thinkstockMichael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) reported second fiscal quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 and $532.9 million in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a…
courtesy of XeroxAt the company’s annual investor conference today, Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) plans to discuss its forecast for 2013, among other things. According to chairman and CEO Ursula Burns: Transforming Xerox to a…
ThinkstockWeatherford International Inc. (NYSE: WFT) reported third-quarter 2012 results after markets closed last night. For the quarter, the oil field services company posted revenues of $3.82 billion. In the same period a year ago,…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported third-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.74 and $18.1 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago,…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on a day when most government offices and banks are closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Asian markets were muddled this morning as reports came out that…
thinkstockWith 451 of the companies included in the S&P 500 index having reported quarterly earnings already, Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ unit reports that index growth is up 2.3% compared with the third quarter…
thinkstockAustralia has been a center of development for liquefied natural gas (LNG) development for several years now, and the first wave of projects are scheduled to be operational in 2014. But as with all…
thinkstockA previous forecast price for corn of $9 a bushel was lowered by $0.75 following last week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recept World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). The USDA now…
ThinkstockIn an exclusive report published late Friday, Reuters said that Ally Financial Inc. is near a deal to sell its automobile financing operations in Europe and Latin America for a price of about $4…
courtesy of the IEAThe International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Outlook today with the headline projection that by 2020 the United States will be the world’s leading oil producing nation. The…
courtesy of BlackberryBlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) today announced that its newest smartphones and operating system — BlackBerry 10 — would launch worldwide on January 30. The Canadian-based company said it…
ThinkstockIn one of the odder acquisitions we’ve seen recently, diversified holding company Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) today announced that it has agreed on a merger with investment bank Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF).…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), ConocoPhillips…
flickr / walmartcorporateWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of October 31: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:…
ThinkstockHomebuilders Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH) and D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2012 earnings this morning. For the quarter, Beazer posted a net loss of $2.82 per share on revenues…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of October 31 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, but climbed out of their hole early with a boost from the strong showing on consumer sentiment. In Asia, China posted retail sales and industrial production data…
Chrysler Group LLC will recall 919,545 Jeep SUVs manufactured between 2001 and 2004 due to a faulty airbag control module that may cause the vehicles’ airbags to inflate while the car is being driven.…
ThinkstockFalling U.S. demand for gasoline has combined with high corn prices to force the closure of several U.S. ethanol plants. Ethanol makers are actually losing money on every gallon of the fuel they make…
thinkstockBack in July, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) warned that an El Niño weather pattern was forming in the eastern Pacific Ocean, threatening the Northern Hemisphere with a warmer, drier weather pattern for…