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The Case For and Against SIRIUS XM… Value Versus Pandora? (SIRI, P)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always a gamble around earnings because of its massive share count and low price making each penny in earnings per share seem more ...
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Meet the New Scaled Down Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 11:16 am

Eastman Kodak Company (EKDKQ) is showing the 'in with the new' model it wants to operate in.  Frankly, this implosion as a future turnaround just doesn't seem much better in ...
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Ugly Shoes Empire Expanding: Crocs Goes Into New Merchandise Territory (CROX)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 9:46 am

Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is going into many new horizons with its brand.  It almost sounds impossible if you are not a fan of the brand.  Many people love Crocs, ...
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Pepsi Earnings Growth Meets Large Layoffs (PEP, KO)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 7:50 am

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is trying to turn a wrong-way ship.  Whether this is the right path is going to be up for debate.  During a recovery, layoffs are not always viewed ...
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Groupon Headline Loss Trumps Revenue Beat (GRPN)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) has just shown its first earnings report since it came public.  The online couponing site reported -$0.02 EPS on an increase of 194% in sales to ...
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Coke Has Positive Earnings, and a Smile (KO)

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 7:44 am

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has managed to beat earnings and shares are trading higher in the pre-market after the report.  On an operational and normalized basis, Coca-Cola's earnings hit ...
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Yum! Earnings Help To Challenge All-Time High (YUM)

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is showing that not all international stories are cautious.  The owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC reported earnings for the fourth quarter.  For the ...
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The Facebook Halo-Effect Lifts All Social Players (SOCL, IPG, GS, MSFT, LNKD, ZNGA, FFN, GSVC)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 6:48 pm

The social media hype around the Facebook IPO is driving many shares in the sector of online social media.  Some of the Halo-effect may not even be deserved, and this ...
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Earnings Previews For Friday (BEAM, CLX, EL, SPG, TSN)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 12:44 pm

We have noted that this week should be the climax of the companies reporting earnings which have a calendar or quarterly year-end in December.  Still, some reports are still coming ...
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Amazon.com Gets More Active in Sports Collectibles, Going After eBay (AMZN, EBAY, CLCT)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 10:15 am

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is launching a new Sports Collectibles Store and it is claiming to offer more than 2 million unique collectibles from major sports leagues and sporting events.  ...
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360-Degree Earnings Preview For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be well down from its highs in 2011, but the online retail platform giant is expected to post its fourth quarter earnings after the close ...
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Consumer Confidence Heads The Wrong Way

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 10:12 am

Consumer Confidence is heading the wrong way.  The report is just on the heels of a weak Chicago Purchasing Managers reading, and this data from The Conference Board is going ...
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Chicago PMI Tempers Employment & Growth Hopes

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 9:56 am

Chicago Purchasing Managers is often used as a leading barometer for overall manufacturing activity in the United States.  If that holds true, some tempering of expectation for the Institute of ...
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Pfizer Sneaks By Earnings Estimates (PFE, MRK)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 7:17 am

Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) looks good on the surface on its earnings report for the fourth quarter, but the company's guidance may be getting in the way a bit.  The ...
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GDP Debunks Double Dip Recession Fears

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 8:38 am

The U.S. is still growing despite all of the world's troubles and despite the currency fluctuations.  The Commerce Department's  preliminary reading on Gross Domestic Product showed to have growth of  ...
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