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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:46am | 102Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) shares advanced 9.54% to $7.12 in the pre-market session. AMD swung to Q2 profit. SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK) shares advanced 2.36% to $42.55 in the pre-market session. SNDK reported upbeat quarterly results. General Electric Co (NYSE: GE) climbed 1.77% to $...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:27am | 396Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning. The Eurozone leaders agreed on the form of the second Greek bailout. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 41 points to 12,731.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 2.30 points to 1,344.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained...
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UPDATE: GE Reports 21% Surge In Q2 Net Income; Shares Rise In Pre-Market
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:11am | 83General Electric Co (NYSE: GE) reported a 21% rise in its second-quarter net income. GE's quarterly earnings surged to $3.77 billion, or $0.35 per share, from $3.11 billion, or $0.28 per share, in the year-ago period. Its operating earnings came in at $0.34 per share. GE's earnings from...
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U.S. Equity Markets Shrug Off Negative Economic News in Favor of Positive Earnings
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:02am | 316Equity markets in the United States have shown remarkable resilience in the wake of recent economic events, as U.S. leaders square off over the deficit and the European Union continues to grapple with the onslaught of sovereign debt issues. While the media continues to spotlight the slow progress...
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3M to Acquire the Do-It-Yourself and Professional Business of GPI Group; Terms Not Disclosed
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 6:58am | 623M (NYSE: MMM) announced earlier today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the do-it-yourself and professional business of GPI Group. GPI is a manufacturer and marketer of home improvement products such as tapes, hooks, insulation and floor protection products and accessories...
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US Stock Futures Up; GE Earnings In Focus
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 6:27am | 441US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting quarterly earnings from General Electric Co (NYSE: GE). The Eurozone leaders agreed on the form of the second Greek bailout. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 48 points to 12,738.00 and futures on the S&P 500...
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Earnings Scheduled For July 22
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 4:34am | 353General Electric Co (NYSE: GE) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.32 on revenue of $34.72 billion. Schlumberger NV (NYSE: SLB) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $9.17 billion. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of...
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Five Industrial ETFs Your Broker Forgot To Mention
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 4:14am | 641There is more to the world of industrials stocks than just Dow components Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Electric (NYSE: GE), though those are fine stocks in their own right. And there is more to world of industrials ETFs than just a Dow tracking ETF or the Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE...
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3M Company Earnings Preview: Analyts Expect Higher Earnings, Revenue from Prior Quarter
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 2:45pm | 5803M Company (NYSE: MMM) unveils its next round of earnings this Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street expects a positive EPS reading of $1.60 per share and revenues of $7.6...
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Illinois Tool Works Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Rising Revenue Over Last Quarter
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 2:14pm | 590Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Illinois Tool Works' second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting a positive EPS reading of $1.02 per share and revenues of...
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Earnings Preview: First Solar Revenue Expected to Rise Over Last Quarter
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:43pm | 550First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at the company's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street expects a positive EPS reading of 97 cents per share and revenues of $589.6 million....
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Options Brief: McDermott International
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:36pm | 92Shares of McDermott International (NYSE: MDR) are higher on the session by 1.38%, trading at $21.28. Overall put volume is now running at 3.82x the daily average, with 72% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,036 contracts have traded on the session so far. McDermott International...
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Dividend Stock ETFs vs. Dividend Stock Mutual Funds
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 12:13pm | 98When it comes to dividend stock investing for a retirement portfolio, investors have the following three ways: Invest in dividend stocks directly. Invest[...more...] (MCD) (CVX) (SPX) (COP) (PEP) (KO) (UTX) (IBM) (PG) (XOM...
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This Coal Stock May Get Acquired, Should You Buy It?
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 10:29am | 732Takeovers are like Christmas morning for Wall Street. Everyone gets excited and wonders what's next. We could see some consolidation in the coal space, and investors would probably rather have coal in their stockings than a new Transformer or Nerf gun, especially if Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT...
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MR. ROBINSON MOVES TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 9:05am | 748Remember Mr. Robinson? This brings back childhood memories doesn't it? While it is fun to go back and watch those SNL episodes a real life Mr. Robinson is taking advantage of the real estate crisis in Flower Mound, Tx. It seems like his neighbors aren't too happy, but I applaud his ability to...