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Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 11:23am
Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 23 (AAPL, XOM, UPS)
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:42am
Caterpillar, Discover Financial and Other Illinois Primary Stock Picks
Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm
Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 12:33pm
Airbus Not Crashing After Flying High in 2011
Reports have been flying around (if you will excuse the inexcusable pun) that aerospace group EADS, which owns the Airbus unit, is in the midst of some serious financing concerns. Airbus had a record 2011, resulting in shares rising 25 percent thanks to growing demand from Asia and the Middle East...
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5 Industrial Goods Stocks Insiders Are Bullish About
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 7:59pmBy Guan Wang Corporate insiders have material non-public information about their companies. Trading on such information is illegal and some insiders were investigated and caught, but there are still other insiders trading in the grey area. Even when insiders do not act directly on...
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5 Industrial Goods Stocks Insiders Are Bullish About
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 7:59pmBy Guan Wang Corporate insiders have material non-public information about their companies. Trading on such information is illegal and some insiders were investigated and caught, but there are still other insiders trading in the grey area. Even when insiders do not act directly on...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:40pm
Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24
The earnings crunch is in full swing this this week. Quarterly results are due from the likes of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), from which analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth, as well as...
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Goldman Sachs Gives Color on The Boeing Company
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 8:27amGoldman Sachs has published a report on the Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) evaluating the recent quarter at the aerospace manufacturer. In the report, Goldman Sachs wrote, "We add Boeing to the Americas Conviction List. We continue to favor BA for all the reasons that have driven our Buy rating to...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am
Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:56am
Twelve ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...
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