Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 58.84 $WMT
Did Amazon.com Just Kill Grocery Delivery?
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Amazon.com may have unwittingly upended the online grocery business, though whether that's good or bad remains to be seen. Image source: Jason Walsh . Amazon.com just announced it will finally start charging $299 a year for grocery delivery....
AMZN: 564.55 (+8.78), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
Watch for Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) to Approach Resistance at $59.21
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - 2 hrs 33 mins ago
Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) opened today above their pivot of $58.75 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $58.92. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $59.21 and $59.67 will be of interest.
WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
3 Things to Watch for From Restaurant Earnings
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 9:30AM CDT
Results from Dunkin', Brinker and Chipotle give us a read on major retailers.
SBUX: 61.43 (+0.90), COH: 30.03 (-0.03), DNKN: 40.01 (-1.03), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), JWN: 68.71 (+1.03), TUMI: 16.14 (-0.16), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), GPS: 27.41 (+0.43), EAT: 47.36 (-0.45), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), UA: 92.27 (-6.88), SPY: 205.17 (+3.32), EBAY: 27.53 (+3.32), NKE: 131.25 (-1.22), SKX: 45.74 (+0.03), BBY: 35.28 (+0.44), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), GOOGL: 681.37 (+9.57), CAT: 71.56 (+1.89), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 38.36 (+0.28), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), COST: 157.15 (+1.94), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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.
TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), VRX: 99.02 (-19.59), GE: 29.60 (+0.75), CLX: 123.30 (+1.24), VMW: 56.03 (+0.61), NKE: 131.25 (-1.22), HON: 102.55 (+3.78), UTX: 100.01 (+2.04), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), INTC: 34.43 (+1.06), SLB: 78.17 (+2.54), K: 71.19 (+1.58), SBUX: 61.43 (+0.90), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), HZNP: 13.48 (-1.35), COST: 157.15 (+1.94), EMC: 25.90 (+0.13), CRZO: 37.65 (-0.44), PPG: 103.61 (+2.97), BHI: 55.73 (+1.32), ETN: 54.73 (+2.21), SWKS: 81.06 (+3.39), HAL: 39.80 (+1.40), HRL: 68.00 (+1.39), NXPI: 96.53 (+5.21), BA: 146.82 (+5.63), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), NFLX: 97.96 (unch), LB: 96.97 (+0.45), LRCX: 72.59 (+1.80), GM: 35.48 (+0.06), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), DOV: 63.80 (+1.92), KLAC: 65.12 (+1.14), AVGO: 125.22 (+4.72), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 32.82 (-0.16), BIIB: 279.02 (+2.68), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), TWTR: 29.33 (+0.03), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54)
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.
TACO: 12.91 (-0.02), PZZA: 69.39 (+2.46), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), DPZ: 103.77 (+0.31), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), PLKI: 56.84 (+0.95), WING: 25.34 (-0.08), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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.
TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), AMZN: 564.55 (+8.78), GE: 29.60 (+0.75), FB: 98.69 (+1.58), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), TM: 125.32 (+1.62), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54), ORCL: 37.80 (+1.18), JNPR: 29.71 (-0.09), COF: 76.00 (+2.32), EQIX: 295.11 (+2.83), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), RHT: 77.64 (+0.83), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), DG: 67.14 (-0.41), TWTR: 29.33 (+0.03)
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.
GLOG: 11.10 (+0.08), TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), HOG: 47.77 (+0.74), LMT: 216.49 (+4.93), ETN: 54.73 (+2.21), PWR: 19.27 (-0.28), UTX: 100.01 (+2.04), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), KKR: 17.44 (+0.39), HFC: 46.28 (+0.29), ARAY: 5.28 (-0.14), CVRR: 20.70 (-0.22), ISRG: 487.00 (-12.41), ACE: 115.45 (+1.87), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), NAT: 16.44 (+0.05), DOV: 63.80 (+1.92), GOOGL: 681.37 (+9.57), AIG: 61.00 (+0.77), CRZO: 37.65 (-0.44), MDXG: 8.63 (-0.28), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), TRV: 112.69 (+1.99), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), ETSY: 10.72 (+0.04)
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: 18.21 (+0.18), AZZ: 54.16 (+2.11), PLUG: 2.30 (-0.05), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 76.87 (+0.47), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), DG: 67.14 (-0.41), BIG: 47.14 (+0.17)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), JWN: 68.71 (+1.03), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), KSS: 45.44 (-0.21), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 58.84 (+0.20)
Did Amazon.com Just Kill Grocery Delivery?
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Amazon.com may have unwittingly upended the online grocery business, though whether that's good or bad remains to be seen. Image source: Jason Walsh . Amazon.com just announced it will finally start charging $299 a year for grocery delivery....
