UPS Raises Prices for 2010 blogs.barrons.com - 1 hr ago   about  UPS In what is a customary UPS (UPS) practice at this time of year, the company this afternoon announced it is raising rates for its ground shipments by an average of 4.9% in 2010, effective January 4. The company is also reducing the index it uses to impose fuel surcharges, owing to the outlook for re... add a comment   |

52-Week High Club (DDS, DBRN, SJM, MRK) 247wallst.com - 1 hr ago   about  SJM, DBRN, MRK and 1 moreDDS Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) rose as high as over 10% to a yearly high of $15.79 after the department-store chain was upgraded by Deutsche Bank AG.   Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ: DBRN) rose as high as 9.2% to a yearly his of $22.42 after the women’s clothing retailer announced earnings of $0.37, beating a... add a comment   |

Unusual Friday Options Activity (AAPL, GOOG, BAC, LEAP, PCS, DRYS, YHOO) 247wallst.com - 2 hrs ago   about  PCS, GOOG, LEAP and 4 moreBAC, YHOO, DRYS, AAPL We have seen some unusual options trading today.  As you would expect, some is around today’s 4:00 PM close  with today being options expiration date.  But some bets are way out into 2011 and we have some around merger rumors.  All have links with full details on the options trading analysis at VSIn... add a comment   |

Is Harbinger giving up on The New York Times Co.? pheedcontent.com - 2 hrs ago   about  NYT Filed under: New York Times'A' (NYT)Activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital disclosed in an SEC filing yesterday that it has sold 2.5 million shares of The New York Times Co. (NYT), reducing the company's largest outside shareholder's stake from to 14.6%. It also sold shares in September, when it redu... add a comment   |

Jason Calacanis: "I Plan On Buying $250,000 Worth Of AOL Stock" businessinsider.com - 2 hrs ago   about  TWX As the founder of Weblogs Inc., Jason Calacanis is, in many ways, the cofounder of the new AOL, which will be built around the company's network of 80 blogs and content sites. So when we asked the Mahalo CEO for his take on AOL's future, we thought he'd toss a helpful quote our way. We got much more... add a comment   |

Holiday Season Make Or Break For Consumer (And Stocks) blogs.wsj.com - 3 hrs ago   about  KSS, JCP, M and 4 moreTJX, HD, GYMB, WMT Either expectations for consumer spending during the crucial holiday season have gotten too high, or consumer companies are being overly conservative in forecasting the fourth quarter to prompt a bigger surprise when they report the results.   Likely, there’s a bit of both going on, and it’s gotten... add a comment   |

Next Week’s Top 10 Earnings on Deck (HPQ, TSN, CPB, LDK, TECD, BKS, BGP, JCG, DLTR, DE) 247wallst.com - 4 hrs ago   about  BGP, DE, DLTR and 11 moreNDN, JCG, IM, TSN, FDO, LDK, COMS, TECD, HPQ, BKS, CPB Earnings season has mostly wound down, but as always there are at least some major companies reporting earnings.  Some are actually market-movers as well and it is a short week with earnings out only Monday and Tuesday, with a few on Wednesday.  On deck are Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), Tyson... add a comment   |

Here Come Twitter Ads, Says Twitter COO businessinsider.com - 4 hrs ago   about  TWX Twitter COO Dick Costolo says ads are coming soon. At a TechCrunch event, Dick told Michael Arrington, they will be "fascinating, non-traditional, and people will love it." Read the rest of this story »See Also:Twitter's New Retweeting Function Solves A Problem That Didn't ExistHow To Make Money On... add a comment   |

Traders unimpressed with Gap's 25% profit jump pheedcontent.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GPS Filed under: Earnings reports, Gap Inc (GPS), OptionsThursday, The Gap Inc. (GPS) reported that its third-quarter net profit totaled $307 million, or 44 cents per share, up 25% from the year-ago period. Revenue for the quarter added 1% to $3.59 billion, while gross margin surged 380 basis points to... add a comment   |

