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Continental Breakfast: General's the New Specific
We tend to get bogged down in specifically defining things. Is this a recession, a contraction, a soft patch, a newly-seeded lawn that is starting to show signs of growth but with some weeds that it's...
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The Day Ahead: Turning It Around
In the Headlines Global stocks showed signs of recovery Wednesday, after the German and French prime ministers nixed the idea of a eurobond yesterday, disappointing the markets. Wall Street futures...
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Analog Devices Misses but Remains Positive
For Dvorchak's preview heading into the Analog Devices conference call, please click here. Analog Devices presented yet another data point that the global economy is wobbling, although it has not yet...
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Right From Google's Clutches
Could Microsoft Swoop In to Buy Motorola? There was an interesting article by Forbes' Eric Savitz on Tuesday night, covering a Macquarie USA report that speculated Microsoft might take a run at...
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Eye SPY
We're actually setting up for a quiet start this morning. Traders haven't seen much in the way of relatively flat openings since August kicked off, so this should be a welcome change. We seem to have a...
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Analog Semis Look Good
After Tuesday's down day, and another weak day likely today, I am still tiptoeing through the minefield as I look for dividend plays. One area I feel comfortable with -- relatively speaking, since this...
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Don't Rule Out a Rally
The market continues to get hit from every possible angle. On Tuesday, the blows came from Europe about slower-than-expected gross domestic product growth in Germany. Meanwhile, a meeting between...
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Buffett Seems Bothered
This commentary originally appeared on RealMoney Silver on Aug. 17 at 8:16 a.m. EDT. As Jeff Matthews' blog detailed on Monday, it appears that Warren Buffett is getting somewhat more nervous about the...
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Expiration Should Keep Us in a Range
We tested the upper end of the range pretty early this morning, but we still have options expiration to contend with. Given the current open interest and the high volatility at which many options were...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Exercises Caution
For Rothbort's preview heading into the Abercrombie & Fitch conference call, please click here. Abercrombie & Fitch reported diluted earnings per share of $0.35 on net sales of $916.8 million....
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Deere Raises Revenue Outlook
For Gilmartin's preview heading into the Deere conference call, please click here. Deere reported fiscal third-quarter 2011 financial results this morning, printing $1.69 in EPS (vs. the $1.67...
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Fishing for Retail Stocks in a Double Dip
It's more than likely, in my view anyway, that we'll "double dip". We may already be there. You've got to love the imprecise science of economics; you can't get the official confirmation that a...
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Target Hits the Mark
For Gad's preview heading into the Target conference call, please click here. Shares in Target are trading higher today as a result of a strong earnings report and outlook for the remainder of 2011....
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Speculative Biotech Is Simmering
The market has been especially unkind to speculative biotech stocks. Although biotech firms would seem to be fundamentally unaffected by macroeconomic concerns, anything that makes investors feel more...
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Almost Too Cheap to Be True
Though last week may have been unsettling for many investors, my value-oriented tendencies are starting to wake up after several months of hibernation. My approach is simple: I like to buy when stock...
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ARO Preview: Low Expectations
Aeropostale is the last in a string of 10 'tween/young adult specialty retailers to report earnings for this quarterly cycle. ARO is expected to lose $0.03 on net sales of $490.9 million. In the...
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Make Mr. Market Work for You
I spent some time last night thinking about the implications of the recent Fed interest rate announcement. To the best of my knowledge, a pledge to keep interest rates low is unprecedented and has...
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Last Licks
The final hour's spin of the roulette wheel has begun and it's anybody's day for the taking. This is the tight-range premium that sellers look for to close positions heading into the end of the week....
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HPQ Preview: Prepared for the Worst
Hewlett-Packard is slated to report earnings after the close Thursday with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 p.m. EDT. Current projections call for the company to post EPS of $1.09 on revenue of...
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Tech Guidance Crashes the Party
The earnings reports are coming in, and right now the reactions are ugly. The tone is clearly becoming cautious looking into next quarter. For the most part, the reports for the past quarter have been...
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NTAP Summary: Falls Short
NetApp , one of the leading data storage and management companies reported earnings after the close. Non-GAAP earnings were in line with the consensus estimate, but the company fell short of Wall...
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JDSU Summary: CCOP Segment Is a Killer
Investors love "beat and raise," but, the story this earnings season for most tech stocks has been "miss and lower". JDS Uniphase continued the pattern, reporting fiscal fourth-quarter results that...
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The New Real Moneyand Real Money Pro Are Here!
We've very excited to announce the relaunch of Real Money and the launch of Real Money Pro. Starting tonight, all new content will be posted to realmoney.thestreet.com and realmoneypro.thestreet.com....
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Real Money Pro Will Be Available for Subscribers Later Today
We're currently migrating login information for Silver subscribers over to the new Real Money Pro site. The new site will be available later today. Until then, Silver/Pro subscribers can access the...
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GPS Preview: Same Old Story
I'd love to wax eloquent on Gap with a pithy missive about the retailer, but the story hasn't changed very much for most of the past decade as the chart below details. Gap (GPS) - WeeklySource:...
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Collins' Content Is Now on the New Real Money
Tim Collins' content is now being featured on the new Real Money site.
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GPS Summary: A Beat, but Little Else
To read Brian Gilmartin's preview of the Gap Stores earnings call, click here. Gap Stores reported earnings per share of $0.35 (vs. the $0.33 consensus estimate) on $3.38 billion in revenue (vs. the...
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ARO Summary: Short on Sales, Cuts Guidance
Aeropostale reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.04 per share on net sales of $468.2 million. Total sales declined 5% year over year, and same-store sales declined 14%. Men's ("guys") sales...
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HPQ Summary: In-Line but Ugly
To read Ben Thomas' preview of the Hewlett-Packard earnings call, click here. Hewlett-Packard reported mostly in-line results, but the company's execution and vision are completely off the map. For the...
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Real Money Pro Is Now Here
After several technical problems yesterday, we're happy to announce the launch of Real Money Pro. Starting today, Silver subscribers can access new content being posted to realmoneypro.thestreet.com...
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