Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) posted its earnings results for the fourth quarter at $0.78 EPS, a drop of more than 19% compared to Q4-2006; revenues were $1.39 Billion, down almost 8% from Q4-2006. First…
These are not the only upgrades and downgrades on stocks this morning, but these are the main ones that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in early pre-market hours: Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) raised to Buy…
Markets in Europe were higher at 6.25 AM New York time. The FTSE rose 1.3% to 5,937. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 4% to 1441. Vodafone (VOD) rose 4% to 178. The DAXX moved up…
For Bill Gates the wait must have seemed to last more than a lifetime. Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) both became modest-sized businesses in the early 1980s. But the Bill Gates’ company murdered Apple…
"It is a very counter-cyclical industry," Burger King (BKC) Chief Executive John Chidsey told Reuters. Have a look at the menu at the fast food chain or at larger competitor McDonald’s (MCD). A person…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) posted a 79% increase in proffits. Reuters writes that Alan Greenspan says the US is not yet in a recession. Reuters reports that the CEO of Sony (SNE) says…
Markets in Asia were shsrply higher The Nikkei rose 4.1% to 13,529. NEC rose 8.2% to 449. Toyota (TM) rose 6.3% to 5570. The Hang Seng rose 6,7% to 25,122. China Life (LFC) rose…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer noted that selling stocks today isn’t a good idea and that this will be good for retail stocks and others too. You have to keep in…
E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETC) has been the most battered and brutalized of the large discount brokers and online brokers out there. It quite frankly deserved it after the company publicly understated its gross mortgage exposure…
SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) posted a lackluster guidance after earnings this morning and this originally had most of the other key solar stocks trading much lower. Most of these recovered handily in the morning and…
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) posted Q4-2007 non-GAAP earnings of $0.34 diluted EPS, up from $0.27 in Q3-2007 and up from $0.31 in Q4-2006. Revenues were $1.027 Billion, up 8.1% from the $950.0 million reported…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted earnings of $0.50 EPS on revenues of $16.37 Billion. First Call had analyst estimates at $0.46 EPS on $15.95 Billion. Its previous guidance offered had been $0.44 to $0.46 EPS…
Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) has announced earnings after the company released some positive data this morning. The troubled biotech giant posted $1.00 EPS on a 2% drop in revenues to $3.7 Billion. Amgen estimates…
Yesterday saw many stocks hitting 52-week lows and then a sharp recovery with a low to high swing of more than 500 DJIA points. Here are some of the stocks that hit 52-week lows…
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is set to report earnings after the close today. First Call has consensus estimates at $0.32 non-GAAP EPS on $1.02 Billion in revenues. Next quarter estimates are $0.29 EPS on…
WisdomTree Investments (WSDT-OTC) made a fairly significant announcement yesterday for those who trade ETF’s. The ETF manager is going to launch an ETF in the latter part of February that tracks the Indian stock…
We’ve had a wild ride in the markets lately and investors are looking for the stocks that they think are A) still going to show growth and B) that offer a degree of safety…
Firestone. American Motors. Texaco. Pan Am. Worldcom. At one point or another these large American companies were at the top of their industries. Pan Am was the leading global airline for decades. All are…
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) is taking a hard hit to its stock price after the company reported earnings today, but it is the guidance rather than the earnings that is acting as the punisher. …
Goldman Sachs issued an interesting note on the various bond insurers, although some of this data may have been put out yesterday. The firm is listing three scenario valuation assumptions for: Ambac Financial (NYSE:…