News about <![CDATA[US9170471026]]> News about en-us <![CDATA[Stocks Jim Cramer is Watching this Week]]> What is CNBC’s Jim Cramer watching this week? According to Cramer, key earnings announcements, economic data, and more stress tests results will make this week packed full of marking moving events.

Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) reported EPS of $1.03, versus analyst expectations of $1.06 with revenue falling short due to disappointing sales of cold weather accessories, according to a company release.

Along with earnings, the company announced a five year, $1 billion stock repurchase program. What the company says on the conference call about Under Armour (NYSE: UA) and Nike (NYSE: NKE) will give traders a sense of consumer demand. In pre-market trading the stock is down about 8 percent.

Closely related to Dicks, Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) will report earnings after the close on Monday. Analysts expect earnings of 57 cents per share and sales of $850.5 billion.

Retail giant Costco (NASDAQ: ...

]]> <![CDATA[Benzinga's Top Downgrades]]> Analysts at Mizuho downgraded Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for Becton Dickinson is set to $87. Becton Dickinson's shares closed at $83.94 on Friday.

Analysts at Atlantic Equities downgraded Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) from “overweight” to “neutral.” The

]]> <![CDATA[UPDATE: JP Morgan Raises PT to $48 on Urban Outfitters on Accelerating Comps]]> JP Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating on Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) and raised the price target from $45.00 to $48.00.

JP Morgan commented, "URBN's holiday strength further served to illustrate the company's ongoing turnaround progress, even in

]]> <![CDATA[Mid-Day Market Update: Markets Mixed, Molycorp Takes a Beating]]> Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.20 percent to 13,417.20 while the NASDAQ fell 0.03 percent to 3,104.25. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.29 percent to 1,465.25.

Top Headline Nokia (NYSE: NOK) shot up over 14 percent in early trading after the company announced it had sold over

]]> <![CDATA[Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Rising, Nokia Turning Around?]]> Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.35 percent to 13,437.20 while the NASDAQ rose 0.37 percent to 3,117.25. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.45 percent to 1,467.25.

Top Headline Nokia (NYSE: NOK) shot up over 14 percent in early trading after the company announced it had sold

]]> <![CDATA[UPDATE: Wedbush Raises PT to $38 on Urban Outfitters on 10Q Update Implying Sale Strength]]> Wedbush reiterated its Neutral rating on Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) and raised its price target from $33 to $38.

Wedbush said, "URBN filed their 10Q (Q3-end) indicating current trends: “Thus far during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, comparable retail segment net sales are highsingle digit positive,” above

]]> <![CDATA[Mid-Morning Market Update: Trip Adviser and J.C. Penney Rally]]> Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.77 percent to 13,270.79 while the NASDAQ rose 1.30 percent to 3,025.68. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.81 percent to 1,430.10.

Top Headline In its latest play for access to new markets, Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) announced a contract to purchase

]]> <![CDATA[Benzinga's Volume Movers]]> TNS (NYSE: TNS) shares moved up 43.06% to $20.83 at 10:20 am. The volume of TNS shares traded was 8012% higher than normal. TNS agreed to be bought by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group for $21.00 per share.

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) shares climbed 3.57%

]]> <![CDATA[Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers]]> TNS (NYSE: TNS) moved up 44.33% to $21.00 in the pre-market session. TNS agreed to be bought by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group for $21.00 per share.

City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (NASDAQ: CTEL) soared 11.66% to $5.65 in the pre-market trading. City Telecom has a dividend

]]> <![CDATA[Time to Put On Retail ETFs?]]> Holding to true seasonal tendencies, select retail stocks and the ETFs that track them have been performing well over the past month. Digging deeper into the retail space, investors may want to consider ETFs that are heavy on apparel makers, according to a research note published by S&P Capital IQ.

]]> <![CDATA[Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers]]> Sunshine Heart (NASDAQ: SSH) surged 15.63% to $7.62 in the pre-market session. Sunshine Heart has received unconditional approval from the FDA to commence its pivotal U.S. trial for its flagship C-Pulse® Heart Assist System.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) moved up 11.67% to $8.42 in the pre-market

]]> <![CDATA[US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Housing Starts Data]]> US stock futures are mostly flat this morning, as investors are awaiting housing starts data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3 points to 12,741.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1 point to 1,383.50. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 3.75 points to 2,589.25.

US stocks closed higher on Monday,

]]> <![CDATA[Stocks To Watch For November 20, 2012]]> Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $30.45 billion. Hewlett-Packard shares declined 0.53% to $13.23 in after-hours trading.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) reported an

]]> <![CDATA[UPDATE: Urban Outfitters Posts Downbeat FQ3 Profit]]> Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) reported a rise in its fiscal third-quarter profit.

Urban Outfitters' quarterly profit climbed to $59.5 million, or $0.40 per share, versus $50.7 million, or $0.33 per share, in the year-earlier period.

Its revenue surged to $692.9 million from $609.9 million, while same-store sales dropped

]]> <![CDATA[US Stock Futures Up Ahead Of Economic Data]]> US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 47 points to 12,617.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 6 points to 1,365.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 12 points to 2,545.00.

US stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.37%

]]> <![CDATA[Earnings Scheduled For November 19, 2012]]> Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.80 per share on revenue of $1.76 billion.

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $11.91 billion.

Brocade Communications Systems (NASDAQ: BRCD) is

]]> <![CDATA[Stocks To Watch For November 19, 2012]]> Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) to report its Q3 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $11.91 billion. Lowe's shares gained 1% to $32.30 in after-hours trading.

Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) announced a special

]]> <![CDATA[Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 19]]> Perhaps it is apropos to hear from some processed food giants this week, leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Last Friday J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted in line second-quarter results. Tyson Foods is scheduled to share its fiscal fourth-quarter results first thing Monday morning.

]]> <![CDATA[Oppenheimer Reiterates Outperform, $35 PT On Urban Outfitters]]> <![CDATA[Jefferies Reiterates Underperform, $17 On Urban Outfitters]]>