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Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Cameron International when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.20 a share, a rise fr...

Drop in crude oil prices is expected to boost the company's profit

AT&T reported fourth quarter earnings Tuesday that beat estimates, citing strength in subscriber growth.

The U.S. stock market will continue to build upon its secular bull market rally in 2015 though there will likely be several more periods of short-term volatility over the course of the year.

The worst performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Technology & Communications sector, showing a 1.4% loss. Within that group, Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) and Micron Technology (NASD: MU) are two large stocks that are la...

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Utilities sector, up 0.4%. Within that group, NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and SCANA (NYSE: SCG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.5% and 1.2%,...

Optimism surrounds Time Warner Cable, as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of $2.10 a share, up from $1.82 a year ago.Th...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Microsoft Corporation (NASD: MSFT), where a total volume of 686,055 contracts has been traded thus far toda...

The acquisition will have a positive impact on both the companies. Sabre, the company that owns Travelocity, has a debt laden balance sheet and it is looking for ways to erase some of that. It sold Travelocity's business...

We expect the company to post solid results driven by a seasonally strong quarter in Q4, which accounts for about one-third of its annual sales. We also expect it to display high growth in its active buyer base, which co...

Over the past four years, the Ford Edge averaged just over 124,ooo units but in 2014 unit sales dropped to 108,000. The 16% decline in volume might be interpreted as a red flag because this was a year in which SUVs and c...

If you actively trade equities and equity options in more than one account, unless you use proper software on all your individual taxable and IRA accounts, you will probably handle wash sales incorrectly and under-repo...

GE is one of the largest suppliers of oil and gas drilling machinery, and this business constitutes about 15% of the company's total industrial earnings. So, the decline expected in this business in 2015 will temper grow...

Wall Street is optimistic about Principal Financial Group, which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts project a profit of $1.04 a share, a rise from 96 cents per share a ...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about PulteGroup as it prepares to reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, January 29, 2015. The consensus earnings per share estimate is 41 c...

Wall Street is optimistic about Leggett & Platt, which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts project a profit of 44 cents a share, a rise from 35 cents per share a year ag...

Wall Street is optimistic about PerkinElmer, which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts project a profit of 78 cents a share, a rise from 73 cents per share a year ago.Th...

Wall Street is optimistic about Hershey, which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts project a profit of $1.06 a share, a rise from 86 cents per share a year ago.Analysts ...

Optimism surrounds Eastman Chemical, as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of $1.54 a share, up from $1.35 a year ago.The...

Analysts expect higher profit for Raytheon when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.78 a share, reflecting a rise from $1.58 pe...

Leading up to Helmerich & Payne's announcement of its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, January 29, 2015 analysts have become more wary as expectations have fallen over the past month to earnings of $1.56 per share fro...

Optimism surrounds Celgene, as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 88 cents a share, up from 67 cents a year ago.The co...