Go Back to the Future with These 5 Market Crushing Stocks
Eric Dutram - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 3:55PM CDT
If you ever have a time machine that can go back to 1985, you better buy these top performing stocks which have crushed the market over the past 30 years.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), NKE: 132.47 (+0.10), AMGN: 150.09 (-0.36), MO: 59.84 (+0.10), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01)
Electronic Payments Coalition Calls on Retailers to Adopt Common Sense Security Standards
Business Wire - Wed Oct 21, 10:20AM CDT
Today, the U.S. House Small Business Committee will hold the second part of a hearing entitled "The EMV Deadline and What it Means for Small Businesses," which will address payment security in the United States.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45)
Top 3 Dow Gainers That Are Poised to Outperform in 2016
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 8:09AM CDT
These three stocks are outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average so far this year and they're set to do the same in 2016.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), NKE: 132.47 (+0.10), UNH: 118.11 (-2.31)
Different Ways to Skin the Buyback ETF Cat
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 5:10AM CDT
Buybacks remain popular. So do buyback exchange-traded funds.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), IPKW: 26.55 (-0.25), IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), TTFS: 55.00 (-0.52), BA: 141.19 (+2.31), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), PKW: 45.80 (-0.26), SPYB: 47.67 (-0.11)
This Is What Home Depot Inc. Thinks Is Its Biggest Business Risk
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 19, 2:00PM CDT
Home Depot operates in a highly competitive industry where rivals fight for every sale through pricing, customer service, merchandise selection, and store location. Yet the retailer seems to have a good handle on those varied challenges right now....
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), LOW: 72.72 (-0.12)
WMT, TGT, BAC, JPM: Jim Cramer's Views
at The Street - Mon Oct 19, 12:00AM CDT
Jim Cramer shares his views on Walmart's problems and Bank of America's success. Target, Costco, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase are among the stocks discussed here.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), KR: 38.08 (+0.36), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), BBY: 34.84 (-0.47), WFC: 53.12 (+0.04), BAC: 15.90 (-0.30), SHLD: 24.02 (-0.63), SBUX: 60.53 (-0.35), JPM: 62.06 (-0.46), CMG: 665.67 (-39.96), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), COST: 155.21 (+0.65), GPS: 26.98 (-0.17)
Building Materials Are Riding Real Estate's Rebirth
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 16, 3:16PM CDT
The real-estate market is a big place, a major sector of the economy which supports multitudes of interdependent industries. And as the U.S. housing market has ever-so-gradually recovered from its recessionary doldrums, producers of tile, carpets,...
AYI: 206.35 (+5.93), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), MHK: 195.01 (-0.91), PGTI: 13.14 (-0.73), APOG: 50.01 (-0.54), BLD: 30.42 (-0.49), LOW: 72.72 (-0.12), MAS: 26.85 (+0.18)
Global Home Decorative Materials Market 2015-2019
M2 - Fri Oct 16, 9:29AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ncvt5/global_home) has announced the addition of the "Global Home Decorative Materials Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. The global home decorative materials market to grow at a CAGR of 4.80% over the period 2014-2019. The report, Global Home Decorative Materials Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, Europe, APAC, and MEA; it also covers the global home decorative materials market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. Proliferation of private label brands is one of the major trends upcoming in the market. Vendors of home decorative materials are increasingly introducing private label brands as they provide a major growth opportunity in light of declining profit margins. This strategy allows vendors to better respond to consumer trends and benefit from higher profit margins. According to the report, increased urbanization translates to an increase in new households being set up, which in turn drives demand for decorative materials. As the rural workforce moves to cities, the development of infrastructure intensifies, to house the incoming population. Further, the report states that most of the home decorative materials degrade the environment owing to their manufacturing process and disposal. The manufacturing of home decorative materials involves a wide range of products such as pigments, dyes, solvents, and other chemicals which have negative consequences on the atmosphere and health. Key Vendors - Home Depot - Lowe's Companies - Walmart Stores Other Prominent Vendors - BAUHAUS - Bunnings - Carrefour - Homebase - Kingfisher - KOMERI - Leroy Merlin - Menard - OBI - RONA Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis - Other Prominent Vendors For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3n...lobal_home
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), LOW: 72.72 (-0.12)
Buy Lowe's For Its Dividend, Profit From Its Growth Later
at The Street - Fri Oct 16, 6:15AM CDT
Management's focus on profitability bodes well for Lowe's.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), LOW: 72.72 (-0.12)
Forget Wal-Mart, Buy These 4 Retail Stocks Instead
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 15, 2:45PM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) let down its investors and surprised the financial markets after the retail giant issued extremely disappointing guidance for fiscal 2017.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), LB: 96.52 (+0.14), DLTR: 64.28 (+0.16), TJX: 72.41 (-0.60), EBAY: 24.21 (-0.21), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Stocks Extend Gains as Citigroup Leads Financials
at The Street - Thu Oct 15, 2:18PM CDT
Financials are among the best performers as investors digest bank earnings from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), C: 51.81 (-1.03), GRMN: 34.10 (+0.38), HSBC: 38.93 (-0.94), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), BAC: 15.90 (-0.30), WFC: 53.12 (+0.04), SBUX: 60.53 (-0.35), NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), PM: 88.98 (+0.26), GS: 179.70 (-5.81), JPM: 62.06 (-0.46), XLNX: 46.69 (+0.10), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), XLK: 41.70 (-0.32), BRK.B: 133.22 (-0.94), BRK.A: 199,900.00 (-1,580.00), FDC: 15.36 (-0.04)
New technology in credit cards leads to headaches for some
By JOSEPH PISANI - AP - Thu Oct 15, 4:14PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are getting new credit and debit cards with more secure chip technology, and that's already leading to headaches for companies that rely on working cards to charge their customers every month.
