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Top 5 Mid-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Industrial Goods Sector With The Highest Net Income (FWLT, JOYG, FAST, LECO, BEAV)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 7:23am | 167Below are the top 5 mid-cap industrial goods stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of net income. Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ: FWLT) has a trailing-twelve-month net income of $417.1 million. FWLT’s trailing-twelve-month ROE is 57.21%. Joy Global Inc (NASDAQ: JOYG) has a trailing-twelve-month net income of $...
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Ingersoll-Rand (IR) Drops In Early Trading
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 11:36am | 118Shares of Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) have dropped by over 6% in early trading in New York today. Earlier today, the Dublin, Ireland-based Company announced its first-quarter results. Ingersoll-Rand reported a first-quarter profit of $1.4 million, compared with a loss of $26.7 million it...
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Company News for April 23, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 10:00am | 322• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported after the close with results of 45 cents up from estimates of 42 cents versus 33 cents a year ago, with revenues up 6.2%, to $14.5 billion, versus Street estimates of $14.47 billion • Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) posted earnings of 66 cents versus last year's 41 cents...
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Stock Market News for April 23, 2010 - Market News
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 10:00am | 342President Obama’s conciliatory tone on financial reform sent traders back on the buying table around midday after Moody’s downgrade of Greece’s credit rating and uncertainty about the country’s financial system resulted in a sharp sell off in the morning session. The Dow Jones industrial average,...
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Ingersoll-Rand plc (IR) Misses Wall Street Forecasts
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:02am | 119Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE: IR) released financial results on Friday morning that failed to meet Wall Street estimates. Ingersoll-Rand plc reported that it swung to a 1st quarter profit of $1.4 million, or 0 cents per share, from a loss of $26.7 million, or 8 cents per share, a year earlier....
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Dover (DOV) Beats Estimates, Raises Guidance
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 8:45am | 98Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) on Friday morning released financial results that easily beat Wall Street expectations. Dover Corporation reported that its 1st quarter profit doubled to $108.1 million, or 58 cents per share, from $53.4 million, or 29 cents per share, a year earlier. Dover Corporation...
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Ecuador: Correa’s Play for Greater Influence in the Oil Sector
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 8:25am | 2000Summary Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is pressuring foreign oil investors to change from production-sharing agreements to service contracts, or else face expropriation. Correa is looking to enhance the state’s authority over oil revenues and thus enhance his own political security, but is...
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Ecuador: Correa’s Play for Greater Influence in the Oil Sector
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 8:25am | 2000Summary Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is pressuring foreign oil investors to change from production-sharing agreements to service contracts, or else face expropriation. Correa is looking to enhance the state’s authority over oil revenues and thus enhance his own political security, but is...
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Dover Corporation’s (DOV) First-Quarter Profit Drops
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 8:18am | 122Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) reported today that its first-quarter profit doubled on the back of higher sales and gains from acquisition. The company reported a first-quarter profit of $10.8.1 million, or $0.58 per share, compared with a profit of $53.4 million, or $0.29 per share it reported in...
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Danaher (DHR) Net Income Up 26%
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 6:40am | 90Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced financial results on Thursday morning that beat Wall Street expectations. Danaher Corp. reported that 1st quarter net income climbed 26% to $300.2 million, or 89 cents per share, up from $237.7 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding...
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Cramer Likes Oil
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 6:13pm | 166On CNBC's Mad Money Stop Trading segment, Jim Cramer let investors know that he is a fan of the oil sector right now. Cramer is really bullish on cyclical plays like the oil drilling sector. “It is amazing to see this group, really breaking out.” Cramer likes Schlumberger (SLB) based on the...
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Latest Zignals Trading Strategies Signals
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:54am | 1134Earnings season continues in what's set to be a mixed day for US markets. Corey of Afraid to Trade has an interesting take on the action of the past couple of days, suggesting - at least from an intraday perspective - the rally has more room to run. However, current action from the FTSE 250 (MIDD...
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ETN’s Results Reflect Improving Outlook For Rest Of 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:28pm | 143Analysts at Citigroup maintain their "buy" rating on Eaton Corp (NYSE: ETN). The target price for ETN is set to $82. Eaton posted its Q1 adjusted EPS significantly ahead of the estimates and consensus. “Despite continued non-residential construction weakness in developed markets, top-line results...
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US Stocks Open Higher On Earnings Beat
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 1:12pm | 279US stocks opened higher today, after several companies posted strong earnings. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points, or 0.3%, to 11123, in early trading, the Nasdaq Composite has moved up only 0.4%. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 0.5%, led by the...
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Jefferies & Company, Inc. Maintains Hold Rating On Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 11:18am | 86Analysts at Jefferies & Company, Inc. have released an update on Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH). The company has reported its third-quarter results. Parker-Hannifin reported EPS of $0.94 in the third-quarter, which was ahead of analysts’ estimate of $0.72 and consensus of $0.76....