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Moody's (NYSE: MCO) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. Moody's quarterly profit surged to $188.4 million, or $0.83 per share, versus $173.5 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue surged 13% to $731.8 million from $646.8 million. However, analysts were...

Conceptus (NASDAQ: CPTS) soared 19.77% to $31.02 in the pre-market trading after Bayer AG agreed to acquire the company for about $1.1 billion. SINA (NASDAQ: SINA) moved up 10.34% to $55.50 in the pre-market session after the company formed a strategic alliance with Alibaba. NII Holdings (NASDAQ...

Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) has a dividend yield of 2.10%. Fidelity National's shares closed at $37.56 on Friday. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) has a dividend yield of 1.80%....

Moody's (NYSE: MCO) reported a 66% rise in its fourth-quarter earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for the year. Moody's quarterly profit surged to $160.1 million, or $0.70 per share, from $96.2 million, or $0.43 per share, in the year–ago period. Its revenue rose 33% to $754.2 million....

US stock futures are mostly flat this morning, as investors are awaiting trade data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3 points to 13,901.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.30 points to 1,505.60. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 2.75 points to 2,745.00. US stocks closed lower on...

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.10 per share on revenue of $729.35 million. Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $525.50 million. AOL (NYSE: AOL) is estimated...

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn isn't a fan of The McGraw-Hill Company's (NYSE: MHP) stock. Earlier today on Bloomberg TV, Einhorn noted that he had been short stocks related to the ratings agencies for quite some time, including McGraw-Hill and Moody's (NYSE: MCO). He declared that the “worst is...

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $686.83 million. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $16.08 billion. Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is estimated to report...

Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) surged 11.45% to $38.35 in the pre-market session. Thor Industries reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Life Partners Holdings (NASDAQ: LPHI) soared 6.56% to $3.90 in the pre-market trading. Life Partners Holdings confirmed that the Court ruled...

Life Partners Holdings (Nasdaq: LPHI), parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced today that Travis County District Judge Stephen Yelenosky ruled that the life settlement transactions that it facilitates are not securities under Texas law. Although subject to appeal, the ruling effectively...