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Humanoid robotics company Figure has had quite the few months of activity, with a viral appearance alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the White House and a viral package sorting marathon. The company, which is a rival to Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced a new commercial agreement this week....

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative on relative weakness in the technology sector. Remember This: “While valuations have hinted to overstretched markets in the past, it’s tough to say where stocks should be trading right now. We just witnessed the...

The financial struggles of American retailers were underscored by quarterly earnings reports from companies in the space. The Trends In Retail Stocks Shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) were hammered on May 12, falling about 14 percent after JC Penney's reported a revenue miss. Ahead...

Paul Trussell, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, attended J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP)'s Analyst Day event and stated that the company presented a "readily achievable" three-year plan. Despite Trussell's optimism, he acknowledged that the bears will require "more reassurances" that JCPenney's near...

J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) has seen its stock tumble nearly 20 percent over the past month as investor appetite for department store and retailers have diminished amid poor quarterly results. Craig Hodges of Hodges Capital Management was a guest on CNBC Monday to explain the case for...

Allen Questrom knows a thing or two about retail having served in senior executive positions at various stores, including CEO of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) between 2000 to 2005. Speaking as a guest on CNBC, Questrom offered a simple formula for retailers to attract the attention of...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) is trending up after closing down 0.78 percent on Thursday. The retailer was up nearly 5 percent in Friday's pre-market session, which could be attributed to the firm's updated guidance. Nordstrom raised its FY15 sales growth guidance from 7-9 percent to 8.5-...

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Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

A number of retailers have struggled in 2012, most notably Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) and Sears Holdings (NYSE: SHLD). All have seen their stocks fall notably. However, given their vulnerable states, modest successes this holiday season might result in...

Major retailers are beginning to share their third-quarter results, with JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom among those on tap this week, and with big-box store operators Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) on the schedule for next week. Between that...