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Schlumberger Sort of Beats Low Expectations (SLB, HAL, WFT)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 7:43 am

The world's largest oilfield services company, Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB), reported earnings this morning. The resemblance to the earnings reports from Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Weatherford International Limited (NYSE: WFT) from ...
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March Durables & Revisions Bad Enough To Influence GDP Expectations

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 7:41 am

We have just seen the highly volatile Durable Goods numbers released this morning. The numbers from the Commerce Department came in at -0.8%.  This was a bit better than expectations ...
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R-I-M Loses Key Critic (RIMM)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 7:26 am

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is getting a boost this morning from an analyst upgrade.  The maker of the notorious Blackberry was raised at Citigroup with a new "Buy" ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, CS, BEAT, DV, MAR, MSFT, RIMM, SPWRA, TOL)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 6:30 am

These are among the top research calls and analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen early this Friday morning with over two hours until the open: Amgen (AMGN) Raised to ...
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Ford’s (F) Balance Sheet Play

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 6:17 am

Ford's (F) announced earnings, but it did not pitch its P&L. The star of the announcement, at least in the company's opinion, was its balance sheet. The No.2 US car ...
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Apple (AAPL) iPhone/iPod Apps Hit One Billion Downloads, Most Of Them Useless

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 5:19 am

Downloads of Apple (AAPL) applications for iPhones and iTunes have reach one billion. It only took nine months. Most analysts view this as a strategic advantage over RIM's (RIMM) Blackberry ...
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AAPL Post-Earnings Weekly Headline Roundup: April 24

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:48 am

From 24/7 Wall St. partner Apple Investor News: There were big concerns heading into AAPL’s Q2 earnings report. Despite its history of sandbagging guidance then surprising to the upside, some ...
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Samsung: As Much As Proxy For Economy As GE (GE)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:41 am

GE (GE) earnings are often viewed as a legitimate test of how the global economy is doing. It has tremendous international operations. It has large industrial, infrastructure, medical, financial, and ...
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Microsoft (MSFT): In The Footsteps Of McDonald’s (MCD) And Wal-Mart (WMT)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:20 am

Microsoft (MSFT) just released earnings that were mediocre but not any worse than was expected. It said that the balance of the calendar year would not be much better. In ...
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The Waterboarding Of Ken Lewis

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 3:16 am

Coercion and the use of force have been part of the American character since settlers started moving West at the end of the 18th Century.  Gentility is not usually an ...
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Media Digest 4/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 3:00 am

According to Reuters, tech giants reported reasonable earnings for last quarter because of cost cutting and a resilience in a bad economy. Reuters reports that Chrysler is still working on ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 4/24/2009

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 2:23 am

Markets in Asia were mostly lower. The Nikkei fell 1.6% to 8,708. The Hang Seng was down .6% to 15,117. The Shanghai Composite fell .6% to 2,449. At the open ...
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Microsoft (MSFT): Weak Quarter, Plenty Of Reasons For Yahoo! (YHOO) Deal

Posted: April 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm

Microsoft (MSFT) posted EPS of $.33 in the first quarter compared with $.47 in the same period last year. The period, which is the fiscal third quarter for the company,  ...
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Amgen Back To Doldrums (AMGN)

Posted: April 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) has posted some very highly anticipated and uninteresting earnings.  The biotech giant reported $0.98 EPS net and $1.08 non-GAAP EPS on $3.31 billion in revenue, while ...
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Devil In Details For Amazon Earnings (AMZN)

Posted: April 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has just posted earnings.  The online retail giant has posted earnings of $0.41 in non-GAAP EPS and $4.89 billion in revenue.  Thomson Reuters had estimates of ...
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