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Futures Follow Asian Markets Higher, GE Deal in Focus
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 8:17am | 52Stock futures pointed to a modestly positive start to the trading week on Monday as positive economic policy news out of the China help lift global markets while U.S. investors also focused on a $1.3 billion purchase by General Electric (NYSE: GE).
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Futures Follow Asian Markets Higher, GE Deal in Focus
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 8:17am | 52Stock futures pointed to a modestly positive start to the trading week on Monday as positive economic policy news out of the China help lift global markets while U.S. investors also focused on a $1.3 billion purchase by General Electric (NYSE: GE).
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US Stock Futures Up On Gain In Overseas Markets, GE In Focus
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:57am | 233US stock futures are higher this morning, as strong gains from global markets lifted investor sentiment. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 7 points to 11,351.00, while those for the S&P 500 rose 0.20 point to 1,236.20. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 1 point to 2,216....
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News Lifts Major Averages Friday 12-10-2010
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 7:25pm | 746Cusick's Corner Rates at 0%, bond yields plummeting, cash is in the market and the Bull is fully vested at this stage. While you will still hear the word “oversold” for weeks to come, that's positive for the market, especially since we settled at levels not seen since '08. Hit the blog www....
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Markets Go At Highs On The Day
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 5:20pm | 137The broader markets closed at their highs of the session. The Dow closed at 11,410 up 40.26 points. This was led by a rise in General Electric (NYSE: GE), which raised its quarterly dividend by 17%. The NASDAQ finished the day up 20.87 points to 2,637. Stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and...
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UTX Reaffirms 2010 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 5:03pm | 453United Technologies Corp. (UTX) reaffirmed its 2010 earnings per share guidance of $4.70 on sales of $54 billion. It also guided 2011 earnings per share at $5.05 to $5.35, a year-over-year growth of 7% to 14%. Revenues for 2011 are expected to be $56 billion to $57 billion, up 4% to 6% from...
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Call Volume Surges on General Electric (GE)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:27pm | 148Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) are higher on the session by 3.59%, currently trading at $17.74. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past five months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Shares hit a fresh six-month today as well. On...
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UTX Reaffirms 2010 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:18pm | 453United Technologies Corp. (UTX) reaffirmed its 2010 earnings per share guidance of $4.70 on sales of $54 billion. It also guided 2011 earnings per share at $5.05 to $5.35, a year-over-year growth of 7% to 14%. Revenues for 2011 are expected to be $56 billion to $57 billion, up 4% to 6% from...
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Market Update (SPY, QQQQ, DIA)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 2:47pm | 63The broader indexes are solidly higher, led by the NASDAQ and S&P 500. At last check, the NASDAQ was up 17 points, good for a gain of 0.7%. the S&P was up nearly 6 points, a gain of about 0.5%. The Dow was up 22 points, thanks in large point to a dividend raise by General Electric (NYSE:...
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Trade Deficit Tumbles - Good News! - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:57pm | 2936The Trade Deficit fell in October to $38.71 billion from $46.60 billion in September. The fall in the trade deficit is very good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $44.5 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 19.8%...
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GE Raises Dividend
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:59pm | 39General Electric (NYSE: GE) just announced it was raising its quarterly dividend 17% to 14 cents per share. The stock jumped on this news, and is now up 28 cents to $17.41, a gain of 1.6%.
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GE Increases Dividend 17% to $.14
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:51pm | 67The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today raised the Company's quarterly dividend 17% from $0.12 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to $0.14 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable January 25,...
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Trade Deficit Tumbles - Good News! - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:22pm | 2936The Trade Deficit fell in October to $38.71 billion from $46.60 billion in September. The fall in the trade deficit is very good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $44.5 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 19.8%...
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ABB Strengthens Software Portfolio - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 6:03pm | 604Recently, ABB Ltd. (ABB) entered into an agreement to acquire a US based privately owned specialist software provider, Insert Key Solutions (IKS). ABB will include the solutions from IKS to that of Ventyx software portfolio, acquired by the company in May 2010. The IKS portfolio matches with ABB'...
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Tyco International Seeks Shareholder Approval to 20% Annual Dividend Increase
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 6:00pm | 96The Board of Directors of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) today declared a quarterly dividend of 0.23 Swiss Francs (CHF) per share, payable on February 23, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 28, 2011, subject to a required filing with the Swiss Commercial...