High-end goods are selling because the wealthy feel safer now that their portfolios have rebounded. Midlevel retailers like Macy's and Target may be the next to benefit.
Stories about the death of commercial real estate and retail REITs have been just plain wrong.
Forget the sweeping macro claptrap that isn't going to happen. The coal industry put its money on the right candidates, and it got what it paid for. Here's a coal stock to play the outcome.
Washington will probably impact Wall Street less now that Republicans have taken control of the House.
The automaker's public offering could be the feel-good, make-money story of the year.
The semiconductor sector is proving naysayers wrong, taking off on product cycles and worldwide economic strength.
The company was written off not once but twice in 2 years. Now its time in purgatory is over, and it's approaching the breakout level.
As the premier retailer with the hottest products heading into the holidays, Apple can demand concessions from its suppliers, so its gross margins will be fine.
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