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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 5
Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 10:05am | 878Read More...The focus this week naturally will be on the presidential election and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. But on the earnings front, it is time for retailers to begin stepping into the spotlight. Here is a peak at what analysts expect to see from retailers for the period leading up to the holiday...
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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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Barron's: Whose Earnings Estimates Are Safe?
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 12:56pm | 797Read More...An article in this week's Barron's suggests that analysts will lower their 2013 earnings estimates in coming weeks. Earnings for the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index are projected to rise 13% next year, but there is little evidence to support such acceleration. For the recently ended third...
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Barron's Recap (10/6/12): Out of the Storm
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 6:33am | 865Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: a profile of fund manager Neuberger Berman, the prospects for Viacom, Brink's and closed-end funds, and takeaways from last week's presidential debate. Cover Story "Fair Winds Ahead" by Michael Santoli. Asset manager Neuberger Berman was tied to Lehman...
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Short Sellers Shying Away from Walmart, Gap, Other Retailers
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 3:23pm | 634Read More...Short sellers generally have found less to like in the retail sector, judging by changes in the short interest of some of the nation's biggest retailers between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates. Notable exceptions include Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 13
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:33am | 938Read More...Retail earnings season got off to a start last week when drug store chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) and department store operators Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bested second-quarter earnings estimates, while JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) reported a net loss. Many more...
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These Retailers Are on a Roll
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:16pm | 644Read More...The retail earnings season has arrived once again. Second-quarter reports this week from department store chains Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) will soon be followed by results from big-box retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target and others....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 6
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:29am | 905Read More...Analysts on average expect to see per-share earnings that are less than a year ago when Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) share their quarterly results this week. Retail...
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CVS, Navistar and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 12:37pm | 678Read 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 share 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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Atlas Energy, Dillards and Other Dividend Payers on a Roll
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 6:53am | 1056Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers with momentum. They all have market caps greater than $1 billion, and their share prices are up more than 30% in the past 90 days. While shares of Advantest (NYSE: ATE) pulled back a bit in the past week, they are trading more than 77% higher year to date...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 30 (CMCSA, GM, KFT, V)
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:02am | 1279Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...
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Barron's Recap (4/7/12): A Look at Legg Mason, and Are the 1% Paying Their Fair Share?
Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 11:01am | 1037Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: this quarter's mutual fund feature is on Legg Mason, the chances of Q3 dwindle, data suggest the 1% are paying their fair share of taxes, Icahn is beating the S&P 500 again, and could the U.S. become the world's largest exporter of liquid natural gas? Cover...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 6
Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 6:39pm | 1330Read More...There will be plenty more quarterly reports this week for analysts and traders to peruse. On the schedule are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Visa (NYSE: V), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:...
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Walgreen Earnings Preview: Higher EPS Expected
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 7:31am | 616Read More...Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, December 21, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking for anything that might boost the stock's sagging share price, like perhaps an easing of tensions between Walgreen and Express Scripts (NASDAQ:...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 26
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 7:57am | 909Read More...As the month and the calendar quarter wind down this week, only a handful of companies are scheduled to report their earnings results. These include Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL), McCormick (NYSE: MKC) and Walgreen (NYSE...
