Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Family Dollar Stores (FDO) Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) competed on Tuesday in a contest that no company really wants to play: the Expectations Game. Things turned out pretty well for the famous seller of sports stuff (being that I'm no athlete, I ...

Filed under: Major movement, Forecasts, Good news, Options, Technical Analysis Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS - option chain) shares are way higher today after the company announced yesterday evening that it expects fourth-quarter profits to reach at least the midpoint of its prior forecast. It ha...

Filed under: Diageo plc (DEO), Best Buy (BBY) Father's Day is a special occasion for many of us, a day to show our daddies how much we love them. We give dad some extra attention that day and usually also a present that could make him happy. Kiplinger.com has an interesting idea -- one that I really...