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5 Billion-Dollar Companies That Got Personal With Bankruptcy
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 10:52am | 541Many people assume that just because a particular company is in business, it must have been consistently in the black. The CEOs and CFOs of the following companies, however, would likely tell you otherwise. Here are five billion-dollar companies that came back from the brink of bankruptcy or...
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Markets Little Changed Ahead Of The Federal Reserve's Policy Decision
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 4:36pm | 2462U.S. stocks were little changed ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement due out on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve will conclude a two-day session, with the central bank likely to announce further cuts to its monthly asset purchases. In economic news, June home sales declined in...
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Markets Mostly Higher As Earnings Season Continues To Impress
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 4:55pm | 2953U.S. stocks were mostly higher as investors and traders continue to weigh in on earnings from large-cap companies like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and momentum high-flyers like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Intuitive Surgical. Despite geopolitical concerns, the S&P 500 managed to close at a...
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Earnings Season Boosts Confidence; S&P Trades At Record Highs
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2810U.S. stocks rose as earnings season continues to impress with companies like Comcast, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Verizon reported positive results. The National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales rose better than expected. helping propel stocks higher despite global...
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Market Wrap For June 19: Stocks Little Changed, Gold and Silver Higher
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 4:45pm | 2517U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...
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Chugging Along: Winnebago And Other Top RV Stocks
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 12:25pm | 858An article on Benzinga recently pointed out how the growing economy and the retirement of baby boomers have led to a resurgence in the recreational vehicle industry. Poised to benefit from this comeback are Drew Industries (NYSE: DW), Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) and Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO...
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As Baby Boomers Settle Down, RVs See A Comeback
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 12:02pm | 521It may be a perfect storm of sorts - a growing economy and the fact that more baby boomers are retiring and heading for the great outdoors – but the net result is a resurgence in recreational vehicle sales of all kinds. From towable campers to motor homes, fishing boats to pontoons, jet skis to...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 27: Facebook, Google, Apple And More
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 7:56am | 982The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 21: The Crunch Is On
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 12:33pm | 1387Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 22 (AAPL, GM, MCD, NFLX)
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 7:29am | 1274The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 22
Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 6:20pm | 1153The earnings crunch is in full swing this week. Some of the highlights include anticipated quarterly reports from the likes of Apple, Amazon.com and Ford, which analysts expect to report lower per-share earnings for the most recent quarter than a year ago. On the other hand, year-over year...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 30
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:46am | 980Most 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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Harley-Davidson Earnings Preview: Q1 EPS Expected to Be Up 29%
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 6:54am | 976Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), which last month saw head designer Willie G. Davidson, grandson of founder of William A. Davidson, step down after 49 years, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 25, before the opening bell. The past couple years have been tough for the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 23 (AAPL, XOM, UPS)
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 11:23am | 1026Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...