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Priceline Earnings Preview: Will The Company Live Up To Expectations?
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 3:25pm | 687Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday after the closing bell. The company is expected to earn $8.27 per share and revenue of $1.52 billion. Credit Suisse: Open-ended growth story Dean Prissman, VP of Internet Equity Research at Credit...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, February 7: Jobs Friday
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 8:16am | 877The market continues to tell investors that volatility is here to stay at least for now. The VIX is hovering around 20 after spending much of 2013 somewhere around 12 and triple digit moves in the Dow are now commonplace. Yesterday, the Dow was up 188.3 points or 1.2 percent to finish the day...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of February 3: GM, Twitter, Disney And More
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 7:42am | 989January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...
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Market Wrap For December 16: Dow Posts Triple Point Gain Ahead of Fed Meeting
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 5:55pm | 2347U.S stocks started off the week on a positive note with triple digit point gains for the Dow following one of the worst weeks in recent memory. Tuesday is an important day for the markets as the Fed begins its policy meeting which will last until Wednesday. After weeks of anticipating when (or...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 28: Apple, Facebook, GM and More
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 7:10pm | 1392The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...
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Don't Like the New Fees? Talk to the Airline
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 7:40am | 572You don’t like that airlines act a lot like the big banks. You don’t like that the ticket, which by the way, already seems a little overpriced, doesn’t include the basics of traveling. There’s a fee for everything and it’s becoming a regular occurrence to hear of a fee increase or a new one...
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The Newest Round of Airline Fees Has Arrived
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 11:01am | 595This may arouse confusing feelings about how to react - should you laugh, cry, or throw a major stomping/screaming fit like the toddler in 8C (that did it for the entire flight)? Seriously, airline fees are getting out of control—so much so that you would have to think these fees are a misprint...
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Barron's Recap (4/13/13): End of the Line for Priceline?
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 12:17pm | 975This weekend in Barron's online: the prospects for Priceline and other big online travel agencies, Barron's 2013 ranking of the top 100 financial advisors, what is next for Yahoo! and a Japanese debt apocalypse. Cover Story "This Means War!" by Avi Salzman. Online travel company Priceline....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 4
Sunday, February 3, 2013 - 5:13pm | 1026The S&P ended last week above 1,500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 14,000. Some strong earnings reports could push the markets higher, and there are plenty of quarterly reports on the schedule this week. Analysts by and large expect to see year-over-year earnings per share (EPS)...
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Barron's Recap (12/22/12): Betting on Europe in 2013
Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 2:24pm | 879This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for European stocks in 2013, the prospects for PNC Financial Services and Central Garden & Pet, uncovering the hidden potential for higher corporate earnings, and a fresh look at Washington, D.C. Cover Story "Europe on Sale" by Jonathan Buck....
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Coca-Cola FEMSA, Family Dollar, Other Dividend Payers on a Roll
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 11:02am | 996Below are some dividend paying companies with upward price momentum. They all have market capitalizations greater than $1 billion, and share prices that have increased more than 20% within the last 90 days. Agnico-Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM) is a Canadian miner and producer of gold and other metals....
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Nine ETFs on a Roll (DOIL, DEE, EWV, AGA)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 6:49am | 1056Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 10% of their 52-week highs. PowerShares Deutsche Bank Agriculture Double Short ETN (NYSE: AGA) is trading near the 52-week high and is about 23% higher than at the beginning of the year. The...
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Priceline.com Earnings Preview: Q1 EPS Expected to Be 32% Higher
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 7:10am | 932Priceline.com (NYSE: PCLN), which saw its price target at JP Morgan raised yesterday, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow May 9, after the markets close. Investors will be looking to see whether strong growth in the company's global hotel business in Asia and new markets was...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 6
Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 6:39pm | 1330There will be plenty more quarterly reports this week for analysts and traders to peruse. On the schedule are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Visa (NYSE: V), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:...
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Is the TripAdvisor Spin-Off a Lousy Destination?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 3:59pm | 920Expedia's popular travel website, TripAdvisor, is now trading on its own. Should investors care? At the time of this writing, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) doesn't seem to care. A quick Google Finance search for TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) brings up an old, out-of-date listing for some pink sheets...