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Here is a quick look at what analysts expect to see from SAIC (NYSE: SAI), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and some of the other most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. Accenture Second-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings from Dublin-based Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are expected to...

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), which saw strong same-store sales in February where other big retailers did not, is scheduled to report its second-quarter fiscal 2013 results Tuesday, March 12, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see how the company has held up, with consumers...

While most of the big retailers already have posted their most recent quarterly results, Wednesday will bring fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year reports from specialty retailers American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), PetSmart (NYSE: PETM) and Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS). Analysts...

Discount retailers Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) and TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) are scheduled to share their fourth-quarter and full fiscal year results Wednesday morning before the opening bell. Retailers that cater to lower and middle income customers benefitted from belt tightening during the...

The short interest in big retail companies was mixed during the first two weeks of December, the heart of the holiday shopping season. The number of shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Gap (NYSE: GPS), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) increased...

The short interest in big retail companies was mixed as the holiday shopping season got underway. Shares sold short in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), CVS Caremark (NASDAQ: CVS), Lowe's (NASDAQ: LOW) and Target (NYSE: TGT) increased somewhat between the November 15 and November 31 settlement dates....

Dollar General (NYSE: DG), which just recently became an S&P 500 component, is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2012 results early Tuesday, December 11. Investors will be hoping for a fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.50 or...

There will not be much on the earnings front this week to distract from the wrangling over the so-called fiscal cliff and debt ceiling, as well as the Federal Reserve's latest rate decision and any changes to quantitative easing. The only S&P 500 components on deck to share their most recent...

UPDATE: Campbell Soup reported Tuesday morning and exceeded expectations. Shares traded up almost 10%. Things will be quiet on the earnings front again this holiday-shortened week. The most prominent quarterly reports on the schedule are those from Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), which is expected to...

Short sellers generally have found less to like in the retail sector, judging by changes in the short interest of some of the nation's biggest retailers between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Notable exceptions include Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG...