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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 29
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:18am | 940Read More...Recent earnings disappointments from tech giants like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), as well as industrials such as Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and DuPont (NYSE: DD), have taken their toll. The S&P 500 is down about three percent in the past three weeks....
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The Week Ahead: October Unemployment, Housing and Earnings
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:16am | 965Read More...The last week of October could prove to be significant for the markets. Notably, the final jobs report prior the U.S. Presidential election will be released at the end of the week, and the smaller employment reports (ADP, Challenger, etc.) will lead up to Friday's big release at 8:30 ET. A strongly...
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Barron's Recap (8/4/12): How to Play Energy Now
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 9:33am | 727Read More...This weekend, Barron's online discussed the prospects for the oil and gas sector, the case for Activision, a look at Baltimore, profiles, interviews, book reviews and more. Cover Story "How to Play Energy Now" by Andrew Bary. The oil sector bull case has long been that demand from emerging...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 23
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 7:07am | 1226Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth in this week's quarterly reports from Apple, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Visa. But ConocoPhillips, Ford and Netflix are among those expected to post significantly lower per-share earnings, compared to the same period of a...
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Below $50, Problems Await Brazil ETF (EWZ)
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 8:52am | 810Read More...The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (NYSE: EWZ), the largest exchange traded fund (ETF) tracking the largest Latin American economy, has technical problem. On Monday, the fund dropped below critical support at $50, touching a new 52-week low in the process. Volume was nearly 39% above the daily...
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Nine ETFs on a Roll (DRN, TQQQ, BIB, BGU)
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 7:09am | 1080Read More...Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 9% of their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: CURE) is more than 26% higher year to date but trading about where it was a month ago. The nondiversified fund...
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Barron's Recap (4/28/12): Can the Dow Stay Relevant?
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:21am | 1018Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is overdue for a makeover, and the prospects for eBay, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Oracle. Cover Story "Shake Up the Dow!" by Andrew Bary. Barron's cover story this week suggests that the Dow Jones Industrial Average risks...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 23 (AAPL, XOM, UPS)
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 11:23am | 1026Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...
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Nine ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 2:11pm | 1133Read More...The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs. The share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN (NYSE: BXUB) is more than 22% higher than at the...
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Six Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 7:22am | 1060Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 30
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 10:53am | 1336Read More...Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am | 1439Read More...The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...
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Societe Generale Initiates Coverage on COP, CVE, XOM, HES
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 7:14am | 60Read More...Societe Generale has initiated coverage on the following companies: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Hold Cenovus Energy (NYSE: CVE) Hold Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Buy Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Buy
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Argus Increases Price Target (XOM, MHS, CMG)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:26am | 50Read More...Argus increases its price target on: Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) from $76 to $85. Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) from $60 to $69. Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) from $238 to $270.