AMZN: 564.55 (+8.78), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
Watch for Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) to Approach Resistance at $59.21
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - 2 hrs 33 mins ago
Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) opened today above their pivot of $58.75 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $58.92. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $59.21 and $59.67 will be of interest.
WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
3 Things to Watch for From Restaurant Earnings
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 9:30AM CDT
Results from Dunkin', Brinker and Chipotle give us a read on major retailers.
SBUX: 61.43 (+0.90), COH: 30.03 (-0.03), DNKN: 40.01 (-1.03), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), JWN: 68.71 (+1.03), TUMI: 16.14 (-0.16), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), GPS: 27.41 (+0.43), EAT: 47.36 (-0.45), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), UA: 92.27 (-6.88), SPY: 205.17 (+3.32), EBAY: 27.53 (+3.32), NKE: 131.25 (-1.22), SKX: 45.74 (+0.03), BBY: 35.28 (+0.44), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), GOOGL: 681.37 (+9.57), CAT: 71.56 (+1.89), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 38.36 (+0.28), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), COST: 157.15 (+1.94), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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.
TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), VRX: 99.02 (-19.59), GE: 29.60 (+0.75), CLX: 123.30 (+1.24), VMW: 56.03 (+0.61), NKE: 131.25 (-1.22), HON: 102.55 (+3.78), UTX: 100.01 (+2.04), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), INTC: 34.43 (+1.06), SLB: 78.17 (+2.54), K: 71.19 (+1.58), SBUX: 61.43 (+0.90), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), HZNP: 13.48 (-1.35), COST: 157.15 (+1.94), EMC: 25.90 (+0.13), CRZO: 37.65 (-0.44), PPG: 103.61 (+2.97), BHI: 55.73 (+1.32), ETN: 54.73 (+2.21), SWKS: 81.06 (+3.39), HAL: 39.80 (+1.40), HRL: 68.00 (+1.39), NXPI: 96.53 (+5.21), BA: 146.82 (+5.63), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), NFLX: 97.96 (unch), LB: 96.97 (+0.45), LRCX: 72.59 (+1.80), GM: 35.48 (+0.06), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), DOV: 63.80 (+1.92), KLAC: 65.12 (+1.14), AVGO: 125.22 (+4.72), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 32.82 (-0.16), BIIB: 279.02 (+2.68), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), TWTR: 29.33 (+0.03), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54)
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.
TACO: 12.91 (-0.02), PZZA: 69.39 (+2.46), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), DPZ: 103.77 (+0.31), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), PLKI: 56.84 (+0.95), WING: 25.34 (-0.08), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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.
TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), AMZN: 564.55 (+8.78), GE: 29.60 (+0.75), FB: 98.69 (+1.58), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), TM: 125.32 (+1.62), HPQ: 28.77 (+0.54), ORCL: 37.80 (+1.18), JNPR: 29.71 (-0.09), COF: 76.00 (+2.32), EQIX: 295.11 (+2.83), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), RHT: 77.64 (+0.83), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), MCD: 110.46 (+7.92), DG: 67.14 (-0.41), TWTR: 29.33 (+0.03)
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.
GLOG: 11.10 (+0.08), TSLA: 213.02 (+2.93), HOG: 47.77 (+0.74), LMT: 216.49 (+4.93), ETN: 54.73 (+2.21), PWR: 19.27 (-0.28), UTX: 100.01 (+2.04), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), KKR: 17.44 (+0.39), HFC: 46.28 (+0.29), ARAY: 5.28 (-0.14), CVRR: 20.70 (-0.22), ISRG: 487.00 (-12.41), ACE: 115.45 (+1.87), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), CMG: 656.50 (-9.17), NAT: 16.44 (+0.05), DOV: 63.80 (+1.92), GOOGL: 681.37 (+9.57), AIG: 61.00 (+0.77), CRZO: 37.65 (-0.44), MDXG: 8.63 (-0.28), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), TRV: 112.69 (+1.99), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), ETSY: 10.72 (+0.04)
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: 18.21 (+0.18), AZZ: 54.16 (+2.11), PLUG: 2.30 (-0.05), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), IBM: 144.33 (+3.41), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), WDC: 70.89 (-0.55), SNDK: 76.89 (+0.11), YUM: 73.12 (-0.44)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 76.87 (+0.47), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20), DG: 67.14 (-0.41), BIG: 47.14 (+0.17)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), JWN: 68.71 (+1.03), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 564.55 (+8.78), KSS: 45.44 (-0.21), TGT: 76.87 (+0.47), M: 50.13 (-0.20), WMT: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 58.84 (+0.20)
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: 58.84 (+0.20)
