What to Expect From Earnings in P&G and Clorox
Courtesy Procter & GambleFriday will bring two key earnings report from consumer products giants. In fact, one is a DJIA stock. Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) is the DJIA stock in the consumer…
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Can Tesla Manage to Please on Earnings?
Tesla Motors is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Thursday. With shares up so much, it seems likely that the company has to do very well to keep the bulls…
52-Week Lows Become Reality for Homebuilders
ThinkstockIt was just last week that we pondered whether the awful housing news would drive the homebuilder stocks to 52-week lows. It was not meant to be rhetorical, but it was not exactly a…
Credit Availability and Conditions Continue to Improve in July
ThinkstockWe have yet another economic report this Thursday. This was a report from the National Association of Credit Managers (NACM). You can guess what they track — credit availability, accessibility and performance trends. The…
L-3 Simply Not Normal for Accounting Problems
L-3 Communications is far from your typical company that faces accounting problems. The company is one of the key defense stocks for encrypted communications.
Unemployment and Payrolls Full Preview for Friday
ThinkstockThe public, market watchers, investors and traders of all walks will be watching Friday’s payrolls and unemployment reports from the U.S. Department Labor. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to provide a preview for what readers should expect.…
GoPro Earnings Will Be Key, and Do Not Forget Ambarella (Update)
GoPro is about to have its first earnings report as a public company. What investors should understand is that the report could end up being an indirect earnings report for Ambarella as well.
Analyst Defends Agnico Eagle Mines After Massive Stock Drop
Agnico Eagle Mines found its shares absolutely battered on Thursday after the company's earnings and production report. One analyst has defended the stock, though.
Chicago Business Survey Indicates Weaker ISM Readings Ahead
ThinkstockThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and Market News International (MNI) have released the Chicago Business Barometer, and the number was an absolute dud for the month of July. Thursday’s headline purchasing managers’ index…
Employment Cost Index Finally Brings Wage Inflation
ThinkstockThe markets have been digesting much employment data ahead of Friday’s unemployment report, but now the market will have to deal with some wage inflation. A Labor Department report on Thursday morning showed an…
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise in Latest Week
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department is out with its report on weekly jobless claims, and the major score from the prior week was not followed. Weekly jobless claims rose by 23,000…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Eli Lilly, Enphase, Lululemon, SodaStream, Yelp and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Thursday, July 31, 2014. They include Cliffs Natural Resources, Eli Lilly, Enphase Energy, Lululemon, SodaStream and Yelp.
Alcatel-Lucent Turnaround Still Struggles in Earnings
Alcatel-Lucent is out with its second-quarter earnings. While there is improvement in parts of the numbers, this remains a turnaround hopeful that is nowhere close to being fully turned around.
Yelp Pulls a Twitter – Profits Instead of Losses!
ThinkstockYelp, Inc. (NYSE: YELP) was trading higher ahead of earnings, likely feeling some of the joy from the Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and Facebook earnings. Still, an 8.8% gain to $75.60 ahead of earnings…
Is a $1.3 Billion Fine for BofA Getting Off Cheap?
A sum of nearly $1.3 billion in a government fine would put most businesses out of business. However, if your corporate name is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) or one of the other…
Janet Yellen and FOMC Verdict on Tapering, Quantitative Easing, Rate Hikes
Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve have released their statement for the July 29 to 30 FOMC meeting. As expected, we got more tapering of the monthly bond buying and we had no formal…
Earnings and Value Duel for Exxon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips
This week is the apex of earnings season, and we have the big three oil giants on deck to report: Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips.
Are Analysts Really Chasing Twitter Up as Much as It Seems?
It is impossible not to congratulate Twitter for its earnings report. The issue is that the initial reaction to the great earnings may have simply been too great. The stock was up just over…
Nomura Sees Credit Card Growth Opportunities Remaining Ahead
ThinkstockNomura is out with a report that bodes marginally well for banks issuing credit cards and private credit card issuance. Nomura’s Bill Carcache is signaling that more issuers are now reporting positive credit card…
Beyond Sell Stocks in May … Sell Stocks in August?
Investors have gotten used to seeing new Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 highs almost each week this year. The problem is that August is fast approaching.