thinkstockFarm and industrial equipment maker CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) has agreed to the terms of proposed merger with Fiat Industrial SpA in a move that will create the third-largest capital goods…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following another week with more than 400,000 new claims for jobless benefits (more coverage here) and weak news from Japan on exports. In Asia,…
courtesy Deere & Co.Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter the company posted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.75…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to make a sustained push into positive territory. In Europe, the downgrade of French sovereign debt cooled the equity markets a…
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia CommonsBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings. Many changes had been made in the June quarter…
If you were just focused on the poor earnings report from Titan Machinery, Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) in agricultural equipment sales this week, the report may be a one-off item. Still, the news…
Farm equipment and machinery retailer Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ: TITN) this morning reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.25 on revenue of $410 million before markets opened. In the same period…
We noted earlier this morning that China’s National Development and Reform Commission has approved a plan to spend RMB1 trillion (about $158 billion) on infrastructure projects in an effort to boost growth…
Slowing global economic growth is cutting into sales of heavy construction and farming equipment in what were the world’s fastest growing markets: China and India. The impact on U.S. makers like Caterpillar…
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat lower this morning following an announcement from the Bank of England that it would not change interest rates nor asset purchases. In Asia, the…
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.98 and $9.59 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the…
Paul Ausick The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following data showing that GDP in several countries grew better than expected (more coverage here). Which indicates that if the bar is…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St.research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Caterpillar Inc.…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning in advance of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual report to Congress and following some data on inflation (more coverage here), industrial production,…
