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BJ’s Wholesale Wows Wall Street

21-May-09

BJ’s Wholesale Club wowed Wall Street yesterday, posting earnings that beat expectations as shoppers flocked to their stores to buy groceries and other items in bulk – given the harsh economic climate. Earnings per share (EPS) jumped 55.17% yoy to US$0.45 per share for the Company’s fiscal first quarter ended May 2, 2009. Analysts forecasted [...]

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Investors Worried About The U.S. Economy?

20-May-09

Are investors worried about the U.S. economy? Not really it seems. Wall Street’s most widely-used gauge of investor confidence – the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) is hinting that investors are less worried about the overall economy. The VIX is calculated from Standard & Poor’s 500 index option prices and is designed to [...]

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