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), IACI: 67.35 (-1.66)
5 Cyber Security Stocks to Change How We Protect Our Data
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 15, 1:35PM CDT
Though millions of dollars and data are lost due to cyber crime, there does appear to be a positive side to it. Cyber security companies stand to gain from data breach as the chances of security-related purchase increase.
VDSI: 17.04 (-0.54), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), FEYE: 28.76 (-1.53), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), FXCM: 9.91 (-0.23), FTNT: 41.91 (-1.48), PANW: 159.81 (-6.25), AAPL: 113.76 (-0.01), CHKP: 80.18 (-1.13)
Stocks Trade Higher as Investors Digest Bank Earnings
at The Street - Thu Oct 15, 9:39AM CDT
Stocks climb on Thursday as investors digest a range of earnings reports from Citigroup to Netflix.
SBUX: 60.53 (-0.35), NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), PM: 88.98 (+0.26), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), GS: 179.70 (-5.81), XLNX: 46.69 (+0.10), UNH: 118.11 (-2.31), C: 51.81 (-1.03), GRMN: 34.10 (+0.38), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), FDC: 15.36 (-0.04)
SolarCity Awarded Home Depot's Environmental Partner of the Year Award
PR Newswire - Thu Oct 15, 9:00AM CDT
SolarCity® (NASDAQ: SCTY), America's #1 solar power provider, has won The Home Depot's 2015 Environmental Partner of the Year Award. Since 2013, SolarCity has partnered with Home Depot to help customers go solar and save money and energy. Under the partnership, SolarCity consultants in Home Depot stores across the nation explain how homeowners can take control of their energy costs.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45), SCTY: 38.05 (-1.34)
Here Are the 21 A+ Rated S&P 500 Stocks
at The Street - Thu Oct 15, 8:53AM CDT
Here is a list of all of the A+ rated stocks in the S&P 500.
RAI: 47.36 (-0.27), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), KR: 38.08 (+0.36), NKE: 132.47 (+0.10), PSA: 227.43 (+0.29), STZ: 136.31 (+0.41), CB: 129.36 (+1.10), DHR: 89.12 (-0.31), TSN: 46.23 (+0.14), HRL: 66.61 (+0.67), EFX: 105.90 (-1.77), WM: 53.44 (+0.73), DPS: 84.82 (+0.09), PGR: 32.68 (-0.26), TSS: 48.94 (-0.54), CINF: 57.97 (+0.24), JPM: 62.06 (-0.46), TSO: 100.24 (-0.67), COST: 155.21 (+0.65), LOW: 72.72 (-0.12), ACN: 102.52 (-0.95)
Universal Forest's (UFPI) Record Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 15, 8:30AM CDT
Universal Forest Products Inc's (UFPI) third-quarter earnings came in at $1.26 per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19. Net sales of $762.3 million grew 6.8% year over year.
AYI: 206.35 (+5.93), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), UFPI: 71.63 (+0.64), BLDR: 12.48 (-0.22)
Top 10 Stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
at The Street - Thu Oct 15, 8:04AM CDT
Here are the top ten stocks to buy in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
KO: 42.19 (-0.10), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), JPM: 62.06 (-0.46), UNH: 118.11 (-2.31), DIS: 110.09 (+0.25), MCD: 102.54 (-1.30), BAC: 15.90 (-0.30), INTC: 33.37 (-0.07), CSCO: 28.28 (-0.22), TRV: 110.70 (+1.75)
Stock Futures Maintain Gains as Consumer Inflation Falls
at The Street - Thu Oct 15, 7:50AM CDT
Stock futures are on track for a rebound Thursday even as consumer inflation falls for a second straight month.
NFLX: 97.96 (-1.03), SBUX: 60.53 (-0.35), PM: 88.98 (+0.26), HD: 123.30 (+0.45), GS: 179.70 (-5.81), XLNX: 46.69 (+0.10), UNH: 118.11 (-2.31), C: 51.81 (-1.03), GRMN: 34.10 (+0.38), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Home Depot Falls 1.10% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Oct 14, 3:55PM CDT
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $119.56 to a high of $121.88. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $120.47 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.
HD: 123.30 (+0.45)