courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the aerospace company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.80 on revenues of…
ThinkstockCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. For the quarter, the heavy equipment firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45 on revenues of $13.42 billion. In…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 0.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 0.3% for the previous…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.We noted Tuesday morning that activist investor Carl Icahn could be considering a sale of all or part of his stake in Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The streaming/DVD rental firm posting…
ThinkstockCree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) reported first fiscal quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Tuesday. For the quarter, the LED-lighting maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.39 on revenues of $391…
ThinkstockBroadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) reported third quarter 2013 results after markets closed on Tuesday. For the quarter, the semiconductor maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.76 on revenues of $2.15 billion.…
October 24, 2013: U.S. markets opened higher Tuesday morning as investors interpreted the weak non-farm payroll report to indicate a continuation of the Fed’s asset purchase program at existing levels. That’s probably a good bet…
ThinkstockLast February independent oil & gas company Endeavour International Corp. (NYSE: END) initiated a strategic review to help it “further enhance shareholder value.” The company needed the help. Its size works against it. At…
ThinkstockOffshore drilling and services firm Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) will replace Dell Inc. on the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Monday, October 28. Transocean, based in Zug, Switzerland, had a…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Tuesday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 77 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 11, compared with an expected build of about 75…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday morning that construction spending in August increased by 0.6% to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of $915.1 billion from an upwardly revised estimate of $909.4 billion in…
ThinkstockUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) reported third-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday morning, and the results were just okay. Profit up 1.2%, earnings per share (EPS) better than the consensus estimate, while revenue missed…
ThinkstockFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The mining company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.79 on revenues of $6.17 billion. In the…
courtesy of Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The airline posted adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41 on revenues of…
ThinkstockRadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The electronics retailer posted an adjusted net earnings per share (EPS) loss of $1.11 on $805 million in revenue. In the…
ThinkstockYou would think that the auction of an oil field with as much as 15 billion barrels of oil in place would attract a lot of attention. Well it did attract some demonstrations against…
ThinkstockOnline video has radically changed the way Americans consume media. People want to watch when it is convenient for them, not when network programmers want them to. The industry’s term for it is “video…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Yet another of former CEO Ron Johnson’s big ideas to lift the fortunes of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is coming unraveled. The wide-ranging deal signed in late 2011…
October 21, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed Monday morning after a couple of weak earnings reports. The report on existing home sales showed a drop in September and the delayed report on crude oil inventories…
ThinkstockShares of Crosstex Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) are up more than 60% in the early afternoon on Monday and common units of Crosstex Energy LP (NASDAQ: XTEX) are up more than 35% following the…