Quantcast

Posts related to ‘Pre-Market Activity’

BP’s Texas City Refinery on the Block (BP, MPC, MRO, VLO, TSO)

Posted: September 19, 2012 at 7:54 am

Oil supermajor BP PLC (NYSE: BP) has been seeking a buyer for its massive Texas City, Tex., refinery for nearly a year. The sale is part of the company’s effort ...
Read Full Story »

Chesapeake Dumps More Assets (CHK, RDS-B, CVX, UNG)

Posted: September 12, 2012 at 8:36 am

Continuing the process of dumping properties in order to raise cash to pay down debt it incurred to purchase the properties in the first place, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) ...
Read Full Story »

McDonald’s Same-Store Sales Up

Posted: September 11, 2012 at 8:18 am

Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) today reported same-store sales in August rose 3.7% year-over-year, but total sales rose just 1.2% (6.2% in constant currency) in the month. U.S. ...
Read Full Story »

Lululemon Results a Little Out of Shape

Posted: September 7, 2012 at 7:46 am

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported adjusted second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on $282.6 million in revenue before markets opened today. In the same period a year ago, ...
Read Full Story »

Make-or-Break Day for Nokia (NOK, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: September 5, 2012 at 8:27 am

In what to many investors must seem like a slow-motion effort to revive the company, Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) today will introduce its latest smartphones running the Windows Phone 8 ...
Read Full Story »

Pandora’s Mobile Growth Pleases Investors

Posted: August 30, 2012 at 8:30 am

Although Pandora Media (NYSE: P) reported yesterday that its net loss for the second quarter widened to $5.4 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to a loss of $1.8 million ...
Read Full Story »

More Bleeding in Solar Sector (JASO, YGE)

Posted: August 29, 2012 at 8:57 am

Solar cell and module makers JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) reported second-quarter earnings this morning and both fell short ...
Read Full Story »

Lexmark Quits Inkjet Printer Business

Posted: August 28, 2012 at 8:43 am

Computer printer maker Lexmark International Inc. (NYSE: LXK) announced today that it will leave the inkjet printer business. The company expects to eliminate its inkjet development by the end of ...
Read Full Story »

U.S. Stocks Open Lower Following Thursday Declines

Posted: August 24, 2012 at 9:02 am

While most of the 30 stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial closed in the red yesterday, Kraft Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: KFT) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) bucked that trend. Kraft climbed ...
Read Full Story »

Japan’s Exports Plunge in July

Posted: August 22, 2012 at 5:20 am

Japan's exports plunged in July, the Ministry of Finance said. The nation swung back to a trade deficit. The yen fell following the worse-than-expected report. The trade gap totaled 517.4 ...
Read Full Story »

Tech Data Sinks on Earnings Miss

Posted: August 21, 2012 at 8:52 am

Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ: TECD) reported this morning that its second-quarter earnings came to $0.88 per share on $5.96 billion in revenue. The results were down from $1.10 per share ...
Read Full Story »

Asian Stocks Mixed After Chinese Stimulus

Posted: August 21, 2012 at 6:09 am

Asian stocks were mixed as China moved to alleviate a cash crunch and ahead of U.S. reports that are expected to show the world’s biggest economy is improving. China’s Shanghai ...
Read Full Story »

Miners and Banks Boost European Stocks

Posted: August 21, 2012 at 5:54 am

European stocks are up today on the possibility of further monetary stimulus in China boosted investor confidence, and investors await reports that may show the U.S. economy is improving. Prime ...
Read Full Story »

Sears Posts Loss as Expected, Revenues Light (SHLD)

Posted: August 16, 2012 at 8:27 am

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) reported an adjusted second-quarter net loss of $0.86 per share and $9.47 billion in sales before markets opened today. In the same period a year ...
Read Full Story »

Abercrombie Shares Rising on Plans, Not Results (ANF)

Posted: August 15, 2012 at 8:51 am

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.19 and $951.4 million in revenues before the markets opened this morning. In the same period a ...
Read Full Story »