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The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...

St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us. So here is a quick look at how the stocks of some companies headquartered in Ireland are faring, given the uncertain economic situation in Europe. Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) share price is up more than 17% year to date, including a 9% surge in the past month. The...

This weekend in Barron's online: the 17th annual ranking of online brokers, an impending “financial storm,” ANN on the rebound, Harman International finds the sweet spot, and more. Cover Story “Online Investors Cut the Cord” by Theresa W. Carey offers Barron's 17th annual ranking of online...

This week will offer a good look at the state of the financial sector as many of the big banks share their fourth-quarter results. JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) broke the ice on Friday, reporting a decline in earnings that was more than analysts had estimated. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Goldman Sachs (...

These manufacturers could be in trouble if AMR doesn't persevere. It seems like it was only yesterday when Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its Market Outperform rating and $5 PT on AMR (NYSE: AMR). That's probably because it was yesterday. Oh what a difference 24 hours can make. Following the...

Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, November 16, before the markets open. Tyco is in the process of spinning off some of its businesses to streamline operations, and the company has posted increased profits for three quarters in a row...

The earnings season ramps up this week. Tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are scheduled to share their third-quarter results, as are big banks including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS),...

Warren Buffett's $5 billion investment in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) spawned a lot of heated debates on whether this was a bullish or bearish act for Bank of America, and the banking sector in general. The bullish argument was that this showed that BAC is now blessed by the Oracle of Omaha, and...

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) hosted an analyst day event at the Paris Air Show to provide a detailed insight into the near- and long-term outlook in the Aviation segment, Sterne Agee reports. “Higher fuel prices are boosting demand for next gen engines with proven ~15 % lower fuel burn,” Sterne...

Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Tuesday, June 21, after the markets close. Analysts are looking for the tech company to report that earnings grew 29.8% from a year ago to $0.57 per share. Sixty days ago, that consensus earnings estimate was the same. The...