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According to the report published Wednesday, Pacific Crest analysts (after attending the summit in Santa Clara) believe Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to capitalize on the multiyear secular shift to cloud platforms. "While AWS remains a key enabler within the...

Capital One has upgraded Newpark Resources Inc (NYSE: NR) to Overweight from Equal Weight on improved fundamentals, primarily the removal of balance sheet concerns. "We moved the name higher in our relative bias index a couple of weeks ago given the aforementioned removal of balance sheet concerns...

Two of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...

While carrying plastic can be beneficial to your credit, not all cards are created equal. With an average of six potential fees per card, keeping open a line of credit can be more hassle than it appears. According to a recent survey conducted by CreditCards.com and circulated by Bankrate Inc (...

What if shareholders of American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ: ARCP) woke up one day to find that ARCP had deleveraged its balance sheet significantly; or had received a $12 per share buy-out offer from net-lease sector stalwart Realty Income Corp (NYSE: O)? Those are two scenarios...

In an age where cell phones can measure your heart rate, GPS can sort out the worst traffic jams and computers can predict your next words, the art of checkbook balancing has fallen unfashionably out of favor. Electronic banking has all but replaced traditional paper statements and automatic...

The new earnings season kicks into high gear this shortened week. Highlights will include quarterly reports from Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, from Intel and IBM, and from Coca-Cola, which are all expected to post earnings declines, as well as from Google and Johnson & Johnson...

Positive earnings propelled the major U.S. Indices higher yesterday and markets around the world are mixed this morning. The Dow ended up nearly three-quarters of a percent to close at 16,481.94. The S&P gained about 0.5 percent to finish at 1,848.38, and the NASDAQ saw the largest gains of...

Major indices reversed Monday's losses and posted strong gains following a better than expected retail sales report and a luke-warm start to earnings season. Related: Stocks Higher, But Dollar Indecisive After Retail Sales Release Philidalphia's Fed chief Charles Plosser said that he wants QE...

Alcoa may have reported disappointing results last week, but the fourth-quarter earnings season really kicks off this week with reports from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Tuesday. Big name financials will be well represented this week, with results due from the likes of...

This weekend in Barron's online: Paul Theroux discusses why the philanthropy of Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Bono in Africa largely fails. Also the prospects for Capital One, how to profit from activist investors and more. Cover Story "Africa's Aid Mess" by Paul Theroux. "Telescopic philanthropy...

The third-quarter earnings crunch is underway this week. The financial sector will be well represented, with quarterly reports due from the likes of Goldman Sachs and American Express, as well as the tech sector, highlighted by Google and Intel. Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson are among the...

The earnings season ramps up this week, providing plenty of perspective on how the financial and technology sectors fared in the second quarter. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Intel (NYSE: INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and many...