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Market Wrap For May 23: Markets Marginally Higher; S&P 500 Closes Above 1,900
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 4:39pm | 1787Read More...U.S. stocks were little moved with the news-flow light, as would be expected prior to a long-weekend. In fact, Thursday's trading session proved to be the second lowest volume day of 2014. The S&P 500 closed above 1,900 and came within striking distance of matching its intraday all time...
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Market Wrap For May 22: Markets Barely Positive
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2710Read More...U.S. stocks picked up right where they left off following Wednesday's rally. Investors were given a mixed bag of economic data covering U.S. manufacturing, initial purchasing managers' index in China, existing home sales, Fed activity among others. Investors are likely focusing more on...
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Market Wrap For April 23: S&P 500 Ends Winning Streak, Apple Announces 7-for-1 Stock Split
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:46pm | 3441Read More...U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 27: Facebook, Google, Apple And More
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 7:56am | 982Read More...The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...
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Cold Temperatures Not Likely To Have Macro-Economic Effects
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 9:06am | 554Read More...Everybody is talking about the deep freeze. Temperatures reaching minus thirty and lower have gripped some portions of the nation for days and it’s likely to last at least one more day -- but is it affecting the economic or is it business as usual? JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) doesn’t see it as...
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17 Labor Day Stock Picks
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 9:05am | 686Read More...Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. Week-long vacations are done, weekend trips to the lake are winding down, and for sports fanatics, here comes football season. But there’s a lot of science behind Labor Day. Consumers spend in very predictable ways making this weekend a key revenue...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 29
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 2:00pm | 1337Read More...The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...
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Barron's Recap: Europe Will Bounce Back
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 7:27am | 990Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for Europe, 15 cheap stocks in a pricey market, and the prospects for cyber security stocks, Interpublic Group, Global Cash Access Holdings and Hess. Cover Story "Europe's Economy Will Rebound" by Jonathan Buck. "Europe's economy has hit bottom, and...
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Barron's Recap (8/4/12): How to Play Energy Now
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 9:33am | 727Read More...This weekend, Barron's online discussed the prospects for the oil and gas sector, the case for Activision, a look at Baltimore, profiles, interviews, book reviews and more. Cover Story "How to Play Energy Now" by Andrew Bary. The oil sector bull case has long been that demand from emerging...
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Barron's Recap (5/5/12): The Barron's 500
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 9:25am | 1001Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 500 companies (as well as finding bargain stocks from the list) and the prospects for airline United Continental, insurer Unum Group and the recently spun-off Phillips 66. Cover Story "Bravo to the Best!" by Jacqueline Doherty. It is...
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Six Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 7:22am | 1060Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm | 1531Read More...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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Sunoco Earnings Preview: Higher EPS, Lower Sales Expected
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 6:42am | 617Read More...Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 3, after the closing bell. The petroleum refiner missed per-share earnings estimates in the previous two quarters, but revenue has risen year-over-year in the past four quarters. Investors will be looking for...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am | 1439Read More...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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UPDATE: Credit Suisse Upgrades Hess to Outperform (HES)
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 8:39am | 101Read More...Credit Suisse is out with its report today on Hess (NYSE: HES), upgrading HES from Neutral to Outperform. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "The Credit Suisse Investment Policy Committee is adding Hess to the U.S. Focus List based on its exploration potential and strong execution. We are...
