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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of April 21: Apple, Facebook, GM And More
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 10:14am | 975The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 20: Microsoft, McDonald's, Netflix And More
Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 1:27pm | 953The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...
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Coach, Dell And Others Insiders Have Been Buying (COH, DELL, FCX, SYMC)
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 2:04pm | 786Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 21: The Crunch Is On
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 11:33am | 1387Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...
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Four Mining and Metals Stocks With Upside Potential (ABX, FCX, KGC, SCCO)
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 11:56am | 866Mining and metals stocks have struggled for quite some time, but Merrill Lynch analysts see upside in potential in the sector based on increasing evidence of global growth. Their top metals and mining picks include Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), Kinross...
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Freeport-McMoRan and Other Mining Picks from Deutsche Bank (CDE, FCX, VALE)
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 12:24pm | 875The U.S. dollar has strengthened, global inflation remains mild and growth in China has slowed. Despite the beating that commodities have taken recently because of all this, analysts at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) have recommended some metals and mining stocks that investors can buy into now....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 15
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 6:58pm | 1102The earnings crunch is on this week, with first-quarter results due from such iconic blue chips as Coca-Cola, General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and Microsoft. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them, but earnings declines from Intel,...
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Barron's Recap (12/8/12): Ten Stock Picks for 2013
Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 1:07pm | 976This weekend in Barron's online: stock picks for 2013, speculation about who will be the next Treasury chief and the prospects for Men's Wearhouse, Crosstex Energy and big pharma. Cover Story "Our 10 Favorite Stocks for 2013" by Andrew Bary. Barron's takes a look at where to invest in 2013. The...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 16
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 8:02am | 1081The earnings crunch ramps up this week. The many quarterly reports on the schedule ought to provide a good overview of several sectors, and the feared slump in earnings should make itself felt if it is going to. The financial sector will be highlighted by results from the likes of American...
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Deutsche Bank Downgrades TC, GG, SSRI
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 5:07am | 204Deutsche Bank's recommendation changes in metals and mining for 7/5/2011 are as follows: Thompson Creek (NYSE: TC) - Buy to Hold, tgt $14 to $12, Goldcorp (NYSE: GG)- Buy to Hold, tgt $60 to $56, Silver Standard (NASDAQ: SSRI) - Buy to Hold, tgt CAD37 to CAD31. Target Price Changes: Alcoa (...
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Goldman Sachs Reiterates Buy and PT of $64 on Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 5:33am | 159Goldman Sachs reiterated its Buy rating on Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold (NYSE: FCX). At the same time, Goldman left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $64. In a research report published today, Goldman argued that the stocking of copper supplies in China is over and the price...
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Goldman Sachs Lowers FCX Target To $127
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 9:59am | 108Goldman Sachs is lowering its 2011/12 estimates for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) to $11.35/$11.45 from $12.75/$12.00 on lower volume assumptions and higher costs as highlighted by Freeport in its 2011 guidance. “Higher costs are primarily a function of lower production volume at...
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Freeport-McMoRan Downgraded To Hold By Citigroup
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 9:07am | 131Citigroup has published a research report on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (NYSE: FCX) and has downgraded the company to Hold from Buy. In the report, Citigroup writes "We are downgrading FCX shares to Hold after lowering our earnings and target price to $118 on higher costs. As well,...
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Goldman Sachs Lowers FCX Estimates, PT Drops To $127
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 8:38am | 108Goldman Sachs is lowering its 2011/12 estimates for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) to $11.35/$11.45 from $12.75/$12.00 on lower volume assumptions and higher costs as highlighted by Freeport in its 2011 guidance. “Higher costs are primarily a function of lower production volume at...
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Citigroup Downgrades FCX To Hold
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 8:03am | 30Citigroup has downgraded Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) from Buy to Hold and has also lowered the price target from $124 to $118.