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Dollar Managed to Secure Some Recovery From Losses

EUR/USD The Euro remained generally on the defensive during Monday and dipped to lows near 1.3070 during US trading as the dollar also managed to secure some recovery from losses late last week. There was still no agreement between the Greek government and private-sector ... Full story ›


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Jan 31 2012

Be Wary of China's Stocks

By Louise Basenese of Wall Street Daily Since August 2011, I've been ushering in proof that the China growth story is slowing down. Now we have even more proof... Last week, China's statistics bureau revealed the economy grew by 8.9% in the fourth quarter - the slowest pace in 10... ***This is a ...


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Jan 31 2012

Netflix (NFLX) Red Dog Reversal

Netflix (NFLX) has had shorts on the ropes ever since Q4 earnings, surging as high as 36% in the days after the report. In highly shorted stocks like NFLX, these types of squeezes are always a possibility, even if the company only exceed lowered earnings expectations. When a stock goes into a p...


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Jan 31 2012

Earnings Scorecard: Coach - Analyst Blog

Despite lingering economic woes, Coach, Inc. (COH), the designer and marketer of fine accessories and gifts, recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2012 results on the back of healthy sales in North America and China. Street analysts had enough time to ponder over the company's sco...


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Jan 31 2012

Earnings Preview: Dow Chemical - Analyst Blog

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is scheduled to report its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 2. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 32 cents per share, representing a year-over-year decrease of 32.24%. With respect to earnings su...


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Jan 31 2012

Helmerich & Payne Beats Estimates -...

Contract drilling services provider Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) reported strong results for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 (three months ended December 31, 2011), driven by a robust U.S. land drilling business. Earnings per share from continuing operations (excluding special items) came in at...


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