The major market indexes are slightly higher this afternoon, as Wall Street weighs some M&A activity. Among the equities in focus include department store chain J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), videogame retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), and ...

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) released its earnings report for the first three months of 2013 this afternoon, Thursday May 16, after the market closed.

Revenue details J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) logged revenue of $2.64 billion. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted sales of $2.63 billion on the same basis.

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) upgraded their rating for the shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) saying that its capital structure is becoming stable.

(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) Chief Executive Myron Ullman told Wall Street on Thursday that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer.

(By Rich Bieglmeier) J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) will release final fiscal first quarter results followed by a live conference call with management at 5:00 p.m.

Stocks that are expected to trade actively in U.S. markets on Friday include: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), J. C. Penney Companies, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU), Dean Foods Co (NYSE:DF), WhiteWave ...

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)'s traumatic transformation over the past year-and-a-half has resulted in spiraling losses and heavy capital expenditures.

Among the companies reporting earnings this week are blue-chip tech stock Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), department store operator J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), and construction equipment specialist Deere & Company (NYSE:DE).

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) plans to beef up its audits of factories in Bangladesh by requiring them for the first time to undergo structural and engineering inspections.