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Best ETFs for the Buck
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 23:41
May's best ETFs for the buck.
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Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 22:10
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4 Dividend-Paying Insurance Stocks Trending Upwards
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 20:15
All of these stocks are dividend-paying insurance companies with significantly low price/earnings ratios. That is, they're below the average p/e for their industries and well below the S&P 500 p/e. They are all trading b...
Forbes Earnings Preview: ONEOK
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:48
Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about ONEOK (OKE) as it prepares to reports its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013.
Forbes Earnings Preview: FirstEnergy
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:48
Expectations have dropped for FirstEnergy's (FE) fourth quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Monday, February 25, 2013. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from...
Forbes Earnings Preview: Dendreon
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:48
Analysts expect Dendreon (DNDN) to have a poor quarter and swing to a loss when it reports its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013. They are expecting Dendreon to come in at a loss of 55 cents per share,...
Forbes Earnings Preview: Lowe's
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:48
In spite of an expected dip in profit, most analysts are positive about Lowe's (LOW) before it reports its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013.
Forbes Earnings Preview: Hecla Mining Company
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:47
Analysts are looking for decreased profit for Hecla Mining Company (HL) when the company reports its results for the fourth quarter on Monday, February 25, 2013. Hecla Mining reported profit of 6 cents a year ago, but th...
Forbes Earnings Preview: Autodesk
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:47
Autodesk (ADSK) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013.
Analyst Moves: VC, ADI
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:34
Visteon (VC) was upgraded by JP Morgan (JPM) to overweight as the the current stock price provides investors with an attractive entry point. A $73 price target was issued.
Daily Dividends Report: AET, NOC, GRMN, HLF, VLY
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 19:00
Aetna Incorporated (AET) maintained its quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share. The dividend is payable on April 26, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 11, 2013.
Forbes Earnings Preview: Hertz Global
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 18:39
Wall Street is optimistic about Hertz Global (HTZ), which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Monday, February 25, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 32 cents a share, a rise from 24 cents per share a year ...
Forbes Earnings Preview: 3D Systems Corporation
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 18:38
Wall Street is optimistic about 3D Systems Corporation (DDD), which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Monday, February 25, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 37 cents a share, a rise from 25 cents per sha...
Forbes Earnings Preview: Halozyme Therapeutics
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 18:38
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) is expected to book a narrower loss than a year ago when it reports fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of 15 cents per share, up from a loss o...
Forbes Earnings Preview: Caesars Entertainment
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 18:37
Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is expected to book a narrower loss than a year ago when it reports fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 25, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of $1.62 per share, up from a loss of $1...
Wednesday Sector Leaders: Home Furnishings & Improvement, Transportation Services
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 17:55
In trading on Wednesday, home furnishings & improvement shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.9%. Leading the group were shares of LA Z Boy (LZB), up about 15.8% and shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, General Contractors & Builders
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 17:55
In trading on Wednesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Banro (BAA), off about 8.6% and shares of Exeter Resources (XRA) down abou...
Alonso demands Ferrari improvement
CNN - 20 Feb 2013 17:03
Fernando Alonso has urged Ferrari to improve ahead of the 2013 Formula One season, labeling the Italian team's performance in last year's championship unbefitting of the sport's most successful constructor.
Same Game but EURO Goals Have Shifted
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 16:15Toll Brothers Announces Earnings
Forbes - 20 Feb 2013 15:50
Toll Brothers (TOL) announced that it earned $4.4 million, or 3 cents per share, during its first fiscal quarter, versus a loss of $2.8 million, or two cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased by...
S&P/ASX 200 Hits Fresh Multi-Year High
Wall Street Journal - 20 Feb 2013 06:52
Asian markets were mostly up with Australia touching a fresh multiyear high as the local earnings season continued. The S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3%.
Dell Profit Slides 31%
Wall Street Journal - 20 Feb 2013 06:48
Dell's earnings fell 31%, but the results supported the view that the plan to take the company private undervalues Dell.