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US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting quarterly earnings from General Electric Co (NYSE: GE). The Eurozone leaders agreed on the form of the second Greek bailout. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 48 points to 12,738.00 and futures on the S&P 500...

General Electric Co (NYSE: GE) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.32 on revenue of $34.72 billion. Schlumberger NV (NYSE: SLB) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $9.17 billion. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of...

Cusick's Corner Major markets continue to be in full bull mode while the debt talks continue. The Volatility Index (VIX) is down to 17.56 (see Index Trading) because the latest earnings-reporting season has been mostly upbeat. Merger mania is on -- pharmacy benefits management company Express...

Cusick's Corner Stocks are up on earnings and Europe appears closer to a Greek bailout plan. This rally is broad-based; all sectors are in the green with Financials, XLF, and Energy, XLE, leading the pack. See you After Hours. Stocks are broadly higher with help from earnings and diminishing...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Verizon Should Benefit from iPhone Demand Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is scheduled to report quarterly earnings before the market open on Friday. Investors will on the lookout for subscriber growth related to Apple's (...

Bank of America has published a report on Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) as update nears. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "2011 guidance update We are looking for commentary with regard to 2011 EPS, margin, subscriber and capex trends. Guidance provided at YE2010 was predicated on the...

AT&T (NYSE: T) announced its results for the most recent quarter on July 21, 2011. Let's take a closer look at the numbers and see what steps you can take. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street watched as AT&T topped expectations with its latest EPS and revenue figures. The company reported...

AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) reported a 10% drop in its second-quarter net income. The company's earnings fell to $3.59 billion, or $0.60 per share, from $4 billion, or $0.67 per share, in the year-ago period. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.60 per share. Its revenue rose to $31.5 billion from $30....

AT&T (NYSE: T) now expects capital expenditures in the $20 billion range for full-year 2011. Previously, the company expected capital expenditures in the low-to-mid $19 billion range. Free cash flow guidance remains unchanged, with expected growth over 2010 levels.

Pharmacy benefit management company Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) has agreed to buy competitor Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) for $29.1 billion, making it one of the largest M&A deals of the year. Under the agreement, Medco stockholders will receive $71.36 per share, or more than a 20%...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 25 points to 12,482.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 3.90 points to 1,317.40. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,371.50. US stocks...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesdays's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC): Shares...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.08 on revenue of $1.58 billion. Pepsico Inc (NYSE: PEP) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.21 on revenue of $16.41 billion. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.17 on revenue...

Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile senior vice president of Government Affairs, issued the following statement on Sen. Herb Kohl's (D-Wis.) decision to oppose the AT&T (NYSE: T)/T-Mobile transaction. "We are disappointed to learn of the position taken by Sen. Kohl on the proposed merger between AT&T and...

Shares of Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) are lower on the session by 1.09%, trading at $7.68. Overall call volume is now running at 2.63x the daily average, with 74% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,592 contracts have traded on the session so far. Frontier Communications...