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Unemployment Rate Lowest Since Dec. 2008, But July Still Disappoints
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 9:35am | 107The United States Department of Labor released the jobs report for July today. The month showed an increase of 162,000 non-farm payroll jobs, bringing unemployment down to 7.4 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since Dec. 2008, and from 7.6 percent in June, as reported by CNBC's Squawk Box....
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Kenny Dichter Broadens Private Flying With Wheels Up
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 11:07am | 266Have you ever wanted to fly in a private jet? Kenny Dichter, Wheels Up founder and CEO, is making private flying affordable for those who might not want to shell out the cash for owning a jet of their own. Dichter stopped by CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the service, ranging from the membership...
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Procter & Gamble Produce Powerful Productivity And Profits While Reducing Its People (PG)
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 10:40am | 228Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) beat out the analysts. Jon R. Moeller, Procter & Gamble's chief financial officer, went over the Q4 results on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday morning. "We just completed our fiscal year. A pretty good fiscal year. A good stepping stone back where we want to be,...
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Diageo's New CEO Ivan Menezes Talks This Year's Results (DEO)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 11:48am | 396Diageo (NYSE: DEO) is the largest producer of spirits in the world, with their brands sold in over 180 countries. The whiskey brands Crown Royal and Johnnie Walker, the vodka Smirnoff and the whiskey and cream liqueur Bailey's are all on their roster. They're also famous for producing the beer...
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Dives Into Q2 Results, Synergy And Streaming (CMCSA)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 10:21am | 422Q2 marks the first full quarter that Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has fully owned NBCUniversal. During the quarter, revenue hit $16.3 billion, generating EPS of $0.65, beating out Wall Street analyst's projections of $16.1 billion in revenue and $0.65 EPS. Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts...
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S&P Capital IQ's Richard Peterson On S&P 500 Leaders (MHFI)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 11:33am | 246Richard Peterson, director of global markets intelligence at S&P Capital IQ (NYSE: MHFI) sees some sectors of the S&P 500, such as financials, leading the pack in growth, while other sectors like energy are struggling with growth. Peterson provided insight into this on CNBC's Squawk Box...
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Generac's Got Game: CEO Aaron Jagdfeld Goes Over Great Q2 And Beyond (GNRC)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 10:44am | 344Generac Holdings' (NYSE: GNRC) Q2 results came in with a boom, beating out analysts' expectations by $0.19, with EPS at $0.95 over estimates of $0.76. Revenue came is at $346.7 million for the quarter, over analysts' estimates of $328.41 million. The generator company's CEO Aaron Jagdfeld dropped...
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BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer Comments On Monday's i3 Release
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 10:23am | 244Norbert Reithofer, CEO of BMW (FRA: BMW), appeared for a brief interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, where he went over some of the details and potential of their new electric car the i3. "This vehicle is revolutionary and I have to say it's fun to drive. It is a real BMW, and you can really say it is...
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Nick Raich, CEO Of The Earnings Scout, Sees Acceleration In Earnings
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 9:24am | 360The Earnings Scout CEO Nick Raich appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the positive trends he's seen this earnings season, despite the outlook of many naysayers. "We think a lot of people think it's not great because they look at the earnings as if it's a snapshot in time, but we look at...
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Universal Health Services CEO Alan Miller Goes Over The Medical Care Slowdown (UHS)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 1:10pm | 223People are visiting doctors and hospitals less. Chairman and CEO Alan Miller of Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Friday to talk about the industry, including the slowdown in medical care utilization. "A lot of it has to do with the economy. A lot of people...
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Dunkin' Brands Manifests Destiny With CEO Nigel Travis (DNKN)
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 11:38am | 293Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) CEO and President Nigel Travis spoke with a sugary smile about the company's expansion into California on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday morning. According to Travis, the company gets a flood of messages asking when they'll set up shop there. He said that Dunkin'...
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Running Through Reasons For Facebook's Great Q2 Results With Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster (FB)
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 11:25am | 314Gene Munster, managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC), appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning to talk Q2 Facebook results Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) and the company's strength with advertisers. Facebook's Q2 revenue came in at $1.81 billion, crushing...
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AT&T CFO John Stephens Talks Q2 And Long-Term Growth (T)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:47am | 228AT&T (NYSE: T) CFO John Stephens discussed the company's Q2 EPS $0.67, excluding certain items, that came in under the $0.68 analysts' estimates. The sale of AT&T's América Móvil (NYSE: AMX) shares would add another $0.04, but isn't included in the Q2 EPS. The Q2 revenue came in over...
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PepsiCo CEO Hugh Johnston Is Sweet On Q2 Earnings (PEP)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:23am | 274Hugh Johnston, CEO of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Wednesday morning to talk about the company's Q2 earnings beat, with an EPS $1.31 over $1.19 analyst estimates. Q2 revenue came in at $16.807 billion over analysts' estimates of $16.789 billion . "We feel great about...
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B/E Aerospace CEO Amin Khoury Breaks Down Awesome Q2 Results (BEAV)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 1:06pm | 255Amin Khoury, CEO, chairman and founder of B/E Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV), appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box for an interview on the company's 30 percent increase in Q2 profits to $92.4 million from last year's Q2. The results caused them to lift their full-year earnings forecast from $3.45 to $3.50 per...