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Abercrombie’s Jeffries Provokes Even as Investors Cheer

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch delights in provocative advertising which might explain CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments about the company’s unwillingness to carry larger sizes. Jeffries has pointedly said that Abercrombie targets “the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and has a lot of friends. Continue reading

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Nokia’s New Phone is Nice But Won’t Sell in U.S.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Another week, another new Nokia phone. This one is terrific, even if it won’t sell as well as it should in the U.S Continue reading

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5 Hated Earnings Stocks That Deserve Your Love

MADISON, Wis. (Stockpickr) — Short-sellers hate being caught short a stock that reports a blowout quarter. When this happens, we often see a tradable short squeeze develop as the bears rush to cover their positions to avoid big losses. Continue reading

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BlackBerry Falls on Q5 Smartphone News

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – BlackBerry shares were falling even as the smartphone maker unveiled a new operating system and a new lower-priced handset at its widely-watched annual conference for investors and developers taking place this year in Orlando. CEO Thorsten Heins made the announcements while sparking speculation that the Ontario, Canada-based company may soon ship new BBM (BlackBerry Messaging) apps for both Apple iOS and GoogleAndroid devices. Blackberry was falling 3.4% to $15.34 in afternoon trading Continue reading

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8 Stocks Under $10 Trending Sharply Higher

MADISON, Wis. (Stockpickr) — At Stockpickr, we track daily portfolios of stocks that are the biggest percentage gainers and the biggest percentage losers. Stocks that are making large moves like these are favorites among short-term traders because they can jump into these names and try to capture some of that massive volatility Continue reading

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‘Gatsby’ Gives ‘Iron Man 3′ Run for Its Money (Update1)

Updated from 11:46 a.m. EDT with additional details about weekend box office revenue. By David Germain, AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office Continue reading

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Life-Changing Tech’s Fall From Glory

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Before 1999, consumers were still messing with VCRs to, at best, record TV shows. (At worst, it cut off the ending because you never figured out that clock). Then TiVo took over and truly changed the way we watch TV Continue reading

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SALT 2013: The 5 Best Ideas of the Year Ahead

LAS VEGAS (TheStreet) — What better way to finish off the SALT conference than some stock-specific ideas ahead of the weekend for you to mull over? On Mad Money, we are always looking for new ideas, so here are some top ideas presented to members of the conference: 1) DEX MEDIA — from Andrew Jent of Hyman Capital Dex Media, which was also mentioned earlier this week at the Ira Sohn Conference, was recently formed from Dex One Corp. and Super Media Continue reading

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Vitter Puts ‘Too Big to Fail’ on the Table

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Sen. Continue reading

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Markets Close Higher as Bernanke Signals Support

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — U.S. stocks closed higher Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled a continuation of monetary support for a U.S. Continue reading

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