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How Droughts Affect The Stock Market
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 9:56am | 1068According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report, drought conditions in the United States have moderated a bit recently due to some above-average summer rainfall accumulations. Yet, more than 46 percent of the contiguous U.S. is experiencing some drought conditions. The west and southwest...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 7
Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 2:02pm | 898The new earnings season gets underway this week, with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) on deck Tuesday and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Friday. By and large, analysts expect to see year-over-year growth in per-share earnings for the quarter from both of these S&P 500...
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Lindsay Rises After Quarterly Earnings Beat
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 10:54am | 319Wednesday morning, Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN) posted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) and revenue that beat analysts' expectations. The irrigation and road infrastructure company reported third-quarter 2012 EPS of $1.47, about 11 cents higher than the consensus analyst estimate, as well as...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 25 (MON, NKE, GIS)
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:17am | 941This week, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike will step into the earnings spotlight. All three of these companies are forecast to report earnings growth. Below is a day-by-day rundown of what analysts expect from the week's most prominent quarterly reports. Monday Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), an...
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Cascade Earnings Preview: Full-Year EPS Expected to Have Doubled
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 6:35am | 890Lift truck products maker and ostensible industrial bellwether Cascade (NYSE: CASC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 29, after the closing bell. Cascade's earnings have increased year-over-year by an average of more than twofold over the past five quarters...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 10
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 8:36am | 883The new earnings season gets underway this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on Tuesday. The rest of the week will bring results from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Mattel (NYSE: MAT) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Analysts anticipate year-over-year earnings...
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Valmont Industries Earnings Preview
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 8:20am | 555Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) is on tap to share its second-quarter 2011 results Friday, July 15, before the markets open. Investors in this leading producer of engineered products will be watching to see whether rising steel costs and pricing pressures or strong demand for irrigation equipment...