Kimberly-Clark Delivers an Earnings Dud
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) is supposed to be a company immune to problems of the world. After all, consumer products are needed whether times are good or times are bad.
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Newest first · Page 221McDonald’s Stock Hit by Soft Earnings, Tainted Meat in Japan Stores
McDonald's reported disappointing second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. Global same-store sales in the quarter were "relatively flat."
UBS’s Top New Growth at Reasonable Price Stocks to Buy
As the stock market rises and rises, investors start to look for growth stocks that have not yet rallied too much or that do not have nose-bleed valuations. After all, no one wants to…
Verizon’s Earnings Have Some Soft Spots
Verizon Communications reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Deutsche Bank’s Five Simple Rules for When to Buy Stocks
ThinkstockLast week stock market bubble-mania was rampant. It seemed as though every Wall Street website, network, magazine, TV show, pundit, talking head, you name it, was screaming that the market had hit rarefied air…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Allergan, Amazon, Chipotle, Netflix, QIWI, Sarepta and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Tuesday, July 22, 2014. They include Allergan, Amazon.com, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Netflix and Sarepta Therapeutics.
Comcast Earnings Buoyed by Growth in Business Services, Internet Customers
courtesy of ComcastComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported second-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday. The cable operator posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.76 on revenues of $16.84 billion. In the same period a…
Altria Earnings Unimpressive Without Buyback
Altria Group reported disappointing second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. Altria also added a new $1 billion stock buyback plan.
GE Weakness: Its Value and Identity Crisis of 2014 to 2015
General Electric was maintained as Buy with a $29 price target at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, with the firm saying that the fundamentals are better than sentiment would suggest.
FoxNews.com, USAToday.com Top List of Internet News Sites
Results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2014 E-business study are bound to set off more debate about which network or newspaper delivers the best news and whether their political leanings are important.
America’s 10 Fastest Shrinking Companies
Wikimedia CommonsEquity markets have been extremely strong in the past few years. Most of America’s largest companies have managed to increase revenue, profitability, and shareholder distributions, sending their share prices to record highs. A…
450 Million Chinese Never Go Online
ThinkstockThe People’s Republic had 632 million people who could use the Internet in June, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). That is a record, and it makes its Internet population well…
Will iPhone 6 Be Waterproof?
The new Apple iPhone will have a stronger processor and a scratchproof screen, and it will be available with a larger 5.5 inch screen size. But, like any cheap watch, it had better be…
States With the Highest Gas Prices
ThinkstockAfter remaining persistently high early in the summer, gasoline prices have tapered slightly in recent weeks. Drivers in some states, however, continue to feel the pinch at the pump. National gas prices have fallen…
Texas Instruments Stock Sags on Disappointing Forecast
ThinkstockTexas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) reported second quarter 2014 results after markets closed Monday. The semiconductor maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62 on revenues of $3.29 billion. In the same period…