothing items, but they are opening as early as 6 P.M. on Thanksgiving Thursday...
SPLS: 14.04 (+1.28), KSS: 57.31 (+0.18), TJX: 62.01 (+0.37), MAT: 31.08 (+0.18), TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), JCP: 7.29 (-0.03), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), M: 61.86 (+0.41), BBY: 36.03 (+1.13), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
The Passive DGI Portfolio: Quarterly Portfolio Update
Financially Free Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 2:26PM CST
DWX: 45.68 (-0.18), LMT: 185.76 (-0.80), CLX: 100.35 (-0.42), MDT: 71.96 (-0.51), MON: 119.19 (-0.14), UTX: 108.58 (-0.22), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), O: 46.02 (-0.09), INTC: 34.49 (-0.22), PEP: 98.02 (+0.08), JNJ: 108.39 (-0.44), CDK: 38.25 (-0.85), QCOM: 70.84 (-1.17), MSFT: 48.24 (-0.50), WAG: 67.82 (-0.24), APD: 141.87 (+2.97), AVIV: 32.74 (-0.32), ABT: 43.61 (-0.09), HCP: 43.44 (-0.60), EMR: 63.84 (-0.20), COP: 72.06 (+0.39), MO: 49.09 (-0.18), WM: 48.56 (-0.54), ADP: 84.39 (-0.36), OHI: 37.24 (-0.35), MCD: 97.15 (+0.74), TEVA: 57.30 (+0.07), PG: 88.45 (+0.50), CVX: 116.01 (+0.54), AFL: 59.01 (-0.09), CL: 68.00 (+0.03)
WMT Recent Posts: http://investorshangout.com/Wal-Mart-Stores-WMT-53097/
WMT Wal-Mart Stores Recent Headline News
3 Services Stocks On The Rise
at The Street - 31 mins ago
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
MCD: 97.13 (+0.72), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), TWX: 80.90 (+0.40)
Is Target Winning Back the Confidence of its Customers?
at The Street - 32 mins ago
Target's earnings are out and they go a long way to showing a return of consumer confidence after the retailer's headline-making data breach during the 2013 holiday season.
TGT: 72.74 (+5.23), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - 46 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are up at 10 a.m.:
TGT: 72.74 (+5.23), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Higher
at The Street - 47 mins ago
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), which is sporting a $1.45 gain (+1.7%) bringing the stock to $85.24.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Can $20 Million Solve Whole Foods’ Problem?
Eshna Basu, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 57 mins ago
In its time of struggle, Whole Foods Market has turned to something that it so long loathed. The Fortune 500 company was the only consumer goods firm in the lot to not run national level advertisements. But now in the face of declining growth...
KO: 43.97 (+0.44), WFM: 47.83 (-0.06), CMG: 657.98 (-0.11), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SFM: 31.47 (+0.06)
Anti-corporate groups to stop protesting Davos
AP - 1 hr 38 mins ago
GENEVA (AP) — Two anti-corporate campaign groups said Wednesday that they will stop staging protests at the World Economic Forum because they believe the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Switzerland is no longer relevant.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), CVX: 116.02 (+0.55), DOW: 51.57 (-0.50)
Target Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Upbeat U.S. Sales - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 47 mins ago
Target (TGT) posted third-quarter fiscal 2014 results, wherein adjusted earnings of 54 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents on the back of better-than-expected U.S. sales and improved performance on the Canadian turf.
TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), COST: 139.92 (+0.71), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
Target Q3 Earnings Beat As U.S. Same-Store Sales Rise
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
Target's (TGT) shares jumped Wednesday as its third-quarter earnings and sales beat views and the company reported positive U.S. same-store sales for the first time in a year. The discounter's earnings fell 3.6% to 54 cents per share. Analysts polled...
TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Explore And Discover The Winners When Gas Prices Fall
Frank Holmes - Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil for December delivery is currently priced at $75 per barrel, Brent for January delivery at $78 per barrel. Many investors, publications and news sources focus only on the drawbacks to falling oil and gas...
TSLA: 248.88 (-8.82), F: 15.43 (-0.07), VA: 36.26 (-0.79), FOIL: 30.06 (unch), GM: 32.27 (unch), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), JJU: 19.94 (-0.11), TIF: 102.08 (+0.06)
How Costco Wholesale Leaped 13% in a Single Month
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Nov 19, 7:33AM CST
Source: Costco. Among big-box retailers, Costco Wholesale stands out for its innovative way of producing strong sales and profits. Rather than trying to squeeze every penny of available margin solely from the pricing of its goods, Costco has...
HD: 97.01 (+1.03), TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
11 Stocks Warren Buffett Loves in 2014
at The Street - Wed Nov 19, 7:28AM CST
Here's a look at 11 stocks Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought in the most recently reported quarter.
