5 Stocks to Watch Tomorrow - UA, MCD, CAT, AMZN, GOOGL
ESTMZ - Wed Oct 21, 4:39PM CDT
The deluge of earnings continues, with these five big names set to report tomorrow. Thursday, October 22 Under Armour ( UA ) Consumer Discretionary - Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Reports October 22, before the...
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), UA: 99.15 (-0.82), SPY: 201.85 (-1.24), EBAY: 24.21 (-0.21), NKE: 132.47 (+0.10), SKX: 45.71 (-0.78), BBY: 34.84 (-0.47), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), MCD: 102.54 (-1.30), GOOGL: 671.80 (-8.20), CAT: 69.67 (-0.60), YUM: 73.56 (+0.53)
Have You Shortlisted Kroger (KR) for Your Portfolio?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 2:50PM CDT
A dominant position among the nation's largest grocery retailers enables Kroger (KR) to expand its store base and boost market share through product launches.
KR: 38.08 (+0.36), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), COST: 155.21 (+0.65), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Targets of Market Hatred Can Change Daily
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 12:03PM CDT
It used to be industrials, now it's health care.
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Jim Cramer -- 4 Companies, Same Problem, Different Strategies
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 11:52AM CDT
IBM, Walmart, SanDisk and Yum! Brands don't have a lot in common beyond the problem of slowing growth, so no surprise, their CEOs are addressing the issue in disparate ways.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), WDC: 71.44 (-3.42), SNDK: 76.78 (+1.59), YUM: 73.56 (+0.53)
Biogen To Cut 11% of Its Workforce As Part Of Restructuring Plan
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 11:31AM CDT
The biotech giant is also ending many of its drug development programs along with the workforce reduction.
WFM: 32.98 (-0.24), BIIB: 276.34 (+10.53), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), TWTR: 29.30 (-1.61), HPQ: 28.23 (-0.33)
Why Yum! Brands Is Still Scary
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 9:30AM CDT
Not unlike McDonald's, it's a fast-food business under siege.
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What Walmart's and IBM’s Troubles Really Tell Us About the U.S. Economy
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:40AM CDT
Is the U.S. economy headed down again? Hardly.
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Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Buy, Buy, Buying Dividend Stocks
at The Street - Tue Oct 20, 7:07PM CDT
Today was a classic rotation out of high-growth stocks and into those with juicy dividend yields, Cramer says.
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Amazon is Planning on Hiring 100,000 Workers for the Holidays
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 20, 3:57PM CDT
The online retailer's 2015 holiday hiring plans will be a 25% increase from last year.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), M: 50.33 (-0.30), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), ETSY: 10.68 (-0.66)
Plug Power Provides Preliminary Q3 Results, Affirms '15 View
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 20, 3:45PM CDT
Latham, NY based fuel cell developer Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) has provided an insight into its third-quarter financial results.
ABB: 18.03 (-0.11), AZZ: 52.05 (-0.54), PLUG: 2.35 (-0.09), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
4 Companies, Same Problem, Different Strategies
at The Street - Tue Oct 20, 3:27PM CDT
IBM, Wal-Mart, SanDisk and Yum! are addressing slowing growth in disparate ways.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), IBM: 140.92 (+0.28), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), WDC: 71.44 (-3.42), SNDK: 76.78 (+1.59), YUM: 73.56 (+0.53)
Here's How Wal-Mart's CEO Intends to Battle Amazon
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 20, 2:30PM CDT
Wal-Mart has an Amazon.com problem. The physical retailer has seen its online-only competitor steal customers and beat it at its own game by winning the pricing war. Wal-Mart, however, has not conceded defeat to its digital rival and has big...
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Can Dollar General Stay Afloat in a Volatile Retail Space?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 20, 12:35PM CDT
Will Dollar General (DG) be able stay afloat in this volatile retail space amid rising competition?
TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), DG: 67.55 (+0.52), BIG: 46.97 (-0.20)
Correction: Holiday-Faster Delivery story
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP - Tue Oct 20, 11:26AM CDT
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — In a story Oct. 16 about fast delivery, The Associated Press reported erroneously Wal-Mart's spending on e-commerce initiatives. It spent $700,000 in its fiscal 2015 and will spend $900,000 in the current fiscal year, not $1 billion and $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion, respectively.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), JWN: 67.68 (-0.85), M: 50.33 (-0.30), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Amazon boosts holiday hiring, signaling shift in retail jobs
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP - Tue Oct 20, 11:18AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people for the holidays, a 25 percent jump from last year that reveals a shift in the way we shop.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), KSS: 45.65 (-0.66), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), M: 50.33 (-0.30), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Walmart strategy drives growth and sustainable returns, Plans $20 billion share repurchase program over two years
M2 - Tue Oct 20, 10:44AM CDT
*The company provided a three-year strategic framework intended to strengthen its U.S. and e-commerce businesses.*Net sales growth is expected to range between 3 and 4 percent annually over the next three years, translating to $45 to $60 billion over the period.*Investments in people and technology to drive strong shareholder returns over time.*Capital investments will be approximately $11.0 billion for fiscal year 2017 and will remain flat in fiscal years 2018 and 2019. This is below the revised fiscal year 2016 estimate of approximately $12.4 billion, primarily due to a moderation of physical store expansion.*Investments in e-commerce and digital initiatives are expected to total approximately $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2017.
WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announces FY 2017 earnings calendar, provides agenda for 22nd Annual Meeting for the Investment Community
M2 - Tue Oct 20, 10:44AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today provided its earnings calendar for fiscal year 2016. The dates are as follows:*First quarter - Tuesday, May 17, 2016*Second quarter - Tuesday, August 16, 2016*Third quarter - Tuesday, November 15, 2016*Fourth quarter - Tuesday, February 21, 2017
WMT: 58.64 (-0.11)
Jim Cramer's Top Takeaways: Six Flags, Schlumberger, Mondelez, Walmart
at The Street - Tue Oct 20, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer says Six Flags is a winner, it's a great time to buy Schlumberger and Mondelez' future is sweet.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), MDLZ: 45.45 (-0.29), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), SIX: 51.19 (+0.11), SLB: 75.63 (+0.08)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Why 'Headline Investing' Is Irrational
at The Street - Mon Oct 19, 7:14PM CDT
Trade on the headline alone on some stocks and you miss positive trends, Cramer says.
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Jim Cramer Says Walmart's Strategy Is to Build the Next Amazon
at The Street - Mon Oct 19, 6:01PM CDT
If the plan succeeds, it would make sense to buy the shares, Cramer says.
AMZN: 555.77 (-5.11), KR: 38.08 (+0.36), TJX: 72.41 (-0.60), TGT: 76.40 (+2.00), WMT: 58.64 (-0.11), ROST: 50.18 (-0.16)