Signet Jewelers News

"The environment is getting more difficult," SpendingPulse vice president Michael McNamara said in a recent telephone interview.

's stock had its "equalweight" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Barclays Capital in a note issued to investors on Friday.

A new study from MasterCard confirms a trend of slowing luxury spending - seen in earnings reports from jewelry sellers Tiffany and Signet Jewelers - with sales only increasing 1.8% in April after gaining 6.7% in Q1.

Tiffany & Co. A : Following its earnings report and profit warning, Tiffany's dropped 9%. Oppenheimer believes this is is an attractive buy because of this and other factors such as easing input costs, decent Q1 sales, soon to be moderate comps, and the firm's belief that new guidance is possible.

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Europe's debt crisis, China's slowing economy and wary U.S. shoppers prompted Tiffany & Co.

HP second quarter net plunged 31% to $1.6 billion and announced a layoff of 27,000. NetApp offered a cautious outlook.

The latest EU meeting in Brussels was described by one market maven as a "taxpayer funded dinner for eurocrats," in which case the continent was clearly enjoying its last supper at Good Times Restaurants , which surged 22.53%. Patriot Coal was right behind it, up 22.02%, with its products about be employed at multiple Memorial Day backyard barbies.

Investors in 13,000-employee watch maker Fossil Inc. have been taken on a ride this year.

From roses to chocolates, children of all ages are expected to spend more on their mothers this year and give the retail sector a boost over the weekend.

On that date there will be a conference call at 8.30 a.m. EDT and a simultaneous audio webcast and slide presentation available at www.signetjewelers.com . The slides will be available to be downloaded from the website ahead of the conference call.