CHTR: 156.81 (+1.69), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), PCP: 232.21 (+1.25), SU: 34.17 (-0.52), ESRX: 79.79 (+0.48), V: 249.25 (-0.48), IBM: 161.31 (-0.58), DTV: 87.03 (-0.13), GM: 32.27 (unch), LBRDK: 50.00 (+1.08), BRK.B: 145.24 (-0.57), VIAB: 73.10 (-0.65), BRK.A: 217,861.00 (-1,007.00), MA: 84.04 (+0.14)
Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q3 2014 Update
John Vincent - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 3:40AM CST
MDLZ: 39.00 (+0.31), DNOW: 28.00 (unch), LMCK: 35.27 (-0.76), CHTR: 156.81 (+1.69), MTB: 123.83 (-0.93), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), KRFT: 58.17 (-0.05), GHC: 878.00 (+13.00), PCP: 232.21 (+1.25), UPS: 105.64 (-0.39), NOV: 71.75 (-0.30), ESRX: 79.79 (+0.48), COST: 139.92 (+0.71), MA: 84.04 (+0.14), PSX: 74.77 (+0.81), TMK: 53.18 (-0.32), COP: 72.06 (+0.39), WFC: 53.15 (-0.12), MCO: 100.76 (-1.08), LMCA: 35.72 (-0.55), BRK.B: 145.24 (-0.57), BRK.A: 217,861.00 (-1,007.00), WBC: 102.86 (-0.39), LBTYK: 45.10 (-0.40), GE: 26.85 (-0.16), XOM: 95.14 (+0.27), SU: 34.17 (-0.52), JNJ: 108.39 (-0.44), T: 35.33 (-0.39), V: 249.25 (-0.48), LBTYA: 46.21 (-0.51), IBM: 161.31 (-0.58), DTV: 87.03 (-0.13), SNY: 48.27 (-0.09), BK: 39.58 (-0.11), KO: 43.97 (+0.44), CBI: 54.15 (-0.29), AXP: 90.40 (-0.18), LEE: 3.22 (-0.05), VRSN: 59.35 (-1.25), GS: 189.41 (-0.23), DVA: 74.70 (-0.53), VRSK: 62.25 (-0.44), MEG: 14.52 (-0.37), USB: 43.71 (-0.27), USG: 28.34 (+0.26), GM: 32.27 (unch), PG: 88.45 (+0.50), VIAB: 73.10 (-0.65), VZ: 50.51 (-0.71)
Is Wal-Mart King Of Consumer Goods Retailers?
Dividend Earner - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 3:29AM CST
The consumer goods sector is an interesting sector as you have brands and retailers of brands. In the retailers' corner you have Costco (NASDAQ: COST ), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) or Target (NYSE: TGT ) selling brands from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ...
TGT: 72.72 (+5.21), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Walmart Matches Competitors' Select Black Friday Deals One Week Early
Business Wire - Tue Nov 18, 11:01PM CST
Walmart just upped the ante once again. For the second year, the retailer is lowering the prices on popular toys, electronics and more to match or beat select Black Friday offers from top national competitors one week early. Walmart's Pre-Black Friday Event begins Friday, Nov. 21 at 8:00 a.m. and also gives customers an early taste of Walmart's Black Friday prices by moving up items typically found on Black Friday.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
The Best Amazon Black Friday Bargain in 2014: The Stock Itself
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 6:11PM CST
Source: Amazon.com Amazon.com stock is down by nearly 20% from its highs of the year, as investors seem clearly disappointed with the company's lack of profitability lately. But that's no reason to despair; on the contrary, short-term weakness...
AMZN: 327.34 (+2.41), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Tue Nov 18, 5:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), COST: 139.92 (+0.71)
Lawyer: Tracy Morgan battling severe brain injury
By DAVID PORTER - AP - Tue Nov 18, 3:35PM CST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it's uncertain if he will be "the Tracy Morgan he once was," his lawyer said Tuesday.
WMT: 85.58 (+1.79)
Shutterfly CEO: Holiday Season Is Like the ‘Super Bowl’ for Stock
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 3:10PM CST
Shutterfly is expecting a strong holiday sales season due to its new product additions including GrooveBook's photo albums, said CEO Jeff Housenbold.
SFLY: 42.25 (+0.02), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), CVS: 89.86 (-0.26), XRT: 91.07 (+0.70), WAG: 67.82 (-0.24)
What Can Black Friday Store Openings Tell Us About Retailer's Businesses?
Sean O'Reilly and Nathan Hamilton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 3:00PM CST
The biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, is almost upon us once again. Dozens of retail stores are not only offering huge discounts on popular electronics and clothing items, but they are opening as early as 6 P.M. on Thanksgiving Thursday...
SPLS: 14.04 (+1.28), KSS: 57.31 (+0.18), TJX: 62.01 (+0.37), MAT: 31.08 (+0.18), TGT: 72.70 (+5.19), JCP: 7.29 (-0.03), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), M: 61.86 (+0.41), BBY: 36.03 (+1.13), SHLD: 34.76 (-1.15)
The Passive DGI Portfolio: Quarterly Portfolio Update
Financially Free Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 2:26PM CST
DWX: 45.68 (-0.18), LMT: 185.76 (-0.80), CLX: 100.35 (-0.42), MDT: 71.96 (-0.51), MON: 119.19 (-0.14), UTX: 108.58 (-0.22), WMT: 85.58 (+1.79), O: 46.02 (-0.09), INTC: 34.49 (-0.22), PEP: 98.02 (+0.08), JNJ: 108.39 (-0.44), CDK: 38.25 (-0.85), QCOM: 70.84 (-1.17), MSFT: 48.24 (-0.50), WAG: 67.82 (-0.24), APD: 141.87 (+2.97), AVIV: 32.74 (-0.32), ABT: 43.61 (-0.09), HCP: 43.44 (-0.60), EMR: 63.84 (-0.20), COP: 72.06 (+0.39), MO: 49.09 (-0.18), WM: 48.56 (-0.54), ADP: 84.39 (-0.36), OHI: 37.24 (-0.35), MCD: 97.15 (+0.74), TEVA: 57.30 (+0.07), PG: 88.45 (+0.50), CVX: 116.01 (+0.54), AFL: 59.01 (-0.09), CL: 68.00 (+0.03)
