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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 29
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:18am | 940Recent earnings disappointments from tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), as well as industrials such as Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and DuPont (NYSE: DD), have taken their toll. The S&P 500 is down about three percent in the past three weeks....
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The Week Ahead: October Unemployment, Housing and Earnings
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:16am | 965The last week of October could prove to be significant for the markets. Notably, the final jobs report prior the U.S. Presidential election will be released at the end of the week, and the smaller employment reports (ADP, Challenger, etc.) will lead up to Friday's big release at 8:30 ET. A strongly...
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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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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:...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 30
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 10:53am | 1336Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of December 19
Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 10:04am | 804As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...
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Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm | 932A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 31
Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 11:31am | 1163Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 26
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 7:57am | 909As the month and the calendar quarter wind down this week, only a handful of companies are scheduled to report their earnings results. These include Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL), McCormick (NYSE: MKC) and Walgreen (NYSE...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 19
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 8:06am | 977After last week's lull, things pick up again on the earnings front. Here is a peek at what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most anticipated quarterly reports: AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), FedEx (NYSE: FDX),...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am | 1439The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...
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General Mills Earnings Preview: Marginal Sales Growth Expected
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 8:30am | 342General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results tomorrow, June 29, before the markets open. The report should offer a look at where things stand in terms of the cost of food and transportation. Analysts are looking for the maker of Wheaties and Lucky Charms to report...
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JP Morgan Reiterates OW Rating on General Mills
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 7:43am | 115JP Morgan is reiterating its Overweight rating on General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS). “We continue to like Mills given better pricing, forthcoming innovation, and an improving U.S. cereal category,” JP Morgan writes. “Additionally, we suspect the announced Yoplait acquisition could prove accretive,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 27
Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 9:56am | 1012As the calendar quarter winds down this week, S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results include Family Dollar Stores, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike. Analysts on average are expecting to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them. Here are the consensus per-share...
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J.P. Morgan Increases PT On Kellogg To $62, Maintains Overweight (K)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 12:30pm | 174J.P. Morgan increased its price target on Kellogg (NYSE: K) from $57 to $62, while reiterating an Overweight rating, in a research report published today. J.P. Morgan made an upgrade in spite of Kellogg missing its Q1 earnings per share target. In the report, J.P. Morgan States, "A rejuvenated U.S...