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US Stock Futures Up On Debt Agreement
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 4:06am | 303US stock futures are higher this morning, after Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives reached an agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 119 points to 12,207.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 8.50...
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UPDATE: Honda Reports 88% Drop In Profit, Raises Full-Year Forecast
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 3:07am | 93Honda Motor Co (NYSE: HMC) reported an 88% decline in its quarterly profit and lifted its full-year outlook. Honda reported its April-June profit at 31.7 billion yen ($406 million), down from 272.4 billion yen, in the year-ago period. Honda now projects a 230 billion yen ($2.9 billion) profit...
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Stocks To Watch For August 1
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 1:58am | 185Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to report its Q2 EPS at $2.06 on revenue of $9.32 billion. Humana shares dropped 0.01% to $74.57 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Allstate Corporation (The) (NYSE: ALL) to report its Q2...
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Stocks to Watch for Monday 8/01/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 9:55pm | 3407Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 1
Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 9:02am | 1197Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...
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Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/28/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 1:37am | 3403Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Wednesday's S&P 500 Sector Recap: Hottest and Coldest Sectors
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 4:36pm | 1734The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...
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Harry Reid Is A Liar
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 2:28pm | 701Senator Harry Reid's (D-NV) plan that came out earlier this week was SUPPOSED to cut the deficit by $2.7 trillion over the next decade. Well results are back from the Congressional Budget Office. Turns out that Reid is lying, and his cuts are nowhere near what he claims. The CBO says that the...
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Lifestyles Of The Rich & The Famous
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 10:21am | 709"Lifestyles of the rich and famous, They're always complainin', Always complainin'" -Good Charlotte Sure having more money means more problems, but it does help make life a little easier if you have some money. In an article from Bloomberg, where the rich and famous live, the Hamptons, is...
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JP Morgan Comments on Ford Motor Company
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 8:40am | 247J.P. Morgan has published a report on Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) tweaking EPS predictions upward. In the report, J.P. Morgan wrote, "We tweak our H2.2011e EPS up on more favorable tax rate assumptions, partly offset by higher cost assumptions, but leave outer-year EPS unchanged. Ford's Q2 leads...
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Earnings Roundup
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 7:43am | 1811Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) reported a 20% rise in its second-quarter profit. Boeing's quarterly profit surged to $941 million, or $1.25 per share, from $787 million, or $1.06 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue gained 6% y/y to $16.54 billion from $15.57 billion. However, analysts were...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy on Ford
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 7:41am | 142Jefferies is out with its report today on Ford (NYSE: F), reiterating Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "While Ford lacks a clear catalyst, we note that the shares seem to discount a lot of potential bad news despite strong execution (particularly on pricing). The stock's trading at 3....
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Nissan Motor Reports 20% Decline In FQ1 Net Profit
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 3:48am | 90Nissan Motor Co Ltd (OTC: NSANY) reported a 20% drop in its net profit for the fiscal first quarter. Nissan posted its quarterly net profit at Y85.02 billion, down from Y106.65 billion, in the year-ago period. Analysts were expecting a net profit of Y41.95 billion. Its sales climbed 1.6% y/y to Y2...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Recreational Vehicles Industry With The Highest Cash
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 3:10am | 130Below are the top recreational vehicles stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) had $778.23 million in total cash and $5.69 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Polaris Industries Inc (NYSE: PII) had $346.32 million in total cash and $200.02...
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Ford Looking To Reinstate Dividend Says Mulally
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:37am | 149Ford (NYSE: F) CEO Alan Mulally appeared on CNBC just after noon on Tuesday to talk about the company's growth in the current economy. When asked how Ford is dealing with the ongoing economic debt crisis, Mulally said that, “it's weighing on everybody. It's all about confidence and focusing on the...