DuPont Blames the Weather for Earnings Miss
DuPont reported first-quarter results before markets opened Thursday that fell short of consensus expectations. It said adverse weather conditions reduced earnings but operating margins improved.
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Morgan Stanley reported better-than-expected first-quarter results before markets opened Thursday. The bank has now posted a profit -- and beat earnings estimates -- in five consecutive quarters.
Weibo, the Twitter of China, Debuts Weak IPO Pricing
Weibo has priced its initial public offering of 16,800,000 shares at $17 per share for trading on Thursday. What investors will want to keep in mind was that it was expecting to sell 20…
UnitedHealth Group Revenues Stung by Obamacare
UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings before markets opened Thursday, but revenues fell short of consensus estimates.
GE Delivers on Earnings, IPO Plans and 2014 Guidance
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is out with its first-quarter earnings report for 2014. All in all, this looks like another great quarter on earnings expectations but one with slightly lower revenues.
Amazon Workers Strike in Germany
Workers at two of Amazon's logistics centers began a one-day strike Thursday morning that could see more than 1,000 employees on the picket lines.
Americans See Real Estate as Best Long-Term Investment
ThinkstockIn another sign that the housing crisis has ended and that home sales and home prices have recovered, people view real estate as the best long-term investment they can have. According to a new…
Sony PlayStation 4 Sales Top 7 Million
Sony, desperate for any success to help turn around its faltering prospects, announced some good news: sales of its PlayStation 4 have topped 7 million. It reached the milestone on April 6.
GM Car Sales Surge in Europe
Whatever recall and sales growth problems General Motors may have in the United States, its money-losing European operations have finally started to turn around.
The 10 Fastest Rising Food Prices
ThinkstockFood prices at the grocery store are up, following an increase in production costs and wholesale prices. In March, retail food prices rose 0.4% from the preceding month, matching February’s increase. These marked the…
SanDisk’s Earnings Rise on the Cloud
ThinkstockSanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) reported first quarter 2014 results after markets closed Wednesday. The flash memory maker reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.44 on revenues of $1.51 billion. In the same…
American Express Earnings: When 6% Customer Spending Gain Is Not Enough
American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) is finding a mixed reception after its earnings report. The higher-end credit card issuer reported a 16% earnings gain to $1.33 in earnings per share versus expectations of $1.30…
Google Earnings as Confusing as Its Stock Split
Wikimedia Commons (Lee-Sean Huang)Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported first-quarter 2014 results after markets closed Wednesday. The search engine behemoth reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $6.27 on revenues of $15.4 billion including…
IBM Shows Its Continued Pressure on Earnings
Jon OggInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has now reported its first quarterly earnings report for 2014. Big Blue’s shares were mixed ahead of the report with shares teetering between positive and negative throughout…
The 4 Stocks That Floated the Market
thinkstockApril 16, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday with shares getting a boost in midmorning from the report on crude oil and gasoline stockpiles. The midafternoon release of the Fed’s Beige Book and a…