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PM Narendra Modi should use honeymoon period to push reforms: Ryan Huang
livemint.com - 23 Oct 2014 15:47
The IG Markets strategist says reforms introduced by the government should perk up investor interest that had recently begun to flag
P&G Q1'15 Preview: Markets Slowdown And Currency Headwinds Should Test P&G Brands
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 22:38
Despite the weak top line performance, due to extreme currency volatility, P&G has managed to expand its margins on a year-on-year basis through prudent reductions in manufacturing and non-manufacturing overhead expenses...
China Unicom Earnings Preview: 3G, 4G Adds, VAT In Focus
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 22:36
When the company releases its third quarter results, we expect its wireless business to continue to show strong growth on account of an expanding subscriber base and an improving 3G-4G mix. However, it is likely to be im...
Pot vs. Beer: Legalization Advocates Push Comparison of Marijuana And Alcohol
IBTimes - 23 Oct 2014 21:31
David Boyer has challenged South Portland Police Chief Edward Googins to a "hit for shot" duel in a public park. For every shot of alcohol Googins takes, Boyer would take a toke of marijuana, and the crowd would decide w...
Caterpillar Profit Beats View; Shares Surge
IBTimes - 23 Oct 2014 21:31
(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) shares jumped more than 5 percent on Thursday after it reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its 2014 outlook, citing strong demand from the North American ener...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Energy, Industrial
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 20:58
The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, higher by 3.1%. Within the sector, EQT (NYSE: EQT) and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gai...
Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Consumer Products
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 20:57
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Utilities sector, higher by 0.7%. Within that group, Edison International (NYSE: EIX) and FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a l...
Market report: Just Eat in focus as investor sells
Telegraph - 23 Oct 2014 20:13
The lock-up on major shareholders selling down their stakes expired earlier this month
Norfolk Southern Earnings: Intermodal And General Merchandise Growth Offsets Coal Weakness
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 20:06
Revenue increased 7% year-on-year, to reach $3.02 billion, driven by volume growth across all commodities except for coal, which continues to suffer due to the weak export coal environment for the U.S. Norfolk Southern's...
Wal-Mart Cuts Its Growth Forecasts And Slows Store Expansion
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 20:00
With limited space and a vast Supercenter network, Wal-Mart is nearing saturation in the country and is even facing issues of self-cannibalization. Moreover, foot traffic in Supercenters has been declining consistently a...
Yahoo Earnings: Mobile And Windfall profits From Alibaba Sale Boost Results
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:57
The primary reason for growth in search ads revenue was the growth in the price per click. Additionally, sale of Yahoo's 140 million shares in Alibaba boosted its cash position by $7 billion to $12 billion. The highlight...
Verizon's Q3 Results Driven Growing Wireless Subscribers, FiOS Adoption
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:54
The wireline business reported a marginal slump in total operating revenues, although consumer revenues grew by 4.5% y-o-y on strong FiOS subscriber adds. Net income grew by over 65% to $3.7 billion in the quarter, refle...
Daily Dividend Report: V, ENB, STX, PH, C
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:15
Visa (V) declared a quarterly dividend in the aggregate amount of $0.48 per share of class A common stock, determined in the case of class B and class C common stock on an as-converted basis, payable on December 2, 2014,...
Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: DTN
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:05
The WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund ETF (DTN) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 164,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 41,000. Shares of DTN were ...
Thursday's ETF Movers: XBI, GDXJ
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:04
In trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO), up about 9....
Thursday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Textiles
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:03
In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Company (TRX), down about 6.7% and shares o...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Auto Dealerships, Paper & Forest Products
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 19:02
In trading on Thursday, auto dealerships shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4.2%. Leading the group were shares of Group 1 Automotive (GPI), up about 13.5% and shares of Carmax (KMX) up about 7.7% on ...
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: SRCL
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 17:46
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Stericycle (SRCL) is now the #57 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot. This rank is f...
Use Options For a Chance To Buy Novavax at a 48% Discount
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 17:43
Looking back to 140 days ago, Novavax, Inc. (NASD: NVAX) priced a 25,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $4.00 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that thei...
Global Winners and Losers
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 17:11
The US stock market sagged in afternoon trading with only the Dow Utilities bucking the trend. This, of course, is the least favorite sector according to the latest big money poll from Barron's. Market internals were 2-1...
FXO, FXR: Big ETF Outflows
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 16:56
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), where 16,250,000 units were destroyed...
FXZ, GASL: Big ETF Inflows
Forbes - 23 Oct 2014 16:55
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ), which added 4,800,000 units, or a 21.9% incre...