Corporate turnarounds are almost never engineered by a single person. A CEO who takes a failing company and makes it successful again obviously got help from management, a board, along with customers…
The message delivered today by earnings reports from Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) is that as long as the world’s population…
The market is doing well so far in 2011 after a great 2010. With the DJIA around 11,800 it is still a far cry from when 14,000 was being challenged in 2007. …
It’s already 2011 and we have our outlook pieces for the year for sectors and indexes. While most of our pieces are examining upside going into what is expected to be a…
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is out with its monthly sales figures for November. The gains are very high on the surface. Asia/Pacific and the EMEA (Euro, Africa, Miidle-East) saw an acceleration in…
Jon C. Ogg The demand for metals and minerals of all kinds is pushing up sales and profits in the makers of the equipment used to extract the commodities. Joy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) reported…
The day before the Thanksgiving holiday yields a mash-up of earnings. Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported a 27% gain in profits this morning on sales that topped the same…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a rising star in the Republican party, recently stunned the media by expressing doubts about global warming. Four scientists from universities in the state even invited him…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs. Bucyrus International (NASDAQ:…
The demand for GM stock may push the price per share of the IPO to $33. (Reuters) Rolls Royce began to build more engines to replace faulty ones on Airbus A380s. (Reuters)…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Bucyrus International Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY), China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:…
Douglas A. McIntyre The day has come for Bucyrus International Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY). Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has announced that it will expand its mining equipment operations and product offerings with the acquisition of Bucyrus. …
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is showing that earnings on strong in infrastructure. The giant equipment maker posted earnings of $1.22 EPS and revenues of $11.1 billion. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.09…
Jon C. Ogg Earnings season is well under way. The floodgates are open wide and we still have 6 more of the 30 DJIA components left to report this week. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Caterpillar…
