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Stocks turn higher after new report shows sales of new homes rise, but Greece debt problem looms A second straight upbeat home sales report is giving stocks a lift. The Commerce Department says Friday that sales of new homes jumped 27 percent in March, a month after hitting record lows. Stocks got...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank have released an update on PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP). The company reported its first-quarter results on Thursday. According to analysts, with plenty of deal-related charges and lumpy segment results in the first-quarter, the next three quarters should see relatively much...

According to an article on SeekingAlpha, everyone, including those who love dividend stocks, wants a deal that is close to the rock bottom price. However, long-term buy-and-hold investors are not famous for their ability to time the market and call the bottom. These investors can enjoy the benefits...

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) reported net income of $1.43 billion, or $0.76 a share, on revenues of $9.37 billion, marking a rise from the profits of $1.14 billion, or $0.71 a share, on revenues of $8.26 billion the previous year. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting earnings of $0.75 a share...

US stock market futures fell today after the market received further warning over the state of Greece's economy. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 49 points to 11010, those on the S&P 500 slipped 7.8 points to 1192.6. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures lost 13.25 points to 2012....

U.S. stocks ended a choppy session mixed Wednesday as traders appeared less enthusiastic to extend a rally that has put major indexes at multi-month highs.  Healthcare shares fell after a number of companies from the sector cut their earnings outlook, saying the U.S. healthcare overhaul will hurt...

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is expected to post its EPS at $0.75 for the first quarter. PEP’s shares fell 0.27% to $65.80 in the pre-market session. Wall Street expects Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) to have earned $0.47 per share in the first quarter. Shares of HSY fell 0.16% to $44.84 yesterday. Amazon (NASDAQ:...

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is expected to post its EPS at $0.75 for the first quarter. PEP’s shares fell 0.27% to $65.80 in the pre-market session. Wall Street expects Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) to have earned $0.47 per share in the first quarter. Shares of HSY fell 0.16% to $44.84 yesterday. Amazon (NASDAQ:...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported its first-quarter results today. The company reported a profit of $1.43 billion, or $0.89 per share, compared with a profit $1.14 billion, or $0.72 per share. Excluding items, the company made a profit of $0.76 per share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday April 22, 2010. Play earnings from eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and the anticipation of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) earnings with the SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology ETF (NYSE: MTK). Pepsico (NYSE: PEP...

Consumer products giant, and often misspelled, Procter & Gamble (PG) has raised it's dividend by 9.5%. Here is a glance at Procter's recent dividend history:2007 = $1.362008 = $1.552009 = $1.722010 = $1.89 (EST) This represents a compound annual growth rate of the dividend of almost 12%....

Better-than-expected profit reports from some big Wall Street names helped overcome concerns that increased financial regulations would limit banks’ lending abilities and eat into their profits.  Stocks managed to end higher for a second consecutive day as investors picked up stocks from every...

US stocks opened higher today, after several companies posted strong earnings. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points, or 0.3%, to 11123, in early trading, the Nasdaq Composite has moved up only 0.4%. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 0.5%, led by the...