NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Foot Locker Inc. tripped and fell Wednesday morning after the footwear retailer said it swung to a third-quarter loss and an analyst worried store closings could portend more bad news. Shares lost 63 cents, or 5 percent, to
Among the premarket activity stories for Wednesday, Nov. 21, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts cut their price targets on shares of Target Corp. Wednesday, after the discount retailer's third-quarter profit slipped 4 percent and misse
NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts lowered their earnings estimates and price targets on D.R. Horton Inc. late Tuesday after the homebuilder said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss amid the ongoing housing crisis. Next year is likely to be worse for the housin
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares in chip maker Intel Corp. are expected to drop Wednesday after an analyst said the stock may not offer good value. Shares dropped 35 cents in premarket trading after Baird Co. analyst Tristan Gerra said in a note to investors
Fed comments end bullish session, but stocks do end up pushing into the black at the close. The Dow () closed the session with a gain of 51.70 points to 13,010.14. The SP 500 () tacked on 6.43 points to finish the session at 1,439.70. The NASDAQ ()
The year is drawing to a close and I can happily say that I've learned a few things in 2007. I've learned how safe the world is because Microsoft (NasdaqGS: - ) does not build airplanes. I've learned that if I'm ever asked to open the MTV Music Award
NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts on Wednesday forecast strong sales for GameStop Corp. over the next few quarters, a day after the video game retailer's lower-than-expected outlook pressured the stock. GameStop raised its fourth-quarter profit forecast Tues
NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts cut their price targets on shares of Target Corp. Wednesday, after the discount retailer's third-quarter profit slipped 4 percent and missed Wall Street expectations. Target on Tuesday attributed the decline to weak sales in
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Economists predict that a drop in consumer confidence and higher jobless claims will result in a decline in the October index of leading economic indicators. The New York-based Conference Board's monthly forecast of future economic
The Federal Reserve sees sluggish U.S. growth next year but no recession, according to its newly expanded estimates released Tuesday. Policymakers again implied that they aren't eager to cut rates again next month, saying that the Oct. 31 rate reduct
New technologies, resources and the Internet have been the focus for Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund (NASDAQ: - ). The $1.6 billion fund seeks high-quality growth stocks that can sustain their rates of expansion. And that's reflected in the fund's
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street finished an extremely volatile session mostly higher Tuesday after investors, still jittery about mortgage-related problems at the nation's major lenders, decided to interpret comments from the Federal Reserve as suggesti
It has the best vantage point 18ound, sitting 423 miles in space snapping photos of Earth. Ikonos, a satellite owned by GeoEye, orbits Earth from pole to pole at 17,000 miles per hour. The satellite, which was launched in 1999, needs just 98 minutes
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of department store operator Nordstrom Inc. led the gainers on the Standard and Poor's 500 index Tuesday, as the company's third-quarter results surpassed analyst estimates. The SP advanced 6.43 to 1,439.70. Nordstrom also sai
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of health care real estate investment trusts fell Tuesday, bucking the overall market's trend, after a Deutsche Bank analyst started coverage on several companies' stock at "Hold." The Dow Jones industrial average rose 51.70 t
·Closing Wrap-Up, Oct. 23
·Market Moves: The U.S. Dolla
·Midday Leaders & Laggard
·Jeremy Grantham's Losing His
·Midday Action, Oct. 24
·Closing Wrap-Up, Oct. 24
·Sector Watch: Semis Slide on
·Morning Watch, Oct. 25
·Midday Action, Oct. 25
·Market Insight: Danaher Corp
·Hot Shots: Bulls, Bears &
·Market Beat: Oct 25, 2007
·Market Moves: The U.S. Dolla
·Midday Leaders & Laggard
·Jeremy Grantham's Losing His
·Midday Action, Oct. 24
·Closing Wrap-Up, Oct. 24
·Sector Watch: Semis Slide on
·Morning Watch, Oct. 25
·Midday Action, Oct. 25
·Market Insight: Danaher Corp
·Hot Shots: Bulls, Bears &
·Market Beat: Oct 25, 2007
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