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LIZ is now becoming a soure of frustration for me. Thei reported earnings twice this quarter, both times dropping big, only to reverse immediately and go on to big gains. What is frustrating for me is I was in this in the Market Watch game, didn't sell on the first drop, then thanked my lucky stars I had a profit in it when I finally sold it, thus misiing out on all the gains it has made since then. What is worse, a quick analysis of the chart wpuld have shown me it still had, and still has,...

It took all of a week, but I made the first bonehead move in the Market Watch game. I bought LIZ on the breakout and yesterday had a pretty nice profit, but did not check to see when the earnings date was. it was last night, and you can see the results. I haven't made that mistake in my real account in several years, but got careless here. I took a small position and set a wide stop, so despite a 14% drop it hasn't hit the stop yet, but I expect it within the next couple of days.

Just received yesterday's earnings for those U.S. companies that reported. About 135 companies reported with notable EPS growth for Flotek FTK, Macy's M, and LIZ Claiborne LIZ. Flotek FLK announced third quarter, 2011 revenue of $75.1 million, an increase of 87.7% from $40.0 million in the third quarter of 2010. Third quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $17.9 million or $0.38 of earnings per share. Excluding non-cash income resulting from change in fair value of...

Patrick McCormack 's hedge fund Tiger Consumer Management recently filed a 13G with the SEC regarding shares of Liz Claiborne (LIZ). They reported a 6.59% ownership stake in LIZ with 6,237,700 shares. This is a brand new position for the hedge fund as they did not own shares upon close of the second quarter. Tiger Consumer Management passed the 5% ownership stake threshold requiring an SEC filing on October 12th. Tiger Consumer is one of the many firms seeded by Tiger Management...

Target is planning to hire more than 92,000 temporary workers this holiday season, and it's testing a new program that allows interested job applicants to text the retailer from their cellphones to get information about the positions. The move is intended to "make it easier and more convenient" for job seekers, Target spokesman Eddie Baeb [...]

Stocks to Watch: LIZ CLAIBORNE INCORPORATED (NYSE: LIZ) "Up 34.12% on Wednesday" Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) engages in the design and marketing of a range of apparel and accessories. It offers men’s, women’s, and children’s contemporary apparel, denim and casual sportswear, fashion apparel, career and casual sportswear, intimate apparel, activewear, footwear, and jeanswear. The company also [...]

The stock market had a very strong morning on Wednesday, rolled over in the afternoon, but there were still good gains for the day. However, the stock market may be long on the tooth and ready to come down. At this point, let’s make sure t...

The retail industry has long been among the favorites of many individual investors because of the significant level of name recognition these brands carry;

Liz Claiborne Inc (LIZ.N), the owner of the Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand and Kate Spade chains, is making presentations to private-equity firms to sell its Mexx brand, Bloomberg reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Leonard Green & Partners, Sun Capital and Golden Gate Capital are among the firms that have explored a possible [...]

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner took direct aim at China on Saturday at a meeting of the world’s most powerful economies, saying that its currency was still “substantially undervalued” and that recent steps taken by Beijing to adjust its value were too small. Meeting here over the weekend, financial leaders from the Group of 20agreed on a set [...]

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) went down by 5.27% and closed at $47.12 whereas overall traded volume stood at 7.28 million shares for the day. The company stands in profit with the profit margin of 8.49%. The RSI value of 30.65 times depicts that the current share value is in oversold level. Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCI) moved [...]

Shares of Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) are currently up 12.4% at $7.01 per share during Thursday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Liz Claiborne, Inc has been between $6.30 and $7.05 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $6.60 per share. Volume of 3.3 million shares is already well above the daily average volume of 2.2 million shares. Liz Claiborne, Inc. (LIZ) released financial results early Thursday morning that missed...

Shares of Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) are higher on the session by 12.20%, currently trading at $6.99. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock looks poised to break out. Options traders are buying calls on LIZ today. A short while ago the November $7.00 call was purchased 3,000 times, on the offer, on open interest of only 566 contracts. This signals new positioning on the...

J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) is introducing exclusive brands by Liz Claiborne (LIZ: NYSE), ALDO, and Sephora as well as improvement in home to help drive traffic in 2H2010 says Citigroup analysts. The store has seen over YoY increase in mall traffic, transactions, and units per transaction in 2Q2010. Citi reports the best performing divisions were men's and women's apparel while the weakest division was home. The best performing region was the Northeast and the weakest was the Northwest...

Due to activity on April 9th, 2010 Brett Barakett's hedge fund Tremblant Capital Group has updated their stake in Liz Claiborne (LIZ). They now show a 5.98% ownership stake in LIZ with 5,668,598 shares. This is an increase over their prior holdings as they previously owned only 1,200,417 shares when we looked at Tremblant's portfolio from December 31st. They've boosted their position by 372%, adding 4,468,181 shares over the past four months. Before founding his own firm, Brett previously...

We were asked yesterday what we thought of apparel maker Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE: LIZ). Our thoughts are based on the company's most recent Form 10-K filing for fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2009. Short-Term Investment To us, there is little short-term investment incentive for this stock. With first resistance at $5.32 and a recent close of $5.28, we simply aren't interested in risking $5+ to make...

The downtrodden retail industry is on the move today. Thanks to good news from companies like Liz Claiborne (NYSE:LIZ) and Wet Seal (NASDAQ:WTSLA), investors are putting some profits in their shopping bags. Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best. That’s the motto of the nation’s retail industry these days. With consumers stitching their wallets [...]

Cheers to management at Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ). In an admission of its failed stewardship of a portion of its brand portfolio, they have announced two deals in which partners will take over the production and operating side of previously in-house wholesale divisions. From the release: JCPenney will become the exclusive department store destination for all Liz Claiborne and Claiborne branded merchandise in the United States and Puerto Rico. The other important element of this strategy...

Sonder's had some nice thoughts in her latest research report. On the bull side: If the aforementioned leading indicators continue to improve, along with continued better housing news, we'd become even more confident that this was not just your average bear market rally. April flowers? Let me conclude with a seasonal tidbit. Although it's ending on a rough [...]

Yesterday, Standard & Poor's announced Liz Claiborne (LIZ) will be removed from the S&P 500 Index after the close of trading on December 1, 2008. Replacing Liz Claiborne is Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). Liz Claiborne drops down to the S&P Smallcap 600 Index. Retail stocks have seen their market capitalization shrink due to an underperforming consumer. Is it possible other retail related stocks are at risk of being removed from the S&P 500 Index? Following is a screen that...

By Jennifer YousfiManaging Editor Both discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and high-end fashion bellwether maker Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ) reported earnings yesterday (Tuesday), but their vastly divergent results offered glimpse into the often-evasive mind of the American consumer. Story continues below...[mm_legacy_signup_code] The Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart, a beacon of blue-collar commercialism known [...]