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Some European nations may be trying to keep their heads above water, but not all is doom and gloom on the continent. Take the tech sector. Here is a quick look at seven companies with share prices that are between 13% and 64% higher than at the beginning of the year despite recent pull backs. They...

Analysts expect to see double-digit per-share earnings growth from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Apache (NYSE: APA), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) when they report quarterly results this week. Other prominent reports on the...

The earnings season may be winding down, along with the summer, but this week will bring some more quarterly reports from retailers. Here's a quick rundown of what analysts expect to see from them. Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE): EPS up 50.0% to $0.04 (reports Thursday) Express (NYSE: EXPR): EPS up 46...

Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Monday after the closing bell, offering an early peek at what to expect from coming earnings from semiconductor companies. Analysts expect to see Novellus's per-share earnings up nearly 12% from a year ago but...

Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Monday, July 11, after the closing bell. While Novellus is not usually a sector mover, investors will be looking for early signs of what to expect from tech sector earnings. Analysts are looking for Novellus to...

Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "We believe the current market uncertainty and some of the internal challenges within Applied have kept the stock behind many of its peers. Should the...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $14 to $13 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), lowering its PT from $19 to $18. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "Although we are maintaining most of our revenue forecasts for 2011 (both fiscal and calendar years), given the lower gross margin...

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $18 to $15.50 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Stifel Nicolaus has lowered the price target on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $19 to $18 and maintains its Buy rating.