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FeedPosted Mar 14th 2011 11:00AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Products and Services, Apple Inc (AAPL), eBay (EBAY), Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack Corp (RSH)
Would you buy a used Apple (AAPL) iPad? It seems that the market for used electronics is booming. Much of it is resold to developing countries. But even here in the U.S. consumers are dumping their old iPads and buying the new iPad2, the Financial Times reports.
That sets up a huge secondary market. The big beneficiaries are eBay (EBAY) and the Apple Store. On eBay, for example, sales jumped from 3,300 to 7,700 in a week with prices dropping from $531 to $484 in just one week. If buyers had done some research they could have bought the same unit from the Apple Store for $399, according to the FT.
Continue reading Would You Buy a Used iPad?
Posted Feb 20th 2011 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Home Depot (HD), Penney (J.C.) (JCP)
Barnes & Noble, the Gap, RadioShack, and Sears -- that may sound like the lineup at the local mall, but in fact they are just a few of the retailers scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight this week. Following last week's disappointing January retail sales numbers from the Commerce Department but strong fourth-quarter reports from Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and Nordstrom (JWN), the coming week will offer plenty more data on the sector for investors to mull over.
Walmart
Bentonville-based Walmart (WMT) offered free holiday shipping, closed its Moscow office and named a chief merchandising officer during its fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast earnings for that period to come to $1.31 per share, up from $1.17 in the same quarter of last year. The world's largest retailer also is expected to post revenues of $117.7 billion for the three months that ended in January. That's 3.5% more than a year earlier.
Continue reading Week in Preview: Walmart, Home Depot and More Retail Earnings
Posted Jan 27th 2011 1:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Research in Motion (RIMM), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), RadioShack Corp (RSH), Analyst Initiations, Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT)
Analyst upgrades:
- Netflix (NFLX) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA/Merrill.
- Rockwell (ROK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
- Chico's (CHS) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital.
- Ann Taylor (ANN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Meredith (MDP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- CarMax (KMX) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.
- Family Dollar (FDO) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.
- Siliconware Precision (SPIL) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.
- Amedisys (AMED) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
- TRW Automotive(TRW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
- Magna (MGA) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: NFLX, CHS,TRW, CWTR, VTAL, ESRX...
Posted Jan 25th 2011 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Adobe Systems (ADBE), RadioShack Corp (RSH), Dow Chemical (DOW), Analyst Initiations, Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT)
Analyst Upgrades
- Xilinx (XLNX) to buy from hold at Auriga.
- Orion Energy (OESX) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
- Goodyear Tire (GT) to buy from fair value at CRT Capital.
- RadioShack (RSH) to neutral from underperform at Wedbush.
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ADBE, CE, CISG, DOW, ELN, GT, NSC, NVO, RSH, XLNX ...
Posted Nov 11th 2010 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Alcoa Inc (AA), RadioShack Corp (RSH), Analyst Initiations, JetBlue Airways (JBLU), AOL (AOL)
Analyst Upgrades
- Intel (INTC) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight and Autodesk (ADSK) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Citigroup upgraded Blackrock (BLK) to buy from hold.
- 99c Only Stores (NDN) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- PetSmart (PETM) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Ruth's Hospitality (RUTH) and Morton's Restaurant (MRT) to overweight from neutral.
- BioMed Realty (BMR) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
- Wells Fargo upgraded Piedmont (PDM) to market perform from underperform.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AA, AOL, BLK, CSCO, GOOG, INTC, JBL, JBLU, YHOO ...
Posted Jul 20th 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Business Machines (IBM), RadioShack Corp (RSH), Texas Instruments (TXN)

Stocks initially had a hard time finding real direction today. Stocks started out weak with top-line revenue concerns but then rallied with materials. Even Canada's raising its overnight interest rates did not materialize any "rate hike fears" for the immediate horizon.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 10,229.96 +75.53 (0.74%)
S&P 500 1,083.48 +12.23 (1.14%)
Nasdaq 2,222.49 +24.26 (1.10%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Materials Lead Market Higher (IBM, TXN, MTG, MNKD, RSH, SCCO)
Posted Jul 13th 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Alcoa Inc (AA), RadioShack Corp (RSH), MBIA Inc (MBI)

