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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 18: More Retailers On Deck
Sunday, November 17, 2013 - 4:40pm | 1175Read More...The focus is on retail as the as the crucial holiday shopping season is set to get underway. Last week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) offered weak third-quarter results, while Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) turned in earnings beats. Plenty more retailers are on deck this...
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Barron's Recap for March 9: Wall Street's Favorite Guru
Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 3:55pm | 881Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: a profile of Howard Marks, investors return to online brokers, and the prospects for Bed Bath & Beyond, Live Nation Entertainment and Genworth Financial. Cover Story "Master of Disaster" by Jonathan R. Laing. This week's cover story is a profile of Howard...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 18
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 9:45am | 1010Read More...U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 19
Sunday, November 18, 2012 - 1:06pm | 771Read More...Perhaps it is apropos to hear from some processed food giants this week, leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Last Friday J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted in line second-quarter results. Tyson Foods is scheduled to share its fiscal fourth-quarter results first thing Monday...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 20
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 12:33pm | 943Read More...Last week, big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) said their earnings and sales rose in the most recent quarter, and they both boosted their full-year earnings per share (EPS) guidance. More earnings reports are due from retailers this week, highlighted by second-quarter...
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Medtronic, Snyder's-Lance and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 10:13am | 1074Read More...Insiders may buy shares of a company because they believe its stock price will move higher and want to profit from this anticipated rise. Sell-offs might provide an opportunity for insiders who have faith in a company to snatch up shares. Below are some stocks that have recently seen insider buying...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 21 (BBY, LOW, DELL, HPQ)
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:34am | 990Read More...This earnings season may be starting to wind down, but there are still plenty of quarterly reports on the schedule. This week we will hear from more retailers, including Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF). Tech companies Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:...
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St. Jude, Novo Nordisk and Other Health Care Stocks Worth a Look Now
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 7:20am | 1030Read More...While the fate of the 2010 health care reform law may rest in the hands of the Supreme Court, the nation's focus on health care has returned for the moment. For investors, the following health care picks all pay a dividend and have seen double-digit percentage growth in their share price since the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 21
Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 10:57am | 1061Read More...For a holiday-shorted week, there will still be plenty for investors and analysts to mull over on the earnings front. Quarterly results from global tech company Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), farm and construction equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) and food companies Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB...
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MAKO Surgical and Urologix Hit New 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 3:51pm | 322Read More...While the DJIA and S&P 500 dropped on today's opening, medical device makers MAKO Surgical (NASDAQ: MAKO) and Urologix (NYSE: ULGX) have reached new multiyear highs of $38.13 and $1.22 per share, respectively. MAKO Surgical reported last month that second-quarter revenue grew 81% year over...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 22
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12:31pm | 1014Read More...The earnings season may be winding down, along with the summer, but this week will bring some more quarterly reports from retailers. Here's a quick rundown of what analysts expect to see from them. Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE): EPS up 50.0% to $0.04 (reports Thursday) Express (NYSE: EXPR): EPS up 46...
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RTI Biologics and STAAR Surgical End the Week Near 52-Week Highs
Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 11:37am | 541Read More...The markets ended the week closing lower two days in a row. Yet small cap biotech companies RTI Biologics (NASDAQ: RTIX) and STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) rose to new 52-week highs of $3.75 and $7.08 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. RTI Biologics has been in a very strong...
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Fifteen Health Care ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:57pm | 1271Read More...iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Provider (NYSE: IHF) is up more than 19% year to date. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index, which measures the performance of the health care providers sector of the U.S. equity market. Top holdings include UnitedHealth...
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JP Morgan Provides Color on Medtronic
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 9:09am | 173Read More...JP Morgan provided color on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). In a research report published today, the rating agency commented on the criticism on the company's Infuse product. In the report, JP Morgan states, “Last Tuesday (6/28) The Spine Journal released a scathing criticism of Medtronic's Infuse....
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Morgan Keegan Provides Color on Medtronic
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 7:40am | 126Read More...Morgan Keegan provided color on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). In a research report published today, Morgan Keegan commented on the problems in some research, which had been sponsored by Medtronic. In the report, Morgan Keegan states, “Review of 13 InFuse Studies identifies important failings, especially...
