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Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.52 vs. $0.61 Estimate; Revenues $366.6M vs. $398.78M Estimate

Alright, so in Brazil we've got an emerging markets titan, the largest economy in Latin America, a place where deal-making and share offerings are on the rise and a growing middle class that is availing themselves of basic financial services products in growing numbers. All of that should be good...

Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF), the holding company of the Stifel brokerage, is set to report earnings after the close of the market on Monday, May 9, 2011. Wall Street is expecting $395M in revenue and an EPS of $0.62. The top line consensus estimate is calling for 25% growth from the...

Professional networking site LinkedIn Corporation is scheduled to raise as much as $274 million on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: LNKD) in its upcoming initial public offering. LinkedIn plans to sell 7.84 million shares at an estimated price range of $32 to $35 a share....

Goldman (NYSE: GS) turns "tactically" neutral on stocks and believes the S&P is not pricing in a "downshift in the macro picture" reports ZeroHedge.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) first-quarter profit rose to $258 million, or $1.07 a share, from $106 million. () is trading at a price of $1.69,a dramatic change of 0.06 with % change of 3.68 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in...

According to the BrandZ Top 100 ranking, Apple Inc., (NASDAQ:AAPL), designs, manufactures and markets a range of personal computers has overtaken Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) as the world's most valuable brand. Apple with a stock market capitalization of $319.4 billion, compared with Google's $172....

TD Ameritade Holding Corp. (AMTD) E TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC) GS upgrades ETRADE  and downgrades Ameritrade United States Steel Corporation (X) Barron's says the shares could rally 65% over the next year. The daily is very oversold and the stock has been steadily downtrending. Off of its...

Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) today announced that it entered into two separate Accelerated Share Repurchase agreements with Goldman, Sachs & Co. (NYSE: GS) to repurchase an aggregate of $100 million of Plantronics' common stock under an accelerated share repurchase program. "In connection with...

Goldman Sachs is moving E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) to Buy and lowering shares of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) to Neutral “in advance of what is likely to be a "seasonally slower trading period.” “Moreover, the decline in recent yields will lead to lower asset...

It looks like, Oil prices could drop as low as $90 a barrel later this month as the global economy slows and unrest in the Middle East eventually fades. Crude oil for June delivery rose $2.91 to $100.09 a barrel. Gold for June delivery rose $14.80 to $1,506.50 an ounce, and silver for July...

Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) recommends buying Vertex (NASDAQ: VRTX) July $55 call options.

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $119.45 million. Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ: CHDN) is estimated to post a Q1 loss at $0.32 per share on revenue of $126.65 million. Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0....

Sanders Morris Harris Group (NASDAQ:SMHG) is trading at a price of $7.98,a dramatic change of 0.14 with % change of 1.79 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 233.68M. Sanders Morris Harris...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) shares fell below the $150 level, as rumors of Greece leaving the Eurozone have started to come out. Goldman Sachs broke the $150 level, but started to come back after the rumors were denied. The German newspaper Der Spiegel reported the news, citing unnamed sources. Der...