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Stocks To Watch For January 23, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 5:36am | 181Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $7.11 billion. McDonald's shares rose 0.13% to $95.00 in after-hours trading. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported better-than-expected...
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McDonald's, Sonic Turn to Tech, Mobile for Major Growth
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 4:09pm | 618By Helen Burnett-Nichols, Minyanville Staff Writer With the latest earnings reports starting to filter in from the fast food sector, some players say they are expecting a further technology boost to help fuel growth this year. Sonic (NASDAQ: SONC) was first out of the gate this week, reporting...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 8:50am | 145Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) from “equal-weight” to “overweight.” The target price for McDonald's has been raised from $93 to $115. McDonald's shares closed at $95.41 yesterday. Credit Suisse upgraded Aetna (NYSE: AET) from “neutral” to “outperform.” The target price...
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US Stock Futures Up; Alcoa Earnings, Jobless Claims Data In Focus
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 8:11am | 432Pre-open movers US stock futures surged in early pre-market trade. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is expected to report its quarterly earnings after the closing bell today. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 55 points to 16,462.00...
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Stocks that Pay Dividends are The Great Equalizers for Income Disparity
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 2:31pm | 459The Obama Administration is focusing the efforts of its second term on income inequality in the United States. Although Wall Street is associated with being the province of the wealthy, there is no place that any individual is treated more equitably than as a shareholder of a publicly-traded...
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UPDATE: McDonald's November Comparable Sales Rise 0.5%
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 9:32am | 56McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported a 0.5% rise in its global comparable sales in November. McDonald's US sales dropped 0.8% in the month, versus a 2.5% gain in the year-ago period. The fast-food chain's sales in Europe rose 1.9%, versus a 1.4% gain in the year-earlier period. McDonald's shares fell...
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Benzinga's Top #PreMarket Losers
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 9:20am | 107Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) dipped 1.13% to $44.45. Akamai's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 9.46%. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) shares dropped 0.68% to $96.15 in pre-market trading after the company reported a 0.5% rise in its November same-store sales. Transocean (NYSE: RIG) shares fell 0.26% to...
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Stocks To Watch For December 9, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 5:39am | 179Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN) to report a Q3 loss at $0.36 per share on revenue of $244.68 million. Layne Christensen shares dropped 2.36% to close at $15.72 on Friday. FLY Leasing (NYSE: FLY) priced $300...
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McDonald's Reiterates Commitment to Strategic Plan at Investor Meeting
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 1:09pm | 211During the Company's investor meeting today, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) President and Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson and members of senior management reiterated the Company's commitment to its strategic plan - the Plan to Win - and its global growth priorities of optimizing the menu,...
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UPDATE: McDonald's Q3 Profit Gains 4.6%
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 8:48am | 67McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported a 4.6% rise in its third-quarter profit. McDonald's quarterly profit surged to $1.52 billion, or $1.52 per share, from $1.46 billion, or $1.43 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 2.4% to $7.32 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 21, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 6:39am | 483AO Smith (NYSE: AOS) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $509.77 million. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $1.51 per share on revenue of $7.34 billion. Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $0....
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Stocks To Watch For October 21, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 6:37am | 180Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to report its Q3 earnings at $1.51 per share on revenue of $7.34 billion. McDonald's shares dropped 0.25% to $94.96 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL)...
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Stocks To Watch For September 19, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 4:11am | 174Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $4.29 billion. ConAgra shares gained 2.12% to $32.75 in after-hours trading. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) reported an 8% rise in first-...
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PreMarket Info Recap for September 10, 2013: Dow Shake-Up
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 9:31am | 218Have you ever woken up to find that a stock in your portfolio made a dramatic move overnight? Are you interested in learning how to understand each day's post-market and pre-market moves? Veteran traders Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick will give you all of the insights that you'll need to get in on...
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Benzinga's PreMarket Info Recap for July 22, 2013: S&P Makes New All-Time Highs
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 9:19am | 227Have you ever woken up to find that a stock in your portfolio made a dramatic move overnight? Are you interested in learning how to understand each day's post-market and pre-market moves? Veteran traders Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick will give you all of the insights that you'll need to get in on...