Exchange Traded Funds

The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs. The share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN (NYSE: BXUB) is more than 22% higher than at the...

VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results Monday, March 5, after the markets close. Shares surged recently on Mastercard's (NYSE: MA) announcement that it would be moving toward a new payment standard. VeriFone has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year...

DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 1, before the markets open. The stock is up nearly 20% in the past 90 days. The company has been reinvesting in the business and is expected to do so through 2012. And speculation has it initiating a dividend...

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 27, before the markets open. Last week, rival Home Depot (NYSE: HD) posted better-than-expected results, despite the weak housing market, due in part to better same-store sales and a mild winter...

UGG boots maker Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 23, after the closing bell. The share price fell sharply in November and December, in part due to concerns about the impact of a warmer-than-expected winter on sales and the effect on...

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...

Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 16, before the opening bell. Coors Light recently passed Budweiser as the number two best-selling beer in the U.S. And the brewer's MillerCoors venture said it would acquire Crispin Cider Company,...

VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 16, before the markets open. The company has reported increasing profits for three straight quarters, but analysts have been bearish lately on this apparel maker, as indicated by the decreasing EPS estimate...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE: GT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 14, before the markets open. One of the most famous makers of tires for cars, trucks and aircraft, it was also one of a number of companies with operations disrupted when massive floods hit...

Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results February 6, after the markets close. The independent oil and gas exploration and production company has seen net income rise in three straight quarters, as well as revenue that has risen for two straight...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, January 26, after the closing bell. Shares have been reaching new 52-week highs pretty much since the company posted record numbers in its third-quarter report. How much further could another positive...

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, January 26, before the markets open. The heavy equipment maker reported strong third-quarter results driven by increased demand due continued economic growth. And the company's cash flow was at an all-time high....

US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results tomorrow, January 18, before the opening bell. Net income and revenue have risen in the past three quarters. Investors will be looking for that trend to continue, rather than US Bancorp following in the...

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, January 18, after the markets close. CEO John Donahoe said at the Consumer Electronics Show that mobile commerce is expected to be surge this year, with PayPal payments increasing as much as 75%. Investors could use...

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results tomorrow morning, January 17. Of the slew of big banks reporting earnings this week, prospects for Wells Fargo seem pretty strong, as far as analysts are concerned. Investors will be hoping that the news is...