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Piper Jaffray Gives Apple Earnings Preview
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:25am | 201Piper Jaffray Believes Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Dec. quarter results could be ahead of the Street driven by strong iPad and iPhone results. Mac and iPod will likely land in line with consensus. Bottom line: iPhone and iPad remain somewhat of a wildcard, albeit positive, and we believe solid holiday...
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Trading Plan for Jan 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:11am | 608Current Long Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None Current Short Positions (stop-losses in parentheses): None BIAS: 100% Cash Economic Reports Due Out (Times are EST): Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Housing Market Index (10am) My...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:45am | 467Pre-open movers US stock futures are mostly higher this morning as investors are awaiting earnings report from several companies. However, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dropped in pre-market trading. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38 points to 11,763 and S&P 500 futures...
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Par Technology Corporation Announces Death of Executive Officer
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:32am | 30PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) announced today the unexpected death of Ed Soladay, President of ParTech, Inc., PAR's largest wholly owned subsidiary.
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Jefferes Reiterates Buy On Apple (AAPL)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:20am | 106Jefferies & Co. is reiterating its Buy rating and $450 price target on shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) after Steve Jobs announced he was taking a medical leave yesterday. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of an indeterminant nature with an unkown...
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US Stock Futures Mostly Up As Investors Await Earnings Report, Apple Shares Drop
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 7:35am | 403US stock futures are mostly higher this morning as investors are awaiting earnings report from several companies. However, shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dropped in pre-market trading. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37 points to 11,762.00 and S&P 500 futures gained 2.20...
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Earnings Scheduled For January 18 (IBM, AAPL, DAL, FAST, AMTD, C, LLTC, CRRC, FRX, WDC, CREE)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:27am | 291International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $4.08 per share on revenue of $28.26 billion. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is likely to report its FQ4 EPS at $5.38 on revenue of $24.38 billion. Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE: DAL) is forecast to post its earnings at...
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Stocks To Watch For January 18 (AAPL, IBM, C, AMTD, DAL)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:19am | 213Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) to report its FQ4 EPS at $5.38 on revenue of $24.38 billion. Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Jobs reported that he will take another medical leave for focusing on his health. AAPL...
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Schwab Expands Domestic ETF Offerings With REITs and Mid-Caps
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:00am | 739Schwab expanded its ETF line-up last Thursday (1/13/11) with the addition of Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) and Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF (SCHM). Both have low expense ratios of 0.13% and will have commission-free trading for Schwab customers. Schwab is not showing any signs of fear as it prepares for...
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Five ETF Earnings Plays For The Week Ahead
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 3:47am | 372With earnings season set to kick into high gear this week, some sectors are going to see a bit more volatility than usual and the earnings calendar points to financials and tech as two prime areas for trading opportunities. Prepare yourself with this list of ETFs that are sure to be in play on the...
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Apple's Steve Jobs On Sick Leave
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 2:04am | 181The co-founder and head of Apple (AAPL) announced that he is taking a medical leave from the company. Tim Cook will run the daily operations, however Jobs will still be CEO. A couple years ago, Jobs had a liver transplant and before that, he was treated for pancreas cancer. Apple was down 6.4% on...
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Earnings Season to Pick Up Steam - Earnings Preview
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:00am | 4803Earnings Preview 1/18/11 This week, the fourth quarter earnings season really starts to get rolling. A total of 128 firms are due to report, including 50 S&P 500 firms. We define any fiscal period ending in November, December and January to be the fourth quarters. By the end of the week we...
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China and Apple Both Get Rocked
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 6:51pm | 319The major stock market indexes in the United States were closed today for the Martin Luther King holiday. Despite the stock market being closed it does not mean that a lot of pivotal action has not taken place around the financial world. This weekend the People's Bank of China(Chinese central bank...
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Earnings Preview: IBM - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 2:31pm | 1053Tech bellwether International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter 2010 results after market closes on January 18. Historically, the company's earnings have consistently surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, IBM has been raising its guidance for...
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Earnings Preview: IBM - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 2:00pm | 1053Tech bellwether International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter 2010 results after market closes on January 18. Historically, the company's earnings have consistently surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, IBM has been raising its guidance for...