Kudos To AOL's Tim Armstrong... Here's To A New Beginning In 2010 businessinsider.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  TWX <object id="tbiPlayer" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="600" height="396"> Read the rest of this story »See Also:AOL's Voluntary Layoff Program And What It MeansAOL's Layoff Package (TWX)AOL Employees Have To Apply To Be Laid Off (TWX) add a comment   |

Starbucks CEO gives himself $1.3 million: So that's why coffee costs so much pheedcontent.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  SBUX Filed under: Management, Competitive strategy, Starbucks (SBUX)I have had my problem with Starbucks (SBUX) CEO Howard "Schultzie" Schultz in the past, but his latest little stunt has really ticked me off. First things first, I will enjoy the occasional cup of Starbucks coffee, but the price has put... add a comment   |

Who Will Charge America? thebigmoney.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  SBUX, WMT When electric cars and plug-in hybrids begin hitting the U.S. market in bigger numbers next year, a significant barrier to entry for consumers who don’t live in places where people have garages with electrical outlets will be where to obtain juice. True, you could run an extension cord out of the ap... add a comment   |

Android-powered phones set stage for holiday competition with iPhone pheedcontent.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GOOG, BBY, AAPL Filed under: Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Best Buy (BBY)Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) were once favorite friends. When Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple's board of directors, though, the gloves came off. With Apple's venerable and extremely popular iPhone selling... add a comment   |

Freight Forwards Curve Warns Of Baltic Dry Index Collapse businessinsider.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GNK, EGLE, DRYS The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has hit the highest point all year, staging a stunning rebound that is earning dry bulk shipping companies substantial amounts of profit for the time being. The latest BDI rally has been particularly spectacular given the massive amount of new vessel supply, which generall... add a comment   |

Foot Locker has tough Q3, but does the dividend yield mean anything? pheedcontent.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  WMT Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT)Foot Locker (FL), which competes against Collective Brands (PSS) and Wal-Mart (WMT) for a share of the shoe industry, issued a Q3 report on Thursday after the bell that was typical of many retailers: declining sales and dismal profits. Sometimes, the mark... add a comment   |

Time Warner Hypocrisy @ AOL financialskeptic.blogspot.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  TWX Time Warner (TWX) decides to sell off AOL. At the same time they announce they will reduce the AOL work force by one third. So basically the board of directors knew they had to cut one third if not more and kept these guys around, destroyed shareholder wealth and are now sufficiently hypocritical by... add a comment   |

Will Oprah Boost Discovery? blogs.barrons.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  DISCA, JPM, CBS Oprah’s decision to leave the air in 2011, and move to the Discovery Communication (DISCA) isn’t doing much today for DISCA stock, but it may in future, write the media analysts at JP Morgan (JPM) this morning. Winfrey is expected to announce today she’s leaving her 25-year-long show, distributed by... add a comment   |

"Houston, We Have a (Russell 2000) Problem" fundmymutualfund.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  ISH Since that surge on Monday this market is really scuffling and providing very little opportunities from either the long or short side unless you are an extremely short term oriented daytrader sort.  We're essentially in a holding pattern circling the airport... it is just unclear if this is the corr... add a comment   |

Despite Taking a Beating, Intel Is Still Attractive minyanville.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  INTC, BBI It’s Friday and I am just itching for the weekend. On the agenda: my oldest daughter’s soccer game a family get-together and plans to sleep in at least one day. Chances are I might hit Blockbuster (BBI) as well.Asian stocks sank overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 0.83% and 0.54% respec... add a comment   |

Oprah to pull the plug in 2011 pheedcontent.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  DIS, CBS Filed under: Deals, Television, Walt Disney (DIS), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS)Oprah Winfrey, arguably the most powerful woman in entertainment (if not the world in general), is preparing to pack her luxurious bags. She's announced that in 2011, after a quarter-century of favorite things and heartfelt intervi... add a comment   |

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