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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $686.83 million. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $16.08 billion. Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is estimated to report...

Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) surged 11.45% to $38.35 in the pre-market session. Thor Industries reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Life Partners Holdings (NASDAQ: LPHI) soared 6.56% to $3.90 in the pre-market trading. Life Partners Holdings confirmed that the Court ruled...

Life Partners Holdings (Nasdaq: LPHI), parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced today that Travis County District Judge Stephen Yelenosky ruled that the life settlement transactions that it facilitates are not securities under Texas law. Although subject to appeal, the ruling effectively...

Life Partners Holdings (NASDAQ: LPHI) shares advanced 27.40% to $1.86 at 9:45 am. Life Partners Holdings has a dividend yield of 28.20%. American Greetings (NYSE: AM) surged 17.71% to $16.88. American Greetings received a non-binding proposal from Zev Weiss, its Chief Executive Officer, and...

Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ: LOAN) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase allowing the buyback of up to 100,000 common shares in market or off-market transactions at prevailing prices over the next twelve months. The manner, timing and number of shares...

Analysts at Benchmark upgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from “hold” to “buy.” Moody's shares closed at $43.82 on Friday. Moody's PEG ratio is 1.14. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Crane Co (NYSE: CR) from “neutral” to “buy.” Crane's stock closed at $41.33 on Friday. Crane had $252.30 million in total...

Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced new full-year 2012 guidance. Moody's EPS guidance range for full-year 2012 is now $2.76 to $2.86. Moody's pro-forma EPS guidance range is $2.70 to $2.80. Pro-forma EPS excludes an approximate $0.06 per share benefit...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of small cap and microcap securities making big moves: NeoMedia Shares of NeoMedia (NEOM), the Boulder, CO barcode technology company, rose 140% Tuesday on 26 times average volume. NeoMedia Technologies announced Tuesday that it has granted...

Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPHI), parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced today that a Texas district judge on Friday refused to grant state officials the right to block Life Partners' business or appoint a receiver. Judge Orlinda Naranjo's order allows Life Partners to continue...

Life Partners Holdings (NASDAQ: LPHI) fell 21.42% to $1.54 at 9:52 am. Life Partners' trailing-twelve-month operating margin is -15.07%. Westway Group (NASDAQ: WWAY) shares dipped 18.27% to $5.6805. Westway Group has a dividend yield of 2.60%. Geomet (NASDAQ: GMETP) shares lost 13.50% to $3.46....

Below are the top mid-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) had $839.50 million in total cash for the latest quarter. However, Moody's had $1.24 billion in total debt for the same period. Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) had $770.9 million in...

Below are the top mid-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ: RRD) has a dividend yield of 8.70%. R.R. Donnelley's shares closed at $12.60 on Friday. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA) has a dividend yield...

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOAN) announced today that it had entered into a Line of Credit Agreement with Sterling National Bank pursuant to which the Bank has agreed to advance up to $3.5 million against assignments of mortgages and other collateral. Assaf Ran, Chairman of the Board...

Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) is expected to post its Q1 EPS at $1.39 on revenue of $8.68 billion. Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $1.24 on revenue of $4.18 billion. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is projected to post its Q1 earnings at $2.09 per share on revenue...