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2012 Retail Stocks: The Week Ahead on Wall Street – FOMC Minutes, BLS Unemployment, and Monsanto Earnings
Tweet Market watchers will enter another abbreviated week before getting back into the swing of a regular work week. Barring any bad news from Europe, economic data and the?December Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes should keep investors on their toes this week. In Asia, market watchers will also keep their eyes on Europe and the FOMC’s meeting minutes but the region will produce some news of its own from their data releases. The week will also start out slowly as many of major stock markets are closed on Monday including Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Bangkok but one number will be released on this day:?manufacturing surveys from Australia, South Korea and India. In Japan, Friday will include earnings reports from top retailers?Aeon Co. (AONNF)?and Seven & I Holdings Co.?(SVNDF). Back in the U.S., look for a full week of economic data and earnings reports. Investing Insights: More Positive Predictions for Auto Sales in 2012. Economic Data Tuesday: ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Retail Stocks: Costco Solid Q2 Results unable to Counter Market Rally
Tweet Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) reported strong fiscal second-quarter earnings on continued gains overseas, growth in membership fees and higher gas prices. The company reported earnings for the quarter at $348 million, or $0.79 earnings per share as compared with $299 million, or $0.67 earnings per share a year earlier. The net sales rose to $20.45 billion, from $18.36 billion. This year’s results include sales from the company’s 50% owned Mexico joint venture, as it began consolidating its Mexico operations on a prospective basis beginning with its 2011 fiscal year. The company’s U.S. same-store sales rose 5% during the quarter, while international sales grew 12%. The company also benefited from climbing gas prices, which provided income through the gas stations that it operates at its store sites and strengthening foreign currencies had a positive impact on results. The U.S. same-store sales, excluding fuel and foreign exchange impact, increased 3% with a ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Retail Stocks: 3 Industries Will Drive the Stock Market in 2012
Tweet T. Rowe Price, an asset-management firm that oversees $450 billion, says shares of some technology firms, cyclical companies and luxury retailers may offer outsized returns next year as the economy expands and corporate profits rise. Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price, which opened its first mutual fund in 1950, expects the U.S. economic recovery to be modest but sustained through 2012. Gross domestic product will expand 2%, compared with 1.5% this year, and the unemployment rate will be little changed, the ... … Read entire article »
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2012 Retail Stocks: Top 7 Stocks Rising on Huge Volume 2012
Tweet Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don’t just look at a stock’s price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Many times when above average volume moves into equity it precedes a large spike in volatility. Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling — or buying or selling by “superinvestors.” Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it’s always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock. Let’s take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume today. They are all recording volume in ... … Read entire article »
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