Could Lowe’s Get Investors Much Higher?
With shares of Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW) trading at around $42.97, is LOW an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET...
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2 Winners and 3 Losers from This Week’s Earnings Storm
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) delivered a profit and missed Wall Street’s expectations, AND came up short on beating the revenue expectation. Adjusted Earnings Per Share decreased 13.33% to $0.26 in the...
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BofA Sees US Bancorp Suit Go Forward and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC): Current price $13.92 Justice Eileen Bransten of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan has ruled that BofA must face a lawsuit brought by a mortgage-bond...
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Boeing Sees Piracy As Demand Booster and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA): Current price $100.47 Business development director for the P-8 program Egan Greenstein expects that governments that are combating piracy and drug runners on the open...
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Rising Interest Rates Deliver a Blow to the Housing Market
The housing recovery continues to show it is heavily dependent on low interest rates induced by the Federal Reserve, as mortgage applications declined for the fourth consecutive week. According to the...
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Home Builders Party Like It’s the Housing Bubble All Over Again
While the real estate market is still well below its glory days of the housing bubble, confidence among home builders in the United States reached its highest level in seven years. After declining for...
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Will Lowe’s Overtake Home Depot In California?
Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) furthered its expansion plans by agreeing to acquire struggling home improvement chain, Orchard Supply Hardware Stores (NASDAQ:OSH), for $205 million. Orchard filed for Chapter 11...
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The Housing Market Receives An Impressive Surprise
The recovery story in the real estate market continues to build stronger, as new single-family home sales in the United States rose more than expected last month. On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau...
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Are Rising Interest Rates Scaring Home Buyers?
The housing recovery theme is still in progress, but rising interest rates continue to scare consumers as mortgage applications reached their lowest level since November 2011. According to the Mortgage...
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4 Consumer Stock Stories For Savvy Thursday Investment
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT): Closing price $68.79 The retailing giants Target Corporation and The Home Depot, and the diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk, are now the most recent firms to cut ties or...
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Consumers and Investors Love These 5 Retailers
The amount of money consumers spend on a daily basis is holding at its highest level in almost five years, giving hope to a true economic recovery. The retail industry is filled with competition, but...
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Are Higher Interest Rates Destroying the Housing Recovery?
The housing recovery is often considered one of the strongest areas of the economy, but rising interest rates continue to weigh on consumers. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest...
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Higher Interest Rates Weigh on the Housing Market
The housing recovery is often considered one of the strongest areas of the economy, but higher interest rates continue to weigh on consumers. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest...
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Is the Housing Recovery Theme Getting Demolished?
For the third consecutive month, housing starts in the U.S. came in weaker than expected, providing a clear warning that the housing recovery is still on shaky ground. Builders broke ground on houses...
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Is the Housing Recovery Showing More Cracks?
The real estate market has rebounded from its worst levels during the Great Recession, and remains one of the strongest areas of the economy. However, existing-home sales in June were worse than...
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Home Depot Recalls Fan Heaters That Can Melt and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch
The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD): Current price $79.11 The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that Home Depot Inc. is recalling some 107,000 fan heaters, because the fan’s plastic housing can...
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Is the Real Estate Market Still Posting Record-Breaking Price Gains?
With the help of historically low mortgage rates and inventory levels, the real estate market continues to post impressive price gains. In June, home prices across the nation increased on a...
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J.C. Penney Refutes Chatter That CFO Is Exiting and 2 Other Hot Stocks to Watch
J.C. Penney & Co. (NYSE:JCP): Current price $12.78 On Tuesday, Penney’s denied chatter that its Chief Financial Officer Ken Hannah is leaving while shares fell to levels not seen since the end of...
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Wal-Mart Debuts Pet Insurance in Canada and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT): Current price $77.09 In Canada, where all humans have access to health care, Wal-Mart began offering pet insurance to its customers in select stores. Walmart Pet Health...
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Are More Warning Signs Appearing in the Housing Market?
Despite a recent rebound in mortgage rates, housing starts in the United States climbed higher last month. However, warning signs are appearing as the results were weaker than expected. Builders broke...
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