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JAB Holdings Co., a private European company whose portfolio includes Keurig Green Mountain, Caribou Coffee Co. and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, confirmed Wednesday its imminent acquisition of Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) for $315 per share. At least one analyst thinks the $7.5 billion deal may...

Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. Two healthcare stocks were among those leading that trend in the final weeks of April. Shares of both rose in the period, but only one held on to that gain. With the markets surging last month and the S&P 500...

Wall Street is looking for strong quarterly results from Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) this week. Year-on-year earnings growth is also anticipated from Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST). However, mixed results are forecast for H & R...

As the earnings season winds down, some the most anticipated quarterly reports this week. Most notably, reports will come from alternative energy companies FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) and Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), retailers American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG),...

Every day, a glut of press releases flood the news wires but other than the most storied stocks, investors never see many of them. Here are a few from today that didn’t make headlines but are important for your fundamental research. Krispy Kreme and Green Mountain Coffee Sign K-Cup Partnership...

Despite a positive note by a leading analyst at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), major markets suffered a post-turkey Thanksgiving hangover as major indices closed in the red. Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley's lead strategist predicted the S&P will hit 2014… in 2014, an approximate 11.5 percent gain...

Quarterly reports from retailers Kroger (NYSE: KR), Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) will be among the highlights this week. A couple of Chinese solar companies and the big Canadian banks are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick...

Quarterly reports from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week. A handful of other retailers and a couple of Chinese solar companies are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick look at what analysts...

Quarterly reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) will highlight an otherwise pretty quiet week on the earnings front as the quarter winds down. Here is a quick look at expectations from those two reports, as well as those from Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Brown-...

While the broader markets panicked late Friday, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) shares soared on the day after the company reported exceptional first-quarter earnings and raised its guidance. The company said per-share earnings rose 43 percent year-over-year to $0.20, while revenue gained 11...

The retail earnings crunch is winding down, with reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and a sprinkling of others this holiday-shortened week. In fact, the first-quarter earnings season is winding down, so overall things will be pretty quiet on that front...

Last week, big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) said their earnings and sales rose in the most recent quarter, and they both boosted their full-year earnings per share (EPS) guidance. More earnings reports are due from retailers this week, highlighted by second-quarter...