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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 54 Of 54: Wal-Mart
Sure Dividend - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 8:26PM CST
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) is the largest discount retailer in the world. Wal-Mart is the 8th largest publicly traded US corporation. Wal-Mart is 4.3 times the size of Costco (NASDAQ: COST ) and 5.8 times the size of Target (NYSE: TGT ) based on...
AMZN: 307.32 (-0.04), TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Dec 12, 5:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were down at the close of trading:
TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Big Drop in Oil Prices Won't Kill the Stock Market Rally
at The Street - Fri Dec 12, 1:55PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel says the stock market can pull back in the short term but should continue to rally despite the enormous drop in crude prices.
USO: 21.93 (-0.75), GPRO: 60.52 (+0.47), LNG: 64.88 (+0.93), TLT: 126.30 (+1.69), UA: 68.83 (+0.30), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), TRMB: 27.18 (-0.07), IBM: 155.38 (-5.69), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), EPI: 21.78 (-0.45), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), AAPL: 109.73 (-1.89), XLE: 74.02 (-1.40)

Midday Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Dec 12, 12:18PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Dec 12, 9:31AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Stock Market News for December 12, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Dec 12, 9:10AM CST
Benchmarks rebounded on Thursday propelled by better-than-expected retail sales data and an impressive initial claims report
SPLS: 16.47 (+0.37), DVN: 53.01 (-0.83), TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), M: 62.36 (+1.14), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), OXY: 74.22 (-0.86), SLB: 80.00 (-3.01), APC: 73.34 (-1.91)

Consider U.S. Equities As Global Slowdown Continues
Economics Fanatic - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 8:42AM CST

BSV: 80.30 (+0.17), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Costco (COST) Stock Declines Today After Analyst Downgrade
at The Street - Fri Dec 12, 8:36AM CST
Costco (COST) shares are falling after the company was downgraded to 'neutral' from 'buy' by analysts at Janney.
COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

Downgrade Alert for Costco Wholesale (COST)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 12, 7:58AM CST
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) was downgraded from Buy to Neutral at Janney Montgomery today. The stock closed yesterday at $141.36 on volume of 2.4 million shares, above average daily volume of 1.7 million. Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is currently priced 3.6% above its average consensus analyst price target of $136.29. Costco Wholesale shares have support at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $134.71 and additional support at the 200-day MA of $121.65.
COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

'Fast Money' Recap: Is the Economy Weaker Than We Think?
at The Street - Fri Dec 12, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed oversupply, lower demand and what can make investors more confident.
FDX: 175.79 (-1.09), HYG: 87.25 (-1.20), AMZN: 307.32 (-0.04), SAVE: 68.12 (-0.88), RIG: 16.47 (-0.55), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), GOOGL: 521.51 (-10.60), SDRL: 11.06 (-0.15), RNF: 9.34 (-0.16), NXPI: 73.39 (-1.56), AAPL: 109.73 (-1.89), UPS: 110.00 (-0.63)

Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Lots of Growth Stories Despite Oil Price Decline
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 7:46PM CST
The 70% of the economy that is driven by consumer spending should be an enormous beneficiary of lower oil prices, Cramer says.
RH: 93.59 (-0.40), ANET: 67.95 (+0.05), F: 14.99 (-0.29), GE: 24.89 (-0.52), ED: 64.11 (-0.32), C: 53.40 (-1.11), XOM: 86.60 (-2.60), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), HP: 60.34 (-1.33), WIN: 8.47 (-0.91), T: 32.16 (-0.55), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), LOW: 64.87 (-0.89), KATE: 28.94 (+0.04), MSFT: 46.95 (-0.22), AAPL: 109.73 (-1.89), BHI: 54.99 (-0.78), BAM: 47.39 (-1.08), PSX: 65.68 (-1.14), HD: 99.78 (-0.49), FB: 77.83 (+0.10), PFE: 30.95 (-0.70), VFC: 72.68 (-0.65), DECK: 96.98 (+0.75), HAL: 37.93 (-0.30), HPQ: 38.01 (-0.46), DENN: 10.35 (+0.14), LC: 24.69 (+1.26), ESV: 27.04 (-0.80), VALE: 7.19 (-0.07), CONN: 17.44 (+0.35), GM: 31.57 (-0.62), MRO: 25.45 (-0.80), AIG: 54.05 (-1.13)

At Home in the Sweet Spot for a Bricks-And-Mortar Comeback
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 4:13PM CST
At Home CEO Lee Bird tells TheStreet’s Jill Malandrino the company carries over 50,000 home decor items.
W: 18.44 (-0.94), PIR: 13.63 (+0.21), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), XRT: 92.28 (+0.57)

Crude’s Slide Below $60 Takes Sparkle Out of Retail Rally
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 3:09PM CST
Crude fell below $60 per barrel for the first time in almost five years Thursday offsetting a jump in retail stocks emboldened by signs of higher consumer spending.
SPLS: 16.47 (+0.37), DAL: 47.68 (-0.65), NBR: 10.00 (-0.51), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), XRT: 92.28 (+0.57), LULU: 52.95 (+1.99), LUV: 41.41 (-0.51), UAL: 64.10 (-1.70), URBN: 32.06 (-0.23), RIG: 16.47 (-0.55), TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), AAL: 49.97 (-0.56), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), ODP: 7.79 (+0.25), WAG: 74.50 (+1.49), XLE: 74.02 (-1.40)

Starboard is Eyeing a Staples and Office Depot Combination
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 10:04AM CST
Regulator's sign-off on Office Depot-Office Max deal means another will likely pass muster.
SPLS: 16.47 (+0.37), AMZN: 307.32 (-0.04), TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), ODP: 7.79 (+0.25)

Retail stocks shine after November report impresses
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 9:03AM CST

CST: 42.76 (-0.08), EXPR: 13.31 (+0.19), TGT: 72.40 (-1.13), ASNA: 11.96 (+0.07), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), WMT: 83.81 (-0.02), WSM: 72.16 (-0.52), BKS: 22.63 (+0.05), XRT: 92.28 (+0.57), SMRT: 14.50 (+0.01)

Jim Cramer's Top Stock Picks: RH COST AGIO BLUE ISIS
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 5:00AM CST
Restoration Hardware and Costco should benefit from lower oil prices, and the recent drop in Agios' and Bluebird Bio's shares means a buying opportunity, Cramer says.
BLUE: 91.28 (+5.16), RH: 93.59 (-0.40), ISIS: 62.32 (+0.45), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), AGIO: 119.56 (+0.36)

Costco Wholesale Corporation posts net income of USD425m in Q1 fiscal 2015
M2 - Thu Dec 11, 4:41AM CST
Operator of warehouses Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq:COST) announced on Wednesday that its net income was USD496m, or USD1.12 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, ended 23 November 2014.
COST: 137.88 (-3.53)

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