You might think that companies tend to repurchase fewer and fewer shares in their share buyback plans when shares rise and rise. When you compare the moves from the March 9 close,…
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) barely has its Schering-Plough deal behind it. And today came the announcement of its dividend rate, but more importantly came word of a large share repurchase…
Douglas A. McIntyre Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) rose as high as over 10% to a yearly high of $15.79 after the department-store chain was upgraded by Deutsche Bank AG. Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ: DBRN)…
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) over 3% to a yearly high of $84.92. Barron’s reported that the package delivery company may rise as high as $100 dollars according to a survey of investors…
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters: The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters: Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters: Gold is near $1,100.
We have seen earnings from five of the thirty DJIA components this morning alone. All were above expectations, even if some of the year over year comparisons do not look that great…
We have already run the 5 of the 30 DJIA components that reported earnings this morning. But we still have 7 more of the 30 DJIA components reporting during the rest of…
The short interest in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was steady in the period that ended on September 30 at 16 million shares.The bet being made against RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 13% to 13% to 19.2 million.…
Wasn’t it just last week that we were up eight days in a row on the DJIA? And now we have a sell-the-news reaction to the recent growth numbers. Maybe it is…
Reuters: UBS (UBS) shares may fall when the Swiss government sells out. Reuters: The US deficit estimate was trimmed to $1.59 trillion. Reuters: A homeowner sued Wells Fargo (WFC) over a credit…
Reuters: Banks paid out billions of dollars in bonuses last year while losing money. Reuters: The US closed its car “clunkers” program just as it began as funds ran out. Reuters: Obame…
Short sellers are will to bet, at least for now, that the worst of the banking earning crisis is over. Short interest in a number of large financial companies fell sharply for…
Reuters: Microsoft’s (MSFT) results and forecast were weak. Reuters: CIT (CIT) may sell its aviation finance business. Reuters: Fatigue at the Fed is leading to questions about its expanded role. Reuters: Twitter…
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Apple’s beat Wall St. consensus figures by posting earnings per share of $1.35 compared to Wall St. expectations of $1.17. The company also produced revenue of $8.33 billion, up 12% from last…
