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This earnings season may be starting to wind down, but there are still plenty of quarterly reports on the schedule. This week we will hear from more retailers, including Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF). Tech companies Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:...

Fourth-quarter retail earnings season kicked off last week with mixed results from Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Many more retailers will post their results this week and next, including Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M), Barnes &...

The Dow and the S&P 500 closed up less than 1% yesterday after being lower most of the day. But big-box retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) again reached new multiyear highs -- of $42.05 and $59.66 per share, respectively -- during the trading session. Home Depot has been...

Ending a strong week in the stock market, big-box store operators Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reached new multiyear highs of $88.68 and $40.46 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Costco is expected to post double-digit EPS and revenue growth when it...

Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...

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Though the calendar page has turned, things will be fairly quiet again this week on the earnings front. The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on October 10, followed shortly thereafter by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM). This...

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Have you ever been told to buy in bulk? If not, I'm sure that you have at least heard the saying at some point in your life. Buying in bulk can be a great way to cut costs, especially if you are able to move your inventory quickly. Of course, Toyota, and other lean management professionals cringe...