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Stock Market News for May 3, 2010 - Market News
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 2:07pm | 445U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on the last trading day of the month after investors decided to pull money out of the market, worried by reports of a criminal investigation against Goldman Sachs. At least two firms, prompted by reports of the criminal probe, cut their ratings on the investment...
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Skyworks (SWKS): Stock Up, Volatility Down
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 9:25am | 1579New traders can sometimes be disappointed when they buy a call ahead of an earnings report. What if the company reports great earnings, the underlying stock moves higher, and the calls either break even or lose money? Earnings can be bullish or bearish catalysts for a stock and they can sometimes...
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Honda Recalls 167,000 Cars (HMC)
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 3:45pm | 121Honda Motors (NYSE: HMC) is recalling 167,000 cars from its luxury Acura division due to the risk of fire within the engine compartment. The automaker is set to recall 2004 to 2008 Acura TSX sedans because hoses that carry power steering fluid could become brittle and begin to crack. The fluid has...
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Auto Safety Norms Set To Toughen
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:45am | 121Key members of Congress are working on a bill that will give far more power to federal auto safety regulators over automakers and recalls. The move comes in the wake of the Toyota ADR) (NYSE: TM) debacle, where the company paid a measly $16.4million fine for a delayed recall of defective vehicles...
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Top 5 NYSE Large-Cap Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Highest Cash (TM, F, PC, HMC, KO)
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 6:54am | 167Below are the top 5 large-cap consumer goods stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) had $43.48 billion cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $136.04 billion. Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) had $31.70 billion cash in the latest quarter, while its...
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Looks Like a Potential "Double Top" in Ford (F)
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 9:40am | 543One of the stock stars of the past year has been Ford Motor (F). In fact, you could throw a dart into the auto sector space and make bundles of money, but Ford has name recognition among the masses, versus the supplier base. The company reported a very good quarter 2 days ago, and this has...
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The Buckingham Research Group Maintains Buy Rating On Ford Motor Company (F)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 3:45pm | 111Analysts Joseph C. Amaturo and Steffanie C. Castaneda at The Buckingham Research Group have released an update on Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). On Tuesday, the company reported its first-quarter results. Following the strong first-quarter results reported by Ford, analysts have maintained their...
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Markets Fall, Volatility Spikes (F, MMM, DD, VIX)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:17pm | 131Volatility has spiked to multi-month highs in trading today as the major averages have come under substantial selling pressure. The catalyst for the selling was a downgrade by Standard & Poor's of Greek ratings to junk and Portuguese ratings to A-minus. The ratings downgrades helped to...
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Ford Quarterly Profits Exceed Expectations; Forecasts Raised
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:10am | 269Ford Motors (NYSE: F), America’s second largest automaker, today announced its first-quarter profits, handily beating analysts' expectations. F also raised its profits forecasts for the year, apart from boosting its North American production for the second quarter by 30,000 vehicles. The Dearborn,...
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:CCE) Beats Forecasts, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Revenue Jumps, and Ford (NYSE:F) Swings To $2.1 Billion Profit
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:33am | 1015Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced on Tuesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates. Ford Motor reported that it swung to a 1st quarter profit of $2.1 billion, 50 cents per share, from a loss of $1.4 billion, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier. According to a survey of...
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Ford Announces First Quarter Profits (F)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:35am | 132Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has reported its quarterly numbers. The automaker has reported a profit for the fourth consecutive quarter. It has earned a net profit of $2.1 billion in its first-quarter, up from a loss of $1.4 billion a year earlier. The company earned $1.2 billion from its...
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Stock Market News for April 27, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:30am | 471U.S. stocks started a busy earnings week on a dull note as worries about financial reform and Greece’s lingering debt concerns hit the broader market. Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) strong earnings report and a flurry of corporate deals gave an initial lift to stocks but financial concerns sent the...
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Company News for April 27, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:30am | 218• Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), reporting production output at an "all-time high," posted a one penny earnings beat of 52 cents, topping estimates of 51 cents, and improved from last year's $0.01, on revenues of $3.21 billion versus projections of $3.14 billion. The company provided upside current...
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Stocks To Watch On April 27, 2010 (UPS, DD, F, DWA, MMM)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 7:21am | 168Stocks that may be in focus today are: Wall Street expects United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS) to have earned $0.74 a share in Q1. UPS gained 0.31% in the after hours session. DuPont (NYSE: DD) is expected to report earnings of $1.06 a share for Q1. Shares of DD gained 0.95% in after hours. Ford...
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Stock Market News for April 26, 2010 - Market News
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 9:30am | 439A strong report on new home sales and better-than-expected earnings from American Express sent stocks higher Friday and helped the Dow average register its 11th gain in the last 12 trading sessions. On Friday, the Dow average rose 70 points, or about 0.6%, for its eighth straight weekly advance....