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Investing
CEOs to Fire in 2013
courtesy of Groupon Inc.A number of large public company CEOs have come under fire in the past year because of the extremely poor financial results of the public corporations they run. Some,…
ORCL Coverage Page 64
4:06pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 20, 2012: Markets Open Mixed, Climb at Close (FCX, BLK, ABT, SAM, LNCO, BBBY, JBL, PAYX, KMX, CCL, CAG, DFS, KBH, RAD, SCHL, NKE, RHT, RIMM, WAG, NYX, ICE, ELOQ, ORCL, MDRX, WGO)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher again this morning following the third revision to U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter and the report on new claims for unemployment benefits (more…
4:03pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 19, 2012: Markets Open Mixed, Slide to a Close (C, SWHC, SD, ONXX, PNRA, ORCL, FDX, GIS, NAV, BBBY, JBL, PAYX, KMX, CCL, CAG, DFS, KBH, RAD, SCHL, GM, STP, CSIQ, LDK, THQI, ONTY)
U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher this morning but the good vibe didn’t last long. In Europe, the Bank of England made no changes either to interest rates or its bond…
6:27am ET
Investing
Media Digest (12/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixUBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
4:11pm ET
Apps & Software
Oracle Sails Past Estimates
courtesy of OracleOracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is out with its quarterly earnings report. The enterprise software leader reported $0.64 EPS and a 3% gain in sales to $9.1 billion in revenue. Thomson…
Jon C. Ogg 4:04pm ET
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 18, 2012: Markets Open Higher, Rally on Budget Hopes (HPQ, KSU, SIRI, DUK, TSLA, DMND, SAFM, ORCL, FDX, NAV, NOK, ARB, NIEL, GALE, GTAT)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on speculation — and some reports — that budget talks in the U.S. were making some progress. Asian markets clearly thought so, with most closing…
11:00am ET
Investing
Oracle Earnings Preview… Looking for the Unexpected
courtesy of OracleOracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday. The enterprise software leader is expected to report earnings of $0.61 EPS and $9.03…
Jon C. Ogg 6:18am ET
Investing
Best CEOs of 2012
ThinkstockBest CEO lists can be based on dozens of factors. For public companies, the best metric is usually share price. It is hard for chief executives to be considered very good if…
6:17am ET
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Media Digest (12/18/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of AOL, IncA federal judge rejects Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) request to stop the sales of Samsung phones in the United States. (Reuters) The prices of homes in the People’s Republic…
4:02pm ET
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 17, 2012: Markets Open Higher as Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue (AAPL, SD, MCP, TXN, BHI, RICK, SAFM, ORCL, BBBY, FDX, GIS, CCL, CAG, DRI, KBH, RIMM, CLWR, ALU, GS, MS, CPWR, CBOU)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and got another boost following a meeting between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to discuss a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. In…
11:46am ET
Investing
Top 5 Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead (ORCL, FDX, NKE, RIMM, WAG)
There will be five key market-moving or sector-moving earnings reports this week. With Christmas coming on Tuesday of next week, this will basically be it for earnings season until earnings reports come…
8:36am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALGN, AMGN, C, DYN, FDX, MFRM, MDLZ, NKE, OPEN, ORCL, POT, MOS, PB, STX, TTWO, TEVA, UA, VOLC, YELP)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) cut to Underperform as Bear of the…
6:16am ET
Investing
Media Digest (12/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) says a $2.7 billion court judgment against it in Mexico is “flawed.” (Reuters) Federal Reserve governors praise the bank’s stimulus plan but disagree about its future. (Reuters) A…
4:32pm ET
Services
Oracle Speeds Up Tiny Dividends
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced after markets closed today that it would accelerate its dividend payments for the second, third and fourth quarters of its 2013 fiscal year. The company will pay…
Paul Ausick 10:40am ET
Investing
Eight Huge Special Dividends to Watch Out for in Tech Before Year-End
ThinkstockWith the coming fiscal cliff taking the dividend and capital gains taxes higher, investors are hearing of more and more dividends coming sooner or as special dividends before the end of 2012.…