In this article, we will discuss the 14 Best Low-Risk Stocks to Buy Right Now. You can skip our detailed discussion of today’s financial markets...
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February 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bitcoin is Due for a Pullback, but Institutions will Buy the Dip, Novogratz Says (CNBC) The furious rise for bitcoin in recent months has left the the...
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January 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Sears Holdings Sues Lampert, Mnuchin and Berkowitz | Zeta Global to Buy Sizmek | PGE Ratepayers Push for a Seat at the Table (The Wall Street Journal)...
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April 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Titans Aurelius and Elliott Clash in Distressed Deal (Bloomberg) Years after leaving the New York-based hedge fund Elliott Management Corp.,...
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March 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG) (The Motley Fool) What happened: Shares of ZAGG (NASDAQ:ZAGG) have plunged today, down 19% as of 11:45 a.m. EST, after the company...
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March 8 - Market Movers, News - Comments
In this article, well reveal the 11 largest online retailers in the world based on net income. The retail industry is radically moving into the digital...
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February 14 - News - Comments
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, this...
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December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
The 11 largest grocery chains by revenue in America each sell billions of dollars of food and groceries to U.S. citizens every year. A grocery store is...
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January 30 - Lists, News - Comments
At a time when the Dow is up by 65 points, the Nasdaq is flat, and the S&P is 0.25% in the green, shares of five companies are getting battered in...
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October 19 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although the broader markets are relatively flat, with the Dow Jones down 18 points, the NASDAQ index off by 0.12%, and the S&P 500 trading 0.04%...
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October 6 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Food chain store segment offers some solid stocks for investors. The stocks are robust as they deal with daily needs of the consumers. However, currently...
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September 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
All three indexes are in the red today as traders again take profits off the table from the market’s run-up over the past few months after the...
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September 9 - Market Movers, News - Comments
The major US indices inched down on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 losing around 0.50% in the first hour of trading...
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December 18 - Market Movers, News - Comments
The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index, known as the VIX, has been on a steady increase since the beginning of the current week, which...
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December 9 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Four stocks from the retail, finance and technology segments are rallying on Wednesday, amid strong moves in the main indices. Let’s take a look...
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November 11 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
Over the past 12 months the Discount Stores industry has posted average gains of 14.12%. Smart money managers have been able to capture a fair chunk of...
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October 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)‘s stock price has risen about 30% year-to-date and the company has been performing overly good. It’s labor force...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Is it possible that Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) will be acquired by one of its larger competitors – Walgreen or CVS? The answer is likely “...
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September 23 - News - Comments
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors are anxiously hoping that the company will give them some...
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September 17 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Investors have pushed Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM) to more than 70% above its April IPO price of $13, largely because of its uniqueness...
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September 16 - News - Comments
If investing were as simple as looking at a price-to-earnings ratio, we would all make great investments. But too often investors are surprised when a...
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September 13 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the nation’s largest grocery chain, is undergoing major changes, including a $2.4 billion acquisition of Harris Teeter...
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September 12 - News - Comments
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors have gotten extremely bullish about the grocery chain, bidding shares...
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September 11 - News - Comments
You can play the health-conscious consumer in many different ways, one of them being Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM). Whole Foods Market, Inc. (...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) is working to lessen being perceived as an upscale grocer by offering more deals to compete more effectively with...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Unless you live in the Southwest United States, you have probably never been to a Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM). However, if the company’...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) is the second largest supermarket operator in the U.S. after The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), and primarily operates as a food and drug...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That...
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August 30 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Customer satisfaction and an enhanced buying experience are the new focus for retailers. The preference for shopping at convenience stores and eating...
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August 29 - News - Comments
Source: Infrogmation, via Wikimedia Commons. In 2009 David Moore, then president of the Western Growers Associated, testified before Congress about how...
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August 28 - News - Comments
Let’s face it, organic food is pricey, but that doesn’t stop folks from buying it. Whole Foods has been on a tear. In the last 5 years, they...
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August 27 - News - Comments
If you’re in the grocery business, you know how difficult the economics can be. You might buy something for $1 and sell it for $1.30, which isn...
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August 27 - News - Comments
The American food landscape is changing. Earlier this week, I discussed the rise of both the organic and local food movements. Today, let’s focus...
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August 25 - News - Comments
The grocery store business can be brutal. From every dollar received, a supermarket might only be able to bank two or three pennies as profit. That means...
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August 19 - News - Comments
It is very unusual for a non-cyclical grocery stock to rally 80% in one year’s time, but that’s exactly what The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has accomplished...
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August 5 - News - Comments
On this day in economic and business history … One of the most important economic trends in postwar America was suburban sprawl — the spread...
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August 5 - News - Comments
Wholesale distributor and independent retailer SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) recently released its quarterly earnings. The results were better than expected...
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July 30 - News - Comments
With sales nearly quadrupling over the last decade, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has been quite a nice growth story, capitalizing on the trend...
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July 30 - News - Comments
Having conquered the southern mid-Atlantic region and the Carolinas with its acquisition of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI), will supermarket...
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July 29 - News - Comments
Grocery stores have become an integral part of every consumers life. According to a report issued by the Food Marketing Institute, American consumers...
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July 26 - News - Comments
SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) , and The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) have been up double and even triple digits in the last year. Supermarkets...
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July 25 - News - Comments
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is planning to buy Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI) for $2.5 billion. While it’s probably a decent deal, it doesn...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) senior vice president David Bond purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on July 22nd, according to a Form 4 filed with...
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July 24 - Insider Trading - Comments
Coming from the world of retail, I’m happy for someone to market to me when that marketing is good. The unexpected purchase that comes along only...
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July 23 - News - Comments
Expect to see online grocery sales expand in the coming years, as more online shopping opportunities are made available to the public. Online grocery...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Earlier this week Fool blogger Timothy Green wrote a great piece detailing The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)‘s expansion plans. But I can’t help but...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Over the past five years organic grocer, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) grew trailing revenue and free cash flow 57% and 1600% respectively (see...
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July 22 - News - Comments
The grocery business is not an easy one. With Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE:WMT) quickly becoming the largest seller of groceries in the United States,...
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July 18 - News - Comments
The food industry has gotten hot with M&A activities as The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the nation’s largest grocery chain, offered $49.38 per share to...
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July 17 - News - Comments
When thinking about where you want to buy your food, the first consideration has to be quality. Nobody wants to buy rancid meat or moldy bread. Thankfully...
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July 17 - News - Comments