Is the Bull Market Over or Is This Merely a Correction?
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 1:45PM CDT
The CNBC 'Fast Money' traders kick around the stock market's prospects and discuss whether this is the end of a bull run or simply a bump in the road.
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10 High-Quality Dividend Stocks Down 10% or More to Buy Now
at The Street - Wed Aug 26, 8:03AM CDT
The stock-market plunge has created an opportunity to buy high-quality businesses at bargain prices. See 10 of the highest-quality businesses on sale now.
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Amazon Stock Delivers Rebound As Prime Now Launches
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 25, 1:56PM CDT
If you thought same-day shipping was fast, think again. Amazon (AMZN) just one-upped itself on delivery speed: The e-commerce giant is debuting today its Prime Now mobile app service, which offers one-hour delivery for $7.99 and two-hour delivery for...
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1 Number That Shows Why Costco Wholesale Corporation Is the Best Retailer Around
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 25, 8:00AM CDT
It wouldn't be easy to pick a single reason Costco is one of the best retailing stocks on the market. But I'd offer these three candidates for the short list: a membership fee-driven business model, a generous dividend policy , and the...
COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Watch for Costco Wholesale to Potentially Rebound After Falling 4.33% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Aug 24, 6:24PM CDT
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $117.03 to a high of $137.16. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $138.99 on volume of 5.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Costco Wholesale Falls 4.33% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Aug 24, 6:23PM CDT
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $117.03 to a high of $137.16. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $138.99 on volume of 5.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Look for Shares of Costco Wholesale to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 3.28% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Aug 21, 4:17PM CDT
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $138.99 to a high of $143.33. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $143.29 on volume of 3.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Stock Market News for August 21, 2015
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 21, 9:10AM CDT
Benchmarks slumped to multi-month lows on Thursday on concerns that a weak Chinese economy would result in a global slowdown
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Google To Shut Its Two Express Delivery Hubs
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 20, 12:28PM CDT
Search leader Google (GOOGL) will continue its Google Express same-day delivery service, the company said on Thursday, though it is shuttering delivery hubs in San Francisco and, 45 miles south, in its headquarters city of Mountain View, Calif. A...
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Google Express Is Miles Away from Competing with Amazon Prime
at The Street - Thu Aug 20, 12:28PM CDT
Google's instant delivery service appears to be experiencing some serious growing pains.
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Wal-Mart's Sam's Club Wants to Be More Like Costco Wholesale
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 20, 7:00AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores has dominated retail for the last two decades, but its warehouse chain Sam's Club has always been something of an ugly stepsister to the parent brand. Though Sam's Club has roughly as many stores as rival Costco Wholesale , its...
WMT: 64.83 (+1.73), COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Target's (TGT) Q2 Sales & Earnings Beat, Raises Outlook
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 19, 11:21AM CDT
Target (TGT), which exited Canada, posted second-quarter fiscal 2015 results, wherein adjusted earnings of $1.22 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11.
TGT: 76.84 (+2.90), COST: 138.16 (+5.45), WMT: 64.83 (+1.73), SHLD: 24.00 (+0.75)
5 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Buy at Costco
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 15, 9:00AM CDT
Costco has a fabulous reputation due to its low prices and famously well-treated workers. In most cases, shopping at the warehouse chain will save you money as long as you plan accordingly. For example, the savings on meat and chicken can be...
AMZN: 500.77 (+34.40), TGT: 76.84 (+2.90), WMT: 64.83 (+1.73), COST: 138.16 (+5.45), BBY: 35.25 (+2.30)
Retail Drug Stores Cut Costs, Merge To Stay Healthy
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 14, 3:36PM CDT
Viagra is just the latest casualty. CVS Health (CVS) on Aug. 3 removed the blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug and 30 others from its 2016 "formulary" list. The list names drugs that its pharmacy benefit management business, CVS Caremark, agrees to...
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Better Dividend Stock: Wal-Mart Stores or Costco Wholesale Corporation?
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 13, 8:50AM CDT
In the discount retail industry, two companies reign supreme: Wal-Mart Stores and Costco Wholesale Corporation . Wal-Mart and Costco both drive sales by offering lower prices than competitors, and both carry huge market values. Both stocks also...
WMT: 64.83 (+1.73), COST: 138.16 (+5.45)
Stocks Stage Big Comeback as China Worries Ease
at The Street - Wed Aug 12, 3:13PM CDT
Investors changed their thinking on China's currency moves on Wednesday, inspiring a wave of buying that pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to positive territory.
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S&P 500 Loses Year-to-Date Gains After China Devalues Currency
at The Street - Wed Aug 12, 10:50AM CDT
China rattles global markets again on Wednesday after taking a so-called 'one-off' correction to its currency a step further.
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Parent of Columbia House files for bankruptcy protection
By MARLEY JAY - AP - Mon Aug 10, 4:12PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The company that once offered to sell you eight CDs for 1 cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after almost 20 years of falling sales.
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Will Activists Push For Changes At American Express?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 10, 3:16PM CDT
American Express (AXP) stock has jumped in the last two trading sessions as much as shares plummeted in mid-February when news broke that the company had lost a key account with Costco Wholesale (COST). This time, it was news on Friday that an...
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