Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sold off slightly, just over 1%, into the close. Then, all hell broke out. Shares moved up 17% immediately after earnings hit. Google reported revenues of $5.19 billion for the quarter…
Briggs & Stratton (BGG) Earnings below estimates. Drops to $14.71 from 52-week high of $33.40. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Industry slow, looking at job cuts. Falls to $65.72 from 52-week high of $148.76. Novartis…
It appears that PC sales held up better than many have feared, and recent tech earnings this week aren’t signaling the end of the run. Data released last night from Gartner and from IDC…
After today’s close, we’ll see earnings out of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG). The estimates for the DaVinci robotic surgical device maker from First Call are $0.98 EPS on $178.21 million in revenues. Next…
The list of possible delisting candidates is too long to publish here. These companies are called "non-compliant" usually for late SEC filings or stock prices which trade below the exchange minimum share price. Most…
With the sudden delisting of the Journal Register, it is interesting to look at who else is on the NYSE list of companies who could get delisted. The NYSE is generally very good about…
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) may be one of the few remaining profitable airlines. The company posted earnings this morning with a $34 million profit, or $0.05 EPS, and $0.06 EPS before one-time items. …
TD AMERITRADE (NASDAQ: AMTD) came in with a solid report of $0.31 EPS on $623 million revenues. First Call had estimates $0.31 EPS on $615.66 million in revenues. It also reaffirmed guidance for FY2008…
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) had a "challenging" first quarter.Total revenue fell almost 5% to to $748 million. Expense dropped only 1% to $723 million. The company’s odd About.com online operation was…
SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) has posted $0.39 Non-GAAP EPS on revenues $273.7 million. This translates to $0.15 GAAP EPS. These numbers are above plan according to First Call estimates of $0.35 non-GAAP EPS and $245.2…
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) sold 115 million handsets in the first quarter, an increase of 27% over the same quarter a year ago. The bad news is that the average yield-per-handset fell to 79 euros…
These are some of the top analyst calls we are focusing on this morning: ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at HSBC. Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at…
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is sick of being kick around in China. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo, and Acer have been picking on the Austin-based PC firm for years. According to the AP "Dell Inc. will…
Merrill Lynch (MER) turned in a truly aweful quarter. The financial company reported a net loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2008 of $1.97 billion, or $2.20 per diluted share, compared…
Fearing a reprise of the 2000 catastrophe which wrecked hundreds of tech companies, big firms in the sector are hording cash. The only trouble with the idea is that the firms putting money onto…