ThinkstockRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the cruise ship operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on the heels of a solid report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, which rose less than expected but on top of a large upward revision for…
Courtesy Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.Cruise ship operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCLH) kicked off its initial public offering today. The firm priced 23.53 million shares at $19 a share,…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) started as Market Perform at…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) cut to Hold at Argus. Changyou.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning following a disappointing quarterly report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) last night (more coverage here) which weighed on Asian tech stocks particularly.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day…
Worker productivity is among the most critical measurements used when evaluating businesses and national economies. One way to measure productivity is sales per employee. Companies that can achieve the highest revenue with…
Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) reported fiscal third quarter 2012 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.53 on revenue of $4.68 billion. In the same period a year ago, the cruise line operator…
Markets opened higher this morning although a decline in tech stocks weighed on the Nasdaq, leaving the index with only a small gain going into the last hour of trading. Energy stocks…
Following the disastrous wreck of its Costa Concordia liner, cruise operator Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were better than analysts expected, even though the company…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) named as Value stock…
Earnings season is still upon us. There are going to be many big earnings reports Thursday and we would consider Thursday as the climax for the companies reporting their normal fourth quarter…
The problems for Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) keep mounting after its Costa lines deadly accident earlier this month. The company has outlined up to a $175 million charge. The move is not…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.…
