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Chipotle Mexican Grill Revisted

I profiled Chipotle Mexican Grill’s (CMG, $95.47, down $3.22) earnings about three weeks ago after the company beat Wall Street’s expectations by four cents a share. However, the stock fell 10% that day and closed right around $100. The breakdown was significant and technically speaking, the stock broke through itsRead more

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Will Google Move 10 Points Friday?

Yahoo Options Heating Up

It’s official, Carl Icahn confirmed he’s got a “team” in place for a proxy fight with Yahoo (YHOO, $26.98, down $0.18). It was revealed that Icahn acquired nearly 60 million shares of Yahoo stock over the past 10 days. Talk about a “Dream Team”, Icahn’s new board would include himself,Read more

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Deere Gets Plowed

Real Goods Solar Lacks IPO Punch

Apple's Knock, Knock, Knocking…

Carl Icahn Targets Yahoo

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is at it again. The word on the street is Mr. Icahn is considering launching a proxy fight at Yahoo (YHOO, $26.56, up $1.30) after building a significant position in the company. After buying as much as 50 million shares, the plan is to replace allRead more

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Wal-Mart Slips Despite Strong 1Q

The market is always looking ahead. Even after a solid 1Q on higher sales and profits, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, $56.65, down $1.37) spooked Wall Street after giving cautious 2Q guidance. The company reported income of $3.02 billion for the quarter, up nearly 7% from $2.82 billion, versus the same periodRead more

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Retail Report Mixed

The market tried to extend yesterday’s gains this morning after a better-than-expected retail sales reading but is trading slightly lower after digesting the news. The Commerce Department said US retail sales showed a 0.2% drop but was better than the 0.3% decline forecast by Wall Street. The real problem cameRead more

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Retail Report Key for Market Today

Although the market had a good day on Monday, the US dollar fell against the euro ahead of what many are expecting will be a weak report on US retail sales this morning. A weak report would highlight the obvious – a slow and sputtering economy. We could get aRead more

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