If you’re into retail and want a true contrarian play, look no farther than beleaguered chain J.C. Penney.

J. C. Penney Company Inc. reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 adjusted loss of 77 cents a share.

The ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters cut their Eurozone 2014 GDP estimate to +0.8% from +1.0% in Aug and lowered their 2014 inflation forecast to +0.5% from +0.7% in Aug.

If the turnaround is going to happen, we’ll have to see continuing same store sales growth, widening margins, and development of JCP’s online business.

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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is slated to report its third-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Nov 12, 2014. In the last quarter, it posted a positive surprise of 23.5%.