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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears For The Past Week: Retail And Technology
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 8:25am | 697Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Earnings reports from big retailers brought plenty of attention on retail stocks. And cybersecurity concerns put a spotlight on technology stocks. This past week, the markets saw their worst day so far this year,...
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High Earnings Expectations For Pepsi, Not So Much For Cisco
Sunday, February 12, 2017 - 12:36pm | 573The earnings season may be winding down, but it's not over yet. Perhaps two of the most anticipated quarterly reports this week will be those from Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP). The Wall Street consensus forecasts call for earnings that are smaller than a...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Goodyear, Johnson & Johnson And More
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 7:50am | 581This weekend's Barron's looks at the prospects for a leading tire manufacturer. The prospects for a healthcare giant and a dialysis pioneer are also examined. Other featured articles offer picks from a London hedge fund conference and a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average as...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Best Dividend Stocks, Symantec, GoldCorp And More
Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 11:47am | 713This weekend's Barron's takes a look at 10 dividend stocks with hefty yields and the best prospects for growth. The prospects for a leading fertilizer maker and a software security pioneer are also examined. Other featured articles ponder the prospects for a top gold mining stock and a modular...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Volatility Funds, Facebook, Atlanta Braves And More
Saturday, August 20, 2016 - 5:32pm | 634This weekend's Barron's takes a look at an alternative investment in volatility. The prospects for a social media giant and a struggling sports franchise are also examined. Another featured article offers a peek at what some big name investors have been buying and selling lately. "Capstone Bases...
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Can Applied Materials Or Cisco Systems Offer Up An Earnings Surprise?
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 8:53am | 562Two industry leading tech companies are expected to take their turns on the earnings stage this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for some earnings growth, but smaller revenues from each of them. One of them has had a better record of exceeding consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Bristol-Myers Squibb, KeyCorp, Core-Mark And More
Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 3:09pm | 598Featured stories in this weekend's Barron's offer a look at the prospects for a leading pharmaceutical, an overlooked banking bargain and more. A CEO discusses how he plans to take on his company's larger sports apparel rival. Also, check out eight stocks that have dividend staying power. "...
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Cisco, Alcatel And Nokia: Who Can Beat Earnings Expectations?
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 10:15am | 669Three networking giants are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Analysts expectations for all three are low, based on the consensus forecasts. After this week's reports, views may change on the two companies that are merging. Although many blue chips have already reported on...
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Retailers Begin To Step Into Earnings Spotlight This Week
Sunday, November 8, 2015 - 12:44pm | 775Big retailers begin to report quarterly results this week, including J.C. Penney and Macy's. Other highlights will include reports from tech giants Applied Materials and Cisco Systems. Bottom line growth is expected from most of the week's other prominent reports. If the current earnings season...
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Rod Hall: VMWare, EMC Deal Was 'Never' Likely
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 11:36am | 336VMware, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMW) CEO Pat Gelsinger said during the company's VMWorld event that it was not interested in acquiring EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC). JP Morgan's Rod Hall said that he was not surprised as the firm was "never particularly convinced" that a deal "was...
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Cisco, Kohl's, J.C. Penney Highlight Earnings This Week
Sunday, August 9, 2015 - 5:19pm | 854After CVS Health and Office Depot kicked off the retail earnings parade last week with strong and so-so results, respectively, more big retailers take their turns in the earnings spotlight this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for modest growth from Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) and a...
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Major Retailers Highlight This Week's Earnings Outlook
Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 11:31am | 822As the earnings season begins to wind down, it is time for the big retailers to start sharing their most recent quarterly results. Consensus estimates from Wall Street analysts call for year-on-year earnings growth from Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M), but for earnings declines from Kohl's...
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Cisco Shares React To New CEO
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 9:03am | 197Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced Monday that Chuck Robbins will become its next CEO, effective July 26. Robbins will replace current CEO John Chambers, who will assume the role of executive chairman, according to the release. Chambers became Cisco's CEO in January 1995 at the...
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What JP Morgan Thinks Of Apple, Hewlett-Packard And Microsoft's PC/Tablet Businesses
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 8:36am | 340JP Morgan analysts slashed their outlook for sales of PCs and tablets in 2015 in what mirrors a continuing spiral of lower and lower sales. Year-over-year, JP Morgan estimated that PC sales declined 6.1 percent, down sharply from its prior estimate of a 1.9 percent decline. That steep drop will...
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Why This CIO Is Trading Arista Networks From The Long Side
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 8:04am | 311Sean Udall is a monthly guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Quantum Trading Strategies CIO Sean Udall said that Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) has been a trader's dream – bouncing recently between $60 and $74 per share....