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Existing-Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in 13 Months
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:12:00 GMTFor a day that is full of bleak news, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), surprisingly, revealed something positive...(Read More)Fed Funds Futures Pricing in Another Interest-Rate Cut at Next FOMC Meeting
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:50:00 GMTAs futures plummet this morning, traders are betting that the Federal Reserve will be forced into cutting interest rates once again...(Read More)ITT Corp. Adjusts Its Earnings Outlook for 2008
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:24:00 GMTSticking with my earnings theme this morning, ITT Corp. (ITT: sentiment, chart, options) marched into the earnings confessional before the opening bell to announce that its third-quarter net income fell 6% to %24216.3 million, or %241.18 per share, from its year-ago profit of %24230.1 million, or %241.25 per share...(Read More)Fortune Brands (FO) Surpasses Earnings Expectations
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:18:00 GMTIn earnings news this morning, Fortune Brands (FO: sentiment, chart, options) announced that its second-quarter profit rose to %24336 million, or %242.21 per share, from its year-ago profit of %24209 million, or %241.33 per share...(Read More)OPEC Slashes Output Levels, Oil Futures Tumble
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:14:00 GMTAs expected, the OPEC oil cartel announced on Friday that it was trimming its daily output by 1.5 million barrels of oil a day...(Read More)Kellogg is Honey Smacked With an Upgrade
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:19:00 GMTKellog Company (K: sentiment, chart, options) received a boost today in the form of bullish brokerage action...(Read More)Checking in on UPS
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTIn this morning's Opening View, my colleague Andrea Kramer took a brief look at UPS's (UPS: sentiment, chart, options) third-quarter earnings report...(Read More)Potash Corp. Rallies on Earnings Surprise, but Call Players Harbor High Hopes
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:16:00 GMTFertilizer firm Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT: sentiment, chart, options) boasted today that it's "sheltered" from the worst of the global financial crisis, thanks to steadily rising global food demand...(Read More)Goldman Sachs Could Slash 10 Percent of Staff as Credit Crisis Deepens
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:37:00 GMTA source at Goldman Sachs Group (GS: sentiment, chart, options) said that the bank plans to slash about 3, 300 jobs, or 10% of its total staff today...(Read More)Amgen (AMGN) Shares Rise Following Solid Third-Quarter Earnings Report
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:36:00 GMTShares of biotechnology concern Amgen (AMGN: sentiment, chart, options) have rallied more than 5% in electronic trading after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results...(Read More)Amazon.com (AMZN) Beats Expectations, Outlook Below Wall Street Views
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:11:00 GMTShortly after the close, online retailer Amazon.com (AMZN: sentiment, chart, options) reported third-quarter earnings of %24118 million, or 27 cents per share...(Read More)United States Steel Downgraded
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:49:00 GMTThis morning, Goldman Sachs downgraded United States Steel (X: sentiment, chart, options) to "sell" from "neutral, " causing the stock to drop more than 12% as we begin to wrap the midday hour...(Read More)Broadcom Soars After Earnings
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:07:00 GMTBroadcom (BRCM: sentiment, chart, options) is one of the few stocks making headway in today's market, adding 13% at last check...(Read More)Cash-Strapped General Motors Seeks Capital Injection, Ponders Sale of ACDelco Unit
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMTGeneral Motors (GM: sentiment, chart, options), the one-time titan of Detroit, is now scrounging shamelessly for cash...(Read More)Wachovia Corporation Swallows Record-Setting Quarterly Loss on Toxic Mortgage Portfolio
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:47:00 GMTAcquisition target Wachovia Corporation (WB: sentiment, chart, options) unveiled its third-quarter earnings results this morning, with the Charlotte-based bank swallowing a loss of %2423.9 billion -- a record amount for a U.S. lender...(Read More)Apple (AAPL) Halted for Earnings, Jobs Uncertain of Economic Downturn Impact
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:00:00 GMTShares of Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) were halted in after-hours trading just before the company released its fourth-quarter earnings figures...(Read More)VMware (VMW) Surges in Electronic Trading Following Third-Quarter Results
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:45:00 GMTShares of VMware (VMW: sentiment, chart, options) soared 26% in after-hours trading following the company's solid third-quarter earnings report...(Read More)E-Trade Financial (ETFC) Reports Wider Third-Quarter Loss
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:15:00 GMTShortly after the close, E-Trade Financial (ETFC: sentiment, chart, options) reported a third-quarter net loss of %2450.5 million, or 9 cents per share...(Read More)ING Groep's (ING) Decline Accelerates After Moody's Downgrade
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:07:00 GMTShares of ING Groep (ING: sentiment, chart, options) fell 6.75% today, with the selling pressure accelerating into the close...(Read More)Research In Motion (RIMM) Receives Target Cut; BlackBerry Storm Videos Impressive
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:28:00 GMTShares of Research In Motion Limited (RIMM: sentiment, chart, options) are off nearly 3% in late-day trading, as a bout of weakness on Wall Street has been exacerbated by negative comments from the brokerage bunch...(Read More)
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