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Do You Have to Follow Him Forever? What If He Dies? Then What?
This could end up being very plausible, but does that mean we have to follow him forever? What if he dies? He does use “maybe”.
Andersons Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 88 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents and a significant improvement compared to a net loss of $1.84 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company’s Grain and Ethanol group posted a strong...
Electronic Arts' Net Falls - Analyst Blog
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) reported third-quarter of 2010 results with a steep fall in net earnings and revenue due to weakness in its EA business, dismal holiday sales for the overall packaged goods sector in Europe and product mix shifts to lower-margin distribution business in North America...
"Absurdities in Financial Markets"
By: Elliot TurnerAs I write this, the 20 year treasury note as measured by the TLT just moved into positive territory. Overnight, when talking about a potential U.S. government default on debt, Joseph Stiglitz declared that “The notion of a default is so absurd, it’s another reflection of the...
Infineon Swings to Profit - Analyst Blog
Infineon Technologies AG (IFNNY) reported that net income from continuing operations increased almost 5 times compared to the last quarter’s levels to €66 million ($97.5 million) or €0.067 per share (10 cents per share). Revenues for the first quarter came in at €941 million, a significant...
Building a nice bear flag on the EURUSD
Building a nice bear flag on the EURUSD - look for sellers at the 1.3806 (.500 fibo) and at the 1.3858 area- Consolidating so be careful
Terremark Loss Exceeds Estimates - Analyst Blog
Terremark Worldwide (TMRK), a leading global provider of IT infrastructure solutions, announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 with a loss per share of 13 cents exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 8 cents. Net loss of $8.3 million for the quarter, however, represents...
Bloomberg:China Copper Imports to Halve
Notwithstanding the action today, which is prisoner to "dollar down, commodities up" (per HAL9000 programming) an interesting blurb overnight on copper via Bloomberg. I was surprised how popular last week's post about a copper crash was [Feb 2, 2010: Trader Who Called 1996 Crash in Copper Says...
BJ Services Slips - Analyst Blog
BJ Services Company (BJS) reported its fiscal first quarter (ended December 31, 2009) loss of 3 cents per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a profit of 5 cents and year-earlier quarter earnings of 56 cents. Revenue for the quarter decreased 34% year-over-year and increased 6%...
BJ's Wholesale Sales Rise - Analyst Blog
BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), a leading warehouse club operator in the United States, recently reported sales for the four-week period ended January 30, 2010. Sales for the month jumped 13% to $742.6 million from $656.9 million reported in the same month last year. Comparable club sales rose...
Support Levels in DJH and SPH to look at buying
Look for support at 9067 and then 8566 in the DJH, if we melt down the next few weeks.In the SPH, Support is at 964 and 907. These are the levels I would look at buying the first time we test them for a bounce.Good Trading
NYSE Beats on Lower Expenses - Analyst Blog
NYSE Euronext, Inc.’s (NYX) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of 58 cents came in decisively ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents. Earnings were also ahead of the 52 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter and 53 cents in the prior quarter. Results reflect...
Loss Widens at Unisys - Analyst Blog
Unisys Corporation (UIS) reported revenues of $1.21 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, down 5% year over year. Foreign exchange rates had an approximately 5 percentage-point positive impact on revenue in the quarter. Revenue in the United States declined 14% to $495 million. Revenue in...
Feb 9: Wholesale Inventories - Economic Highlights
Wholesale Inventories are expected today at 10:00 AM EST. Wholesale Inventories had increased by 1.5% in November to the $386.3 billion level and were down 11% from a year ago. Wholesale Sales had increased by 3.3% in November to $337.4 billion. Sales of durable goods were up by 1.9% and sales...
Dow Closes Under 10,000 For First Time Since November 2009
Global equity markets are up sharply after reports that the Greek sovereign debt problems will be resolved shortly. Stock investors are driving up indices as confidence is being restored to the markets. Bargain hunters are also stepping in to take advantage of lower priced equities.Last night,...
