Railroads

Today after the close CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) will report its first-quarter results. Analysts are looking for a profit of 69 cents per share on sales of $2.38 billion. Last quarter the company beat on the bottom line but top line results were weak. The rails carry a wide array of goods from...

Market participants appeared enthusiastic as another earnings season got underway and European Union leaders agreed to provide debt-ridden Greece with a $40 billion financial lifeline.  However, the day’s highlight was the Dow average’s rise above 11,000; it had last crossed that level just after...

Some of the shares that are expected to see active trading in today’s session are: Bellwether of the tech sector, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), is due to announce its quarterly results after the market closes today. INTC is expected to post earnings of $0.38 per share. INTC has risen by 0.14% in after...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday April 13, 2010. With CSX (NYSE: CSX) reporting earnings after the bell, watch the Dow Jones Transportation Average (NYSE: IYT). With Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) report after the close, watch the Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH). The Claymore/...

The S&P 500 started trading last Friday at the same level at which it closed on Monday of the same week. The Dow and NASDAQ were also flat on the week. Even though Alcoa (AA) officially kicks off earnings season today, there were some earnings reports last week that began to pepper in a little...

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an 18-month high of 10,997 Friday, after briefly crossing the 11,000 level, as speculation grew European leaders had agreed to a plan to breathe life into Greece’s ailing finances. Although broader worries about the economy remained in place, investors...

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is seeing some bullish call activity ahead of its earnings report on April 22. Shares of the nation's largest railroad are down slightly today by 29 cents, or 0.38%, to $75.26. However, in earlier trading shares broke out to a fresh 52-week high of $75.98. Options traders...

“On Thursday FedEx (FDX) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped already optimistic expectations. Earnings per share of 76 cents were more than double the 31 cents in the year-ago quarter and topped the average analyst estimate for 72 cents. The news follows last month’s fourth-quarter...

Robin Griffiths, technical strategist at Cazenova Capital, told CNBC Monday morning that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is giving investors a clear signal that the economy will double dip. You can view the clip here. Mr. Griffiths cites the Dow Theory in his analysis, but makes some alterations. The...

Bloomberg has reported that despite the downgrades to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A), investors showed their faith, and pushed the price of default protection on the firm. Berkshire credit-default swaps fell to their lowest level in 17 months, ending at 128.1 basis points yesterday in New...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) sold stakes in Procter& Gamble (NYSE: PG), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to fund the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI). The company also sold 34 % of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) to fund the largest...