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Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) announced the resignation of Robert W. Hau as the company's chief financial officer, and the appointment of Joseph W. Reitmeier as the company's new chief financial officer, both effective July 17, 2012. Hau, who is leaving to pursue another opportunity, will...

Below are the top appliances stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on assets. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at National Presto Industries (NYSE: NPK) is 12.11%. National Presto Industries' operating margin for the same period is 17.06%. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at...

Analysts at Jefferies upgraded Wolverine World Wide Inc (NYSE: WWW) from “hold” to “buy.” WWW's shares closed at $40.10 yesterday. Wolverine World Wide's PEG ratio is 1.38. RBC Capital upgraded Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) from “underperform” to “sector perform.” MAS' stock closed at $13.93...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 23 points to 13,195.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2.50 points to 1,397.90. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 4.50 points to 2,714.00. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were...

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 10 points to 13,154.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2 points to 1,396.50. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 3 points to 2,733.75. US stocks closed...

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $611.5 million. Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is projected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.90 per share. General Cable Corp (NYSE: BGC) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $1.40 billion...

According to a research report published this morning, J.P. Morgan has increased Lennox International's (NYSE: LII) PT from $34 to $42. In the report, J.P. Morgan commented, "Going forward, we acknowledge that many investors will struggle with valuation, but this becomes less relevant near...

There was a ‘small' percentage of a chance that the BoJ was to continue along the easing path earlier this week after last month's surprise announcement. However, Governor Shirakawa refrained from expanding monetary easing to counter deflation, resisting pressure from his fellow politicians who...

Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Chief Executive Officer Todd M. Bluedorn as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Richard L. Thompson as Lead Director.  These changes will be effective upon conclusion of the 2012 annual...

Below are the top appliances stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on assets. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at National Presto Industries Inc (NYSE: NPK) is 14.14%. NPK's revenue for the same period is $453.99 million. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at...

Citigroup lowers its rating on Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) to Neutral from Buy as the company's until-now strong units start to show weakness. Citigroup says, "Paints' dismal results (10.1% EBIT margin, one of the lowest in the last 10+ years) and management's commentary about increased...

Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) is trading lower on the session following its Q4 earnings announcement. The company reported EPS of $(0.09) vs $(0.02) estimate and revenues of $1.74 billion vs $1.78 billion estimate. CEO of Masco, Tim Wadhams said: “While 2011 was a difficult year, we head into...

Zebra Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: ZBRA) moved down 9% to $36.10 in the pre-market session. Zebra Technologies reported a 24% rise in its fourth-quarter net income. NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) shares fell 6.85% to $27.35 in the pre-market trading. NYX shares have dropped 22.98% over the past 52 weeks...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports and retail-sales data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 13 points to 12,848.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1.50 points to 1,350.60. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 5 points to 2,572.75...