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Icahn Enterprises L.P. Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $3.48 per Unit
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 8:11am | 67Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NYSE: IEP) reported revenues of $2,825 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $2,343 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Net income attributable to Icahn Enterprises was $298 million for the three months ended September 30,...
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What Two Dow Stocks Increased Dividends for Over 50 Years?
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:04pm | 421Even if you haven't owned a stock for fifty years and even if you haven't lived for fifty years, it is nice to know that there are companies that have rewarded their shareholders with annual dividend increases for over fifty. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has posted a list of over...
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Textron Seeing Bullish Options Flow (TXT)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:46am | 173Shares of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) are higher on the session by 1.82%, currently trading at $21.82. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months after bouncing off of the $15.88 level. Shares have recently broken out and have a short-term price target of $24.20. Options...
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GE Signs Wind Turbine Service Agreement with SSE
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:46am | 87SSE Generation Ltd. has signed a comprehensive and flexible service agreement with GE (NYSE: GE) covering its fleet of 127 GE wind turbines in operation across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new agreement will provide a wide range of technical support services for SSE's GE wind turbines,...
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GE Oil & Gas Awarded $120 Million in Deepwater Equipment Orders
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:34am | 76GE (NYSE: GE) Oil & Gas' drilling & production business has been awarded two contracts totaling more than $120 million by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) of South Korea, one of the world's leading specialized shipbuilding and offshore contractors. Under the...
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Carlisle Companies Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $.17
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 9:51am | 41The Board of Directors of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on December 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2010.
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GE Healthcare Announces FDA Clearance of CARESCAPE Monitor
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 9:03am | 72GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced FDA clearance of the CARESCAPE™ Monitor B650, a flexible patient monitoring solution that supports efficient clinical decision-making. The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 improves data integration and connectivity by directly linking to the GE Healthcare CARESCAPE...
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3 M - Diversified Manufacturer Lowers Forecast
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 1:18pm | 402I can hardly overstate how important it is to let go of companies that are incurring rising raw material costs. One by one, they are being taken to the woodshed. Last week, KMB (NYSE: KMB) manufacturer of diapers lowered guidance because of higher cotton costs. Investors sold with prejudice. The...
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Thank GDP It's Friday - Finally Some Facts
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 1:32pm | 1968By Phil of Phil's Stock World Is bad news going to be good news? Last quarter, after several adjustments, it has been decided that our GDP grew at a 1.7% rate. The general consensus is that this quarter we should be up around 2% but the whisper number is a big miss, down to 1.3...
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PHG Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:03am | 112Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV's (PHG) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 7.55. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for 2010 increased by 16 cents over the past month to $2.46 per share. Koninklijke Philips is a Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong...
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Stock Market News for October 29, 2010 - Market News
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:03am | 1145Stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as investors weighed mixed earnings reports and a possible announcement from the Federal Reserve to buy bonds. 3M Co.'s downbeat earnings and its tepid full-year outlook wiped off market's initial advance that was fueled by a surprise drop in initial claims. The...
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Siemens Wins U.S. Contract - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:33am | 430Siemens AG (SI) has won a $466 million order to build 70 electric locomotives for Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone Corridor lines in the U.S.A. The locomotives will be built at Siemens' existing light rail manufacturing facility in Sacramento, California. The locomotive platform has been...
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3M's 3Q a Dramatic Reversal In Earnings Momentum, J.P. Morgan Reports
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:07am | 1023M Company's (NYSE: MMM) 3Q comes in stark contrast to 1H, bringing a dramatic reversal in earnings momentum, and below average growth, showing the real possibility that earnings could be down in 2011, J.P. Morgan reports. “3M does not look cheap, it remains a consensus Sell Side long, and with...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Printed Circuit Boards Industry With The Highest ROE (RAVN, IEC, FLEX, PLXS)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 5:49am | 133Below are the top printed circuit board stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Raven Industries Inc (NASDAQ: RAVN) is 25.11%. RAVN's quarterly earnings surged 34.60% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...
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Fast Money Traders Give Their Opinions On LVS, MMM, AN And USU
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:25pm | 223CNBC Fast Money's, Guy Adami thinks that Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is going higher, but he doesn't want to rush in and buy it tomorrow. He wants to wait for it to come down after today's huge move higher. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) gained 8.69% on better than expected 3Q results. Joe Terranova...