Jabil Circuit

Reports from two potential infrastructure plays will be among highlights this slow earnings week. Wall Street analysts are looking for solid top and bottom line growth from one of them. The other is expected to offer up another net loss for its most recent quarter. Only a handful of notable...

The earnings season has wound down, so very few companies will be sharing quarterly results this week. However, two leading specialty retailers are expected to report their latest earnings. Wall Street analysts are looking for top and bottom line growth from both. In what overall will be a very...

Two software giants are expected to report their latest quarterly results this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong results from only one of them. A handful of other companies are expected to report earnings this week as well. Off-season quarterly reports from a couple of big tech...

Shares of Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL), an electronic design supplier to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), have gained nearly 17 percent over the past year. Jabil said it earned $0.85 per share on revenue of $5.21 billion in its first quarter. Matthew Sheerin of Stifel attributed the top and...

Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL)'s $23.00 price target and Neutral rating were maintained at UBS on Tuesday. UBS has a Neutral rating on the shares, citing that the stock got overbought in its view. UBS previously issued a Buy rating on the shares. The US based global manufacturing services...

Wall Street is looking for solid quarterly results from FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) this week. Expectations are lower for earnings from Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD). The consensus forecast calls for another net loss from BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY). As...

As the calendar quarter winds down, it will be another fairly quiet week on the earnings front. Wall Street analysts by and large expect to see at least a little growth in earnings from packaged foods giants ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) when they share their...

Even with volatility having returned to the markets, insider buying of stocks has remained strong, including among certain players in the struggling energy sector. Most prominent recently have been significant insider buys of Chesapeake Energy, Jabil Circuit and Opko Health. Insiders may sell...

U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...

Scheduled quarterly reports from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and will highlight the coming week on the earnings front. Analysts are looking for year-over-year growth on the top and bottom lines for all of them,...

U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

Fiscal third-quarter results from ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX), consumer goods giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) and leading technology company Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will be the highlights on the earnings front this week. Packaged food producers ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills (...

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...

After much anticipation and heavily speculation the Federal Reserve announced a $10 billion per month taper. Treasury purchases will be cut to $40 billion per month with MBS purchases cut to $35 billion per month. The Fed's move shouldn't come as a surprise as recent economic data and...