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Labor activists have long denounced retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) for employing an army of low-wage, part-time workers to staff their stores. As retail sales flounder in an uncertain economy, those activists — and even a growing number of retailers — are linking those sluggish sales to the retailers’ own low wages. On Thursday, organizers of a group called Our Walmart took to the … Continue reading Top News : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Forrester Research Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR), Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLF), Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT)

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The premium accessories maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) has seen an unprecedented rise of 309 % in its stock price since its IPO in December, 2011. The stock of the company, which was in perpetual rise till about three months ago, has been underperforming the market in last few weeks, leaving many on Wall Street to wonder if the Kros bubble has finally burst. … Continue reading Trending Stocks – Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS) , Danaher (NYSE:DHR) , Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) , LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT) , MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA)

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New Highs: China Biologic Products Inc (NASDAQ:CBPO), Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC), LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT), Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Jefferies Group assumed coverage on shares of China Biologic Products (NASDAQ:CBPO) in a report released on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. China Biologic Products Inc (NASDAQ:CBPO) stock performance was 1.37% in last session and finished the day at $43.67. Traded volume was 59,338.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading New Highs: China Biologic Products Inc (NASDAQ:CBPO), Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC), LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT), Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)