Day: <span>February 2, 2012</span>
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Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE: MRK) is trading up after its earnings report. With a high dividend yield of 4.4%, many investors are watching this despite a stance of little to no real growth coming...
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The weekly jobless claims data from the Labor Department showed a continued trend of improvement this morning. The new jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 367,000 in the week ended January 28. The...
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US index futures are flat to lower this morning following two days of higher numbers. The report on new US unemployment benefits claims is due this morning, and analysts expect a slight drop,...
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Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning.AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) Cut...
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2012 is getting off to a great start for the equity markets. We recently looked at the performance of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B), which is underperforming this...
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The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) is indicated lower after earnings missed expectations. CEO Andrew Liveris was on CNBC this morning to talk up the numbers during a challenging time but it mattered...
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A; RDS-B) reported quarterly earnings early this morning and like counterparts Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) piles of profit are due...
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The Challenger jobs data for January is offering another preview of data for Friday’s non-Farm and unemployment data from the Labor Department. The January cuts were 53,486 and that is up 28%...
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