United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Well Positioned for the Government’s Infrastructure Rebuilding Plans United Rentals, Inc. (URI) is an equipment rental company organized into two operating Segments. (1) The General Rentals segment rents and leases construction …
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There has been little doubt that home improvement retailers like The Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) have been massive outliers for the last few years in what has been a very difficult retail environment …
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Valero is down almost 10% this week after a huge volume day yesterday. I detailed the large options volume and reason behind the move in this morning’s TMO post: VLO – Stock declined to its lowest …
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Reuters Economic growth was much weaker than previously estimated in the second quarter as a drought cut into inventories, setting the platform for an even more sluggish performance in the current quarter against the backdrop …
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WSJ U.S. stock futures edged lower after June retail sales unexpectedly fell, adding to worries about China’s economy and the consequences of the Spanish bank bailout. Less than an hour before the opening bell, Dow …
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Bloomberg Equity futures advanced as retail sales gained 0.8 percent in March, almost three times as large as projected and followed a 1 percent advance in February, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The …
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Futures are down this morning as a couple of warning signs emerge out of Europe and Asia this morning. China announced a lower growth target for the next year and Europe reported slower manufacturing output. …
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CNBC U.S. stock index futures added to gains Wednesday, following a better-than-expected GDP report and after a higher-than-expected take up of the ECB’s second long-term refinancing operation. European banks bought 529.5 billion euros ($713 billion) …
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NYT WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Congressional committee charged with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions conceded on Monday that panel members had failed, setting up what is likely to be a yearlong …
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