What comes to your mind when you think of an iceberg? You might conjure up scenes from the Titanic movie when the "unsinkable" ship collided with an iceberg and was swallowed ...
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September 19 - News
In what has become an almost weekly ritual, a slow-moving retailer has seen its stock jump massively due to news of a big investor getting in.
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September 17 - News
Whether it was calling out Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) as a "pyramid scheme" or spinning off Tim Hortons Inc.
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September 17 - News
Department store retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 17 - News
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is one of the most hotly debated stocks on Wall Street. The bullish argument is that customers are slowly returning to J.C.
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September 16 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 16 - News
It would be worthy of a holiday movie if J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) turned profitable by spring 2014.
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September 11 - News
The past 5 years have been very challenging for retailers. Most of them had to pay the consequences of missing the e-commerce revolution. Some of them, like giant Wal-Mart...
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September 11 - News
The department store retailer has been locked in a three-way battle between itself, Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M), and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
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September 6 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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September 6 - News
Almost as soon as Pershing Square's Bill Ackman abandoned his position in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 5 - News
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's sale of his entire stake in retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 5 - News
If you're interested in throwing your money away, I can think of a few good systems.
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September 5 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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September 5 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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September 4 - News
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, is one of the highest profile hedge funds in the world.
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September 3 - News
Investor Bill Ackman's decision to take a $400+ million haircut and sell out of troubled retailer J.C.
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September 3 - News
With Bill Ackman now gone from J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), investors may be inclined to bet on a turnaround.
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September 3 - News
August was the first time that the broad-based S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has looked vulnerable in more than a year.
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September 3 - News
Retail is not what it used to be. Hanging out at the mall was once the cool thing to do; now people seek convenience and turn to online shopping instead.
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September 3 - News
A glance at the individual components of the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) reveals that one sector in particular performed poorly throughout August.
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September 2 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 29 - News
The thing that troubles me about J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is that it's always on the defense.
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August 29 - News
As a company, brand value and how the consumer and public perceive your company and products is everything.
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August 27 - News
NEW YORK (AP) -- J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 27 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 27 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 27 - News
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is at an uncertain time in its history, with many resigned to the fact that the retailer is simply a leftover remnant of a bygone era.
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August 26 - News
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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August 26 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 23 - News
Just last week, Bill Ackman resigned from the board of directors of J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 23 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 22 - News
Though most schools already sent out their official supply lists weeks ago, it's safe to say frenetic back-to-school shopping is officially under way -- a fact of which I was ...
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August 22 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 22 - News
On Tuesday morning, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) reported another quarter of declining sales and steep losses.
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August 22 - News
Wall Street seems to believe that the ailing retailer has finally reached its nadir and that some semblance of a turnaround is taking hold.
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August 21 - News
Prior to working as a contractor for The Motley Fool I worked in the retail industry.
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August 21 - News
There's no better examples of this than Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), and Pitney Bowes Inc.
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 20 - News
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL) reporting quarterly results.
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August 19 - News
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) became the latest troubled company to bring in investment bankers to explore strategic alternatives that may include taking the smartphone pioneer...
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August 19 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 17 - News
Let's be up front about the most important fact here: Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc (NYSE:FNP)'s Juicy Couture brand hasn't found the bottom yet.
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August 12 - News
George Soros, the man who famously broke the Bank of England on Black Wednesday, earning more than $1 billion in profit on the trade, has been rumored to have taken a large stake...
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August 12 - Hedge Funds
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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August 10 - News
Eight years ago, when the world was bright and cheerful, Neiman Marcus was purchased for a cool $5.1 billion by TPG Capital.
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August 9 - News
Sometimes, truth takes some time to emerge.
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August 7 - News
Accounting errors and advertising problems won't go away for two major U.S. retailers.
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August 5 - News
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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August 3 - News
Shares of retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 3 - News
