Why This 3M Buyback Is So Impressive
Dow component 3M is confident enough about its future that it announced late Tuesday a new, open-ended $12 billion stock buyback plan. The announcement did not say how the buyback will be financed.
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3M reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. The company reaffirmed previous guidance for 2014.
Investors Cheer Dow Chemical Earnings
Dow Chemical reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday, sending shares up sharply in premarket trading.
DuPont Q4 Profit Doubles, Share Buyback Announced
DuPont reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday. Its board of directors also authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program.
Caterpillar Earnings Look Good Because Expectations Were So Low
Caterpillar reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Monday. It also reaffirmed its previous guidance for 2014 revenues.
Caterpillar Dealer Sales Continue to Suffer: The Elusive Turnaround
Caterpillar continues to struggle in its sales of heavy equipment. About the only good news to come out of its its fourth-quarter sales trends report is that the rate of decline in most instances…
Honeywell Earnings Not Enough to Move the Needle
Honeywell International reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened Friday. The company also affirmed the fiscal 2014 guidance it offered in December.
United Technologies Opens High After Earnings Beat
Shares of United Technologies hit a new 52-week high after the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday.
When Activists Go After Large Companies Like Dow
ThinkstockInvestor activism has taken on a different path in the last eighteen months or so. Large companies are no longer off limits, and activists have been able to make changes at companies which used…
FuelCell Makes the Right Stock Offering, but at the Wrong Price
FuelCell Energy has joined the ranks of small cap alternative energy players raising fresh operating capital. The company announced an offering on Thursday evening and the offering priced on Friday.
GE Manages to Please on Earnings
General Electric is out with its fourth-quarter earnings, and it seems that the conglomerate has managed to please its critics. Shares were up in premarket trading.
GE on Deck: Earnings Growth, but Not Revenue Growth
When General Electric reports fourth-quarter results before Friday's open, Wall Street seems to be expecting strong profit growth. The problem that many investors will likely have is that no revenue growth is expected.
The Bullish and Bearish Case for 3M in 2014
3M rose by a whopping 54% in 2013, making it the fourth best Dow Jones Industrial Average stock of the year. 24/7 Wall St. is evaluating each Dow component in a bullish and bearish…
The Bullish and Bearish Case for GE in 2014
General Electric had a great 2013. The conglomerate's stock turned in a total return of almost 38%. Now 24/7 Wall St. is looking at the bullish and bearish case for 2014 for GE, along…
The Bullish and Bearish Case for Caterpillar in 2014
Now that a stellar 2013 has come to an end, 24/7 Wall St. has generated a bullish and bearish scenario for 2014 in each stock of the Dow. This leaves up for grabs what…