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The focus is on retail as the as the crucial holiday shopping season is set to get underway. Last week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) offered weak third-quarter results, while Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) turned in earnings beats. Plenty more retailers are on deck this...

After much anticipation, Janet Yellen was officially nominated as Federal Reserve Chairperson this morning. Yellen offered no surprises during her testimony, which was prepared in advance and made public last night. U.S. markets, as expected, edged slightly higher to continue the rally that was...

Here is a preview of what earnings to expect for the week starting November 11. While Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) are expected to post earnings growth when they report quarterly results this week, the focus really will be on retailers like...

This weekend in Barron's online: the case for a Great Stagnation, as well as the prospects for Kohl's, Furmanite, Walgreen and more. Cover Story "Slowing to a Crawl" by Jonathan R. Laing. The United States may be headed for decades of slow growth, says Barron's in this week's cover story. The...

The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and economic confidence is plummeting ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among troubled retailers, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold...

The solar market is difficult to read because it relies on quickly changing technology while being heavily tangled in politics and other sectors of the economy, such as the volatile price of fossil fuels. In addition, the wide range of solar technologies from quantum dots to nano-crystals make...

This weekend in Barron's online: why wealthy investors are taking on more risk, as well as the prospects for Barrick Gold, Scripps Networks Interactive, Computer Sciences and CST Brands. Cover Story "Seeking Higher Returns" by Karen Hube. Top wealth-management firms are urging investors to leave...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the initial weeks of August. GameStop (NYSE: GME), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in...

The earnings season for the big retailers is underway. Last week's second-quarter reports from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) may have been solid, but weak outlooks for the rest of the year disappointed investors. Many more retailers are on...

After a quiet start to the week on the earnings front, the big retailers begin to share their second-quarter results. First up, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS). More big retailers are on deck the following week. This week's highlights also...

Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of July. J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers shied away from Barnes...

The start of the retail earnings season last week was a mixed bag. Quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) ranged from so-so to disappointing, while J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) posted a larger-than-expected net loss. Macy's (NYSE: M) was the standout,...

It's time for the big retailers to step into the earnings spotlight once again. This week we will be hearing from Walmart, the king of retailers, which is expected to report some annual revenue and earnings growth. And then there is struggling J.C. Penney, from which analysts predict a deeper net...

A research report from UBS (NYSE: UBS) released this week included a list of the analyst's “least preferred” stocks. The stocks on the list had an average potential downside of 20 percent. The list also offers candidates for investors to sell or to short. Three struggling retail stocks made the...

Earlier Monday, brokerage firm Sterne Agee initiated coverage on a number of specialty retailers, citing strong growth prospects and longer-term fundamentals that are underappreciated or misunderstood. Among those retailers that Sterne Agee initiated with Buy ratings were Coach (NYSE: COH),...