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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 18
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 9:45am | 1010Read More...U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...
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Barron's Recap (1/12/12): Who Is Working Hard for Your Money?
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:56pm | 921Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: distinguishing active fund managers from closet indexers, the prospects for KeyCorp, Ensco and theater operators, and how Mitt Romney lost the election on economics. Cover Story "Is Your Fund Manager Active Enough?" by Sarah Max. A measure known as "active share...
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Barron's Recap (10/27/12): The Big Money Poll
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:29am | 889Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: the results of the autumn Big Money Poll, the prospects for General Mills, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and Barnes & Noble, as well as what President Obama does and does not know about American business. Cover Story "Bye-Bye Bull?" by Jacqueline...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 29
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:18am | 940Read More...Recent earnings disappointments from tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), as well as industrials such as Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and DuPont (NYSE: DD), have taken their toll. The S&P 500 is down about three percent in the past three weeks....
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The Week Ahead: October Unemployment, Housing and Earnings
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:16am | 965Read More...The last week of October could prove to be significant for the markets. Notably, the final jobs report prior the U.S. Presidential election will be released at the end of the week, and the smaller employment reports (ADP, Challenger, etc.) will lead up to Friday's big release at 8:30 ET. A strongly...
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Barron's Recap (9/29/12): Time to Buy Goldman
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 6:55am | 936Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: why Goldman Sachs has held up better than its competitors, the prospects for Trinity Biotech, Steelcase and the Kraft Foods spinoff, and what it means to be a leader of philanthropic causes today. Cover Story "Built to Win" by Michael Santoli. In the...
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US Profits from Sale of AIG Shares
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:28am | 287Read More...The U.S. Treasury said that it had sold American International Group (NYSE: AIG) shares valued at $18 billion Monday night, netting a profit for taxpayers on its 2008 bailout of the firm. Overall, the Treasury sold about 554 million shares at $32.50, the Treasury Department said yesterday in a...
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Barclays, Telefonica and Other European Stocks Favored by Analysts
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 7:23am | 820Read More...There is no question that economic conditions are rough in Europe, where a number of countries have fallen back into recession. American companies with exposure in Europe are seeing the effects on their bottom lines, but there are always silver linings. Judging by the consensus Strong Buy...
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Barron's Recap (8/11/12): China's Top Brands
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:14am | 683Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: 10 top Chinese brands, a look at Sears, GameStop, and Reading International, and how to play American exceptionalism. Cover Story "10 Chinese Brands You Must Know" by Kopin Tan. The Chinese government would like nothing more than for its 1.4 billion citizens to "...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 30
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:46am | 980Read More...Most of the companies that compose the S&P 500 have reported second-quarter results already. According to Bloomberg, some 72 percent of S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly results so far have exceeded analysts' estimates. But the earnings season is not over quite yet. Among the...
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PetSmart, True Religion and Other Top Nasdaq Performers in May
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 7:20am | 948Read More...Here's a quick look at some of the top performing Nasdaq stocks in May. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and they all pay a dividend. OPNET Technologies (NASDAQ: OPNT) is almost 30% lower year to date, but up more than 10% in the past month. The Bethesda, Md.-based...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 30 (CMCSA, GM, KFT, V)
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:02am | 1279Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...
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Treasury Sells $6 Billion in AIG Stock, Scaring Off Investors
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 10:18am | 184Read More...American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is down roughly 3% during pre-market trading after the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced an offering of $6 billion of its AIG common stock. An additional $900 million of its stock in AIG may be offered as well, as the Treasury said that it will also...
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Earnings Preview: American International Group
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 7:22am | 863Read More...American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 23, after the markets close. The stock of this global insurance giant has been on the rise since the beginning of the year. And analysts are expecting a profit instead of the loss AIG saw...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 20
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 10:46am | 1082Read More...The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...