Today was one of those days where the news was tied to more hope and a decent start to earnings season than over any great breaking global news. A barely-decent 10-Year Treasury auction was not showing anything rotten, and it seems that the corporate credit markets are starting to open back up. News on deficits being another $1 trillion held nothing back for stock gains. Can you believe it, six straight days of gains in stocks? Cramer coming back after a holiday and saying that the bottom of the market has been seen for the year may have also gotten some comfort back in the game from retail investors.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 10,363.02 +146.75 (1.44%)
S&P 500 1,095.28 +16.53 (1.53%)
Nasdaq 2,242.03 +43.67 (1.99%)
Top Analyst Calls Continue reading Closing Bell: Almost 700 DJIA Points in 6 Trading Days (ADCT, TEL, AA, AAPL, MBI, RSH, TLT)
Posted Jul 2nd 2010 5:30PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Private Equity, Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack Corp (RSH)

You may be interested in buying an HDMI cable or a cell phone from RadioShack (
RSH), but it looks like a few private equity companies and one competitor may be interested in buying the entire company. According to dealReporter, RadioShack had set a July 1 deadline for non-binding indications of interest from any company that was looking at buying the company.
Analysts are speculating that the same private equity companies that were mentioned in a June 1
New York Post article -- Blackstone Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Bain Capital and TPG -- might still be interested in the consumer electronic retailer. That same article also mentioned that Best Buy Co., Inc. (
BBY) may be interested in clearing the competitive landscape by acquiring RadioShack.
Continue reading Radio Shack: Takeover or Acquisition Target
Posted Jun 1st 2010 12:00PM by Mark Fightmaster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors, Private Equity, Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack Corp (RSH)
Several takeover rumors cropped up this morning. One of those is that RadioShack (RSH) is in the sights of many possible suitors. Those suitors include Blackstone Group (BX), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Bain Capital, TPG, and potentially Best Buy (BBY).
These rumors had the shares trading higher this morning, which is really a continuation of RSH's longer-term trend. Since March 2009, RSH has trekked steadily higher, overtaking the 10-month moving average in the process. That said, the stock is stuck just below the $23 level.
Continue reading Is RadioShack Ready for a Takeover?
Posted Mar 29th 2010 1:00PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Rumors, Products and Services, Best Buy (BBY), Technical Analysis
There's no shortage of headlines lately for big-box retailer Best Buy Inc. (BBY). Not only has the company been linked with the merger-and-acquisition speculation surrounding RadioShack (RSH), but the retailer is also preparing to make its debut on British soil. And, as if that weren't enough, Apple's (AAPL) kind-of-highly-anticipated iPad will hit Best Buy's shelves April 3.
Starting with the buyout rumors, the New York Post reported Friday that RadioShack is "looking to shack up with a deep-pocketed investor." While private-equity firms are eyeing the retailer as a potential leveraged takeover target, the newspaper added. "Another possibility is a merger with big-box rival Best Buy, which lately has experimented with a smaller retail format to meet fast-growing demand for smartphones and other wireless gadgets."
Continue reading Best Buy Preps for UK Launch, iPad's Debut
Posted Mar 26th 2010 5:40PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Deals, Rumors, Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack Corp (RSH)

Beleaguered retailer RadioShack Corporation (
RSH) may be looking for a strong buyer, possibly to the tune of a $3 billion pricetag. CEO Julian Day, who arrived in 2006 and even admitted almost three years ago that he could not understand how his company remains open for business (
like that humor?), has not generated a comeback for the iconic American brand. It's hard to see how Radio Shack manages to compete with leading consumer electronics retailer
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) or mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), but to this day the chain is still operating.
Continue reading Radio Shack Looking to Sell Company? Or, Merge with Best Buy?
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