Stocks in the Spotlight Friday

Source: Barron's Online

The women's apparel retailer slid 41% after Sycamore Partners called off its attempts at an exclusive takeover deal with a deadline it had extended twice. Talbots also released first-quarter earnings, which were overshadowed by the news of the faile ...
Full article at: Barron's Online  More like this  4 hours ago, 3:47pm CDT

Raymond James Surveys 3 Energy Stocks

Source: Wall Street Journal

Not surprisingly, Greece is once again at the forefront of investors' minds. The broader market saw a late rally Thursday and the market eked out modest gains. In the U.S., initial jobless claims fell for the first time in three weeks, restori ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  5 hours ago, 2:16pm CDT

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The Improved Taste of Cracker Barrel

Source: Barron's Online

Shares of the casual-dining restaurant chain can gain 20%, thanks in part to increasing same-store sales growth, writes Argus. RBC Capital surveys the information technology landscape and offers up its picks and p ...
Full article at: Barron's Online  More like this  6 hours ago, 1:21pm CDT

Heinz Can Escape Tight Squeeze

Source: Wall Street Journal

RBC Capital surveys the information technology landscape and offers up its picks and pans. Buckingham Research has upgraded the heavy-equipment maker to a Buy, citing the stock's bargain-basement appeal. The data-storage giant should benef ...
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Why can’t people understand national accounting?

Source: Credit Writedowns

I was on RT’s Capital Account last night talking to Lauren Lyster about the euro zone debt crisis. At the end of the show, we came up against the deficit problem and the question about how it should be solved. I get frustrated by this topic becaus ...
Full article at: Credit Writedowns  More like this  7 hours ago, 12:25pm CDT

IT Winners and Losers

Source: Wall Street Journal

RBC Capital surveys the information technology landscape and offers up its picks and pans. Buckingham Research has upgraded the heavy-equipment maker to a Buy, citing the stock's bargain-basement appeal. Insider trading: where the world's top jazz music ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  8 hours ago, 11:26am CDT

Down Under, Things May Not Be So Happy

Source: Barron's Online

Australia, long called the "lucky country," officially is the happiest country on earth. That's at least according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose economists reckon they can distill huma ...
Full article at: Barron's Online  More like this  13 hours ago, 6:23am CDT

Tiffany Loses Its Shine -- for Now

Source: Barron's Online

Though diamonds are forever, Tiffany ...
Full article at: Barron's Online  More like this  1 day ago, 12:15pm CDT

Is Blackstone Heavily Oversold?

Source: Wall Street Journal

Buy-and-hold fund pro Dan Morris deconstructs the thinking behind some recent picks. PetSmart and Compuware rose nicely while computer makers Dell and Hewlett-Packard fell. Favored few have gotten tipped on projections, so just disclose ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  1 day ago, 6:38am CDT

4 Stocks Hedge Funds Are Selling: Should You?

Source: Seeking Alpha

Hedge funds tend to have the inside track on what is happening in the stock markets. It isn't because of insider information - at least not usually. It's just what happens when you have millions (if not billions) of assets under manag ...
Full article at: Seeking Alpha  More like this  2 days ago, 12:50pm CDT