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Short Interest In Best Buy Rises Again (AVP, BBY, GME)
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 1:19pm | 844In the lead up to Black Friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw the largest swings in short interest among the struggling U.S. retailers. Others that saw the number of their shares sold short swell somewhat...
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Kroger Earnings Preview: Solid Q3 Results Expected
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 8:06am | 832Ohio-based Kroger (NYSE: KR), which has announced some management changes since the next chief executive officer was named in September, is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2013 results Thursday, December 5, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking for news on the progress...
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Short Sellers Yield On Best Buy (BBY, RSH, SHLD)
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 4:20pm | 1003Judging by the share price, one would think Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) had turned itself around, though analysts' expectations for the most recent quarter are still very modest. Best Buy has been hitting new highs since August, and it looks like short sellers decided to get out of the way. Other...
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Merging Office Retailers See Short Interest Surge (AVP, ODP, OMX)
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 7:09pm | 996The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and the government shutdown shook economic confidence ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among struggling retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in short interest in...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 14: Financials, Tech and Consumer Goods
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 1:13pm | 1010The third-quarter earnings crunch is underway this week. The financial sector will be well represented, with quarterly reports due from the likes of Goldman Sachs and American Express, as well as the tech sector, highlighted by Google and Intel. Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson are among the...
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Barnes & Noble, J.C. Penney See Short Interest Rise (BKS, JCP, OMX)
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 1:11pm | 983The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and economic confidence is plummeting ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among troubled retailers, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold...
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Avon And Rite Aid Still Attracting Short Sellers (AVP, PSUN, RAD)
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:57pm | 1021Among troubled retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw significant upswings in the number of their shares sold short during the first weeks of September. Below is a quick look at how these three have fared and what analysts expect from them...
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Wild Short Interest Swings In Barnes & Noble and Rite Aid (BKS, OMX, RAD)
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 2:48pm | 987Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of August. However, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw upswings of more than 30 percent in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in Avon Products (...
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Short Interest In J.C. Penney And Sears Still On The Rise (GME, JCP, SHLD)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 12:43pm | 986Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the initial weeks of August. GameStop (NYSE: GME), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. The short interest in...
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Short Interest in SUPERVALU and Rite Aid Falls (JCP, RAD, SVU)
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 12:59pm | 988Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of July. J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers shied away from Barnes...
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Short Sellers Load Up on Pacific Sunwear, Unload SUPERVALU (PSUN, SHLD, SVU)
Saturday, July 27, 2013 - 12:07pm | 976Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the first weeks of July. Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant percentage swings in the number of their shares sold short. Short sellers also...
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Short Sellers Retreat from GameStop, Rite Aid (AVP, GME, RAD)
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 8:49pm | 945Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the latter weeks of June. Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) saw the number of their shares sold short decrease by more than 10 percent. Short sellers also shied away from...
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Short Sellers Load Up More Best Buy and Sears (BEBE, BBY, SHLD)
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 2:24pm | 918Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the first weeks of June. But, Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), saw relatively large upswings in the period. The number of shares sold short in Avon Products (...
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Short Sellers Load Up on Best Buy and Sears (BBY, RAD, SHLD)
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 8:06am | 1018Overall, the short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during the final weeks of May. But Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw especially large upswings in the period. The number of shares sold short in Avon Products (NYSE:...
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Short Sellers Move into Avon and Bebe Stores
Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 9:46am | 983The short interest moves in troubled retail companies were mixed again during in early April. The number of shares sold short in Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), GameStop (NYSE: GME), RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) and SuperValu (NYSE: SVU) increased between...