A typical discount store is one that sells products at prices lower than those asked by traditional retail outlets, with most of them offering a wide assortment of goods while...
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July 29 - News
Discount store Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 29 - News
The reaction to discount retailer Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO)’ recent results was surprising to me.
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July 26 - News
Every week for the past year we've examined a CEO, or pair of co-CEOs, who's done an exemplary job of managing the company and delivering for shareholders, providing a fun and...
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July 25 - News
In India, there is a television commercial that shows that if you get something more than what you expect, you tend to get elated! I believe that's exactly how investors reacted...
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July 22 - News
There's been a lot of concern about dividend stocks of late as interest rates have started to move higher.
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July 19 - News
Discount retailers can be pretty fun to shop at. After all, spending less money on life's necessities means we have more money to plow into the stock market.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
With giants like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Tesco and Metro running over the small mom and pop stores, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) has done well to firmly...
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July 18 - News
Investors can be forgiven for thinking that all is well with the outlook for the dollar stores after Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 16 - News
One common objection to using hedge funds’ 13F filings to help find potential stock picks is that the information in these filings is a bit old; in most cases, the most recent...
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
The dollar stores in the United States are in great shape. Cash-strapped consumers continue to pinch pennies.
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July 11 - News
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) announced earnings on Wednesday and is currently trading higher by almost 8%.
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July 11 - News
Dollar stores are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. retail industry.
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July 11 - News
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO)' stock price has increased by 7.5% in the last three months, but the story is different if we look at the last 12 months.
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July 11 - News
It seems like Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) and Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) are in a race to put a store on every street corner in America.
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July 9 - News
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) will release its latest quarterly report on Wednesday.
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July 9 - News
As we come out of the recession, stocks like Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) are on the rise, experiencing rapid growth as the economy improves.
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July 5 - News
If you’re you’re concerned about what’s taking place on Main Street eventually catching up to Wall Street, then you’re likely looking for a stock that has the potential...
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July 3 - News
Lone Pine is a hedge fund established in 1997, with initial capital of $8 million, which grew to around $19 billion by the first quarter of 2013.
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July 2 - News
The company reported $17.7 billion in sales for the quarter. The company grew sales by 3.2%. The company reported 22.9% year-over-year growth in operating income.
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June 28 - News
A director at Deloitte Services LP and coauthor of The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think, Michael Raynor joins the Fool to share his findings about what makes a company...
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June 26 - News
Discount retailers gained great strength after the 2008 crisis, when many customers traded down from regular retail channels.
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June 20 - News
To most stock holders, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, old investment tools of yesteryear.
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June 20 - News
Since the beginning of the year, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) has been quite volatile.
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June 19 - News
Lone Pine has $18.6 billion worth of assets under management. Currently, Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) holds 6.74%, Dollar General Corp.
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June 18 - News
Over the years, and especially since the recession, dollar stores have become more popular as consumers were left with less money to spend.
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June 17 - News
Shares of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) have been under pressure following the company's lackluster earnings announcement on May 30.
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June 17 - News
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) is looking for a growth opportunity with increased selling space this year.
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June 14 - News
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) shares took a 9% hit the day it reported uninspiring quarterly results last week.
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June 13 - News
The S&P Retail ETF is up around 35% year to date, compared to an approximate 20% rise in the S&P 500.
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June 13 - News
The discount retailer Dollar Tree, Inc.
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June 13 - News
Many investors had expected the Bank of Japan to provide further easing measures, but outside of announcing a $1.4 trillion stimulus program two months ago, it didn't offer any...
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June 12 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 12 - Hedge Funds
If you're anything like me, two things went through your head when you saw this. First, you regret that you missed out on the investment opportunity.
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June 10 - News
According to yesterday's headlines, our collective household wealth ascended to an all-time high in the first quarter of the year.
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June 10 - News
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) is one of the most resilient stocks that I’ve ever seen.
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June 10 - News
Investing in the dollar stores has been one of the most profitable trades since the 2008 financial crisis.
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June 10 - News
Over the past couple of years, with the recession putting the squeeze on U.S. households' finances, low-price consumer goods kept selling like hotcakes.
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June 10 - News
In general the dollar stores are attractive for their defensive properties, but many of the headwinds that began in mid 2012 are still around and they are finding growth a lot...
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June 7 - News
Dollar stores are deep discount retail outlets that have become more popular with consumers in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008.
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June 6 - News
As has been the case over the past couple of weeks, concerns about what the Federal Reserve's next move will be with regard to its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases has investors...
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June 6 - News
In this article to assess the value present in dollar stores, I am using a formula of finding value that I present in my book.
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June 6 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m.
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June 4 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) reported weak same store sales results in The United States. Though international growth offset the U.S.
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June 3 - News
Today, let's look at Tiger Global Management.
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June 3 - Hedge Funds
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of indicators shareholders can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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June 1 - News
Billionaire Stephen Mandel has some $17 billion in assets under management.
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May 31 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ:LMCA), Charter Communications, Inc.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
It has been a great year for dollar stores so far, and Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been one of the best performers in the sector with year-to-date gains of around 27%.
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May 30 - News
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), despite its name, is not a “dollar store” in the traditional sense.
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May 28 - News