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Forbes Earnings Preview: Hecla Mining Company
Forbes - 8 May 2013 21:41
Wall Street is expecting lower profit for Hecla Mining Company (HL) when the company reports its first quarter results on Friday, May 10, 2013. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 3 cents after the company booke...
Forbes Earnings Preview: ArcelorMittal
Forbes - 8 May 2013 21:41
Optimism surrounds ArcelorMittal (MT), as it gets ready to report its first quarter results on Friday, May 10, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 18 cents a share, up from 9 cents a year ago.
Forbes Earnings Preview: True Religion Apparel
Forbes - 8 May 2013 21:41
Analysts foresee True Religion Apparel (TRLG) announcing decreased profits on Friday, May 10, 2013, when it reports its first quarter earnings. Despite this, they are generally optimistic about the stock.
Should Investors Still Go For High Yield?
Forbes - 8 May 2013 17:52
High yield investors have been big winners in recent years. From 2009 to 2012, annual returns for the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index have averaged 23.2%, and $1 invested in the market at the end of 2007 is now ...
Tasiast 'Pre-Feasibility Study Does Not Mean Imminent Construction' -- Kinross CEO
Forbes - 8 May 2013 17:41
(Kitco News) - After announcing in late April a $2.7 billion initial capital cost for Kinross Gold Corp.'s (TSX: K)(NYSE: KGC) Tasiast mine pre-feasibility study, Kinross will not commit to construction just yet, a compa...
The Question Warren Buffett Can't Answer
Forbes - 8 May 2013 17:39
Unwind this.
Booming Bank Stocks Pushing Dow Beyond 15,000
Forbes - 8 May 2013 17:35
After opening on weakness, U.S. stocks are posting gains Wednesday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 14 points to 15,070. The S&P 500 is trading at its own record high, up 0.25% to 1,630.
Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson Is Stepping Down: What It Means For The Stock
Forbes - 8 May 2013 17:16
After 26 years, Manchester United's legendary manager has called it quits. Sir Alex Ferguson will no longer be the team's coach by the end of this season, meaning investors will have to look at who succeeds him to see if...
Asia at War With Strong Currencies
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 17:14
Central banks throughout Asia are ratcheting up moves to deal with an influx of capital that is keeping currencies strong and complicating efforts to manage growth.
Force Is Strong With Electronic Arts: Shares Rally From Star Wars, Profit Forecast
Forbes - 8 May 2013 15:15
Electronic Arts shares rallied this morning following an upbeat profit forecast and news of additional Star Wars games. Investors clearly have a good feeling about this.
Euro Bulls' Rise Slow But Steady
Forbes - 8 May 2013 14:56
With foreign exchange (forex) investor enthusiasm on the wane, it's difficult to get excited about this market. Mind you, the lack of intraday data is not helping the situation as stakeholders migrate over to the record-...
Toyota: Huge Profit And Impressive Earnings Forecast From Weak Yen
Forbes - 8 May 2013 14:49
Toyota Motor's quarterly profit skyrocketed in the latest quarter, and the world's top-selling auto maker says the impressive profitability will continue.
Ken Fisher: Don't Pigeonhole Your Stocks
Forbes - 8 May 2013 14:30
When a growth stock's sex appeal is real and its earnings jump, a multiple boost can produce big price gains.
Dow Closes Above 15000
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 06:00
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15000 points for the first time, piercing another record threshold as investors' fear of missing out on the rally has replaced potential concerns about the risk of a selloff.
Yen Teases Investors in Push Toward 100
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:57
Investors faced little resistance in their months-long campaign to push the Japanese currency within one yen of 100 to the dollar. Covering that last bit of ground is proving much harder.
Judge Says AIG Can Sue BofA
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:20
American International Group Inc. has the right to sue Bank of America Corp. over more than $7 billion of mortgage-investment losses, a federal court judge ruled Monday.
China Data Lift Mainland, Australian Shares
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:19
Asian markets were up on Wednesday, with mainland Chinese and Australian shares gaining on better than expected Chinese trade data. The Shanghai Composite added 0.4%.
Leaner Airlines, Meaner Routes
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:17
Airlines' restructuring has produced a sharp reduction in service that is curtailing traveler choice and some local economies even as it improves the industry's health.
Funds See Opportunity in Real Estate
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:14
Riskier real-estate projects are starting to move forward again, thanks in part to a resurgence of so-called opportunity real-estate funds, which are getting money from some big pension funds.
Bears Keep Distance From Great White Short
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:13
Some hedge funds and other big investors are agonizing over whether to make big bets against Canadian investments.
Dimon Looks to Keep Reins
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 05:13
A second major proxy adviser urged J.P. Morgan Chase shareholders to separate the chairman and CEO roles and vote out directors who serve on the bank's risk committee.
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Cash
Wall Street Journal - 8 May 2013 04:48
Startups offering digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, are beginning to raise sizeable investment capital even as industry leaders are warning hackers are abusing the currencies for profit.