Nike

Global sports apparel manufacturer, NIKE (NYSE: NKE) announced its third quarter earnings yesterday after the close. The company reported an EPS of $1.20 versus $1.17 estimate and revenues of $5.85 billion versus $5.82 billion estimate. NIKE also announced that its third quarter futures orders...

This week's prominent quarterly reports include those from FedEx, Oracle and Nike, which analysts expect to post year-over-year earnings growth. Discover Financial and Gamestop are expected to report earnings growth as well, but Tiffany's per-share earnings for the most recent quarter are forecast...

UGG boots maker Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 23, after the closing bell. The share price fell sharply in November and December, in part due to concerns about the impact of a warmer-than-expected winter on sales and the effect on...

VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 16, before the markets open. The company has reported increasing profits for three straight quarters, but analysts have been bearish lately on this apparel maker, as indicated by the decreasing EPS estimate...

The Nasdaq closed up more than 1%, the Dow and S&P 500 less than 1%, yesterday. Plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs during the trading session. Among them were Coach (NYSE: COH) and Nike (NYSE: NKE), which reached multiyear highs of $69.47 and $103.29 per share, respectively. Coach this...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a report on working conditions in its suppliers’ factories.  It highlights a form of control fraud that criminology has identified but rarely discussed.  I write overwhelmingly about accounting control fraud because it drives our recurrent, intensifying...

As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...

The following dividend-paying companies offer attractive returns on equity and are expected to have strong earnings per share growth over the next five years. Their stocks are also trading in the ballpark of their 52-week highs. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL): The New York-based cosmetics company...

Lots of stocks hit 52-week highs yesterday as the markets rose. Among them were leading footwear maker Nike (NYSE: NKE) and lifestyle products maker Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), which reached $95.93 and $159.37 per share, respectively, in Monday's trading session. Nike said recently that it plans...

After last week's lull, things pick up again on the earnings front. Here is a peek at what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most anticipated quarterly reports: AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), FedEx (NYSE: FDX),...