A couple of minor technical problems called “business” and “life” have now intruded on my increasingly bogged down publication schedule that, in the interest...
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KEPR 19US banking industry posts highest quarterly profit since 2007Los Angeles TimesBy Jim Puzzanghera WASHINGTON -- The US banking industry posted a $35.3-billion profit in the first quarter of the year, its best performance since 2007, the Federal D...
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Plain DealerUS Banks See Strong ProfitsWall Street JournalBy VICTORIA MCGRANE WASHINGTON—US banks reported their highest quarterly profit since mid-2007 in the first period, while overall lending activity decreased for the first time in four quarters...
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solarserver.comTrina Solar swings to loss after provisionMarketWatchBy Kristin Jones Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE:TSL) swung to a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss as the Chinese solar-products maker's margins were squeezed by provisions for anti-du...
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Does JPMorgan Have $20 of Upside?CNBC.comWith shares of JPMorgan He tell us there are 3 key issues to consider: Size of the Loss – “I think it will be very manageable relative to the $20 billion in earnings power that JPM has,” says O'Connor....
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ITNRyanair Says Fuel Costs, Euro Crisis To Pinch ProfitWall Street JournalDB) Monday warned earnings will fall sharply this year as it becomes harder to offset high fuel costs with fare increases amid tough economic conditions in Europe. But the Irish ...
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Telegraph.co.ukRyanair warns Europe slowdown to cut profitReuters* Irish airline beats forecasts with 25 pct 2012 profit surge * Warns profit to slump by up to 20 pct in coming year * CEO says fare hikes won't compensate for higher fuel * Announces...
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Cramer: Earnings to Watch Next WeekCNBC.comWhat follows is “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer' “Game Plan” for the week of Monday, May 21. MONDAY, MAY 21 Home improvement retailer Lowe's “I am circumspect on Lowe's after the reaction tha...
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Daily MailWal-Mart Posts 1Q BeatFox BusinessWal-Mart Stores Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as its Walmart US division showed a 2.6 percent rise in sales at stores open at least a year, as warm weather and an earlier East...
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Aviation International NewsEADS Has First-Quarter Profit, Raises Earnings Guidance for 2012BloombergEuropean Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EAD) returned to profit in the first quarter and raised its guidance for some earnings this year, while ca...
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¶ The American International Group, the huge insurer that came close to collapsing during the financial crisis before being bailed out by the federal government, said on Thursday that its earnings more than doubled in the first quarter. ¶ A.I.G. reported that its net income, after paying preferred dividends, climbed to $3.2 billion, or...
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Elizabeth Arden Swings To 3Q Profit; Raises Year ViewWall Street JournalElizabeth Arden Inc. (RDEN) swung to a fiscal third-quarter profit as the beauty-products company's strong sales continued to improve margins. The company also raised the low e...
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BloombergBMW profit up 18 percent on China, USThe Associated PressBy DAVID McHUGH, AP Business Writer – 1 minute ago FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Booming sales in China and new versions of key models pushed automaker BMW AG's earnings higher by 18...
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WTAE PittsburghInvestors await economic data and earningsCNNBy CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyInvest May 2, 2012: 6:16 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stock futures hovered around breakeven as investors await economic reports and a batch of earnings before th...
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BloombergNomura Falls With Daiwa on Worsening Market Outlook: Tokyo MoverBloombergNomura Holdings Inc. (8604) and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (8601) fell the most this year in Tokyo trading as slumping Japanese stocks and a stronger yen clouded the out...
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CNBC.comPfizer Earnings Fall as Lipitor Sales Weaken; Shares FallCNBC.comPfizer said its net income fell in the latest period as sales declined after the company lost its exclusivity on the cholesterol drug Lipitor at the end of November. The largest U...
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Moneycontrol.comTokyo Sags But Sydney AddsMorningstar.comBy Gazala Parveen | 05-01-12 | 02:17 AM | Email Article Japanese stocks closed with sharp losses Tuesday, weighed down by a stronger yen and some weak earnings, even as Australian shares rallied ...
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BloombergAsian Shares End Higher; HK Market Leads Way On Strong EarningsWall Street JournalHONG KONG (MarketWatch)--Hong Kong stocks led gains for Asian markets on Monday, with mainland Chinese banks and coal miners fueling the rise on the back of stro...
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Job one for the US Treasury and its Primary Dealer enforcers is to keep yields low during weeks when the Treasury has a big load of notes and bonds to sell. Next week is one of those weeks, so the casino owners and managers will do what they can to gin up reasons for...
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This is not a new post, but nobody has brought up the "I" in FIRE yet, and Mr. Middleton has been ahead of the curve on the banks & sovereign debt, so . . .
You Can Rest Assured That The Insurance Industry Is In For Guaranteed Losses!
The insurance...
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NFLX just can't get a break. It had a nice deadcat bounce going today on back of the market rally, but just a few minutes ago, there was this headline.
15:13 CSTR Coinstar followup: CSTR and NFLX under pressure after Bloomberg TV headline suggesting...
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16:15 NFLX Netflix beats by $0.22, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (118.84 +1.80)
Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $1.16 per share, $0.22 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.94; revenues rose 48.6% year/ye...
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MUCH as some businesses whine about government intrusion, others do pretty well out of it. An index based on the amount of lobbying that American firms do has outperformed the broader market since its creation in 2008; data going back to 1998 show t...
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SPX and Apple Updates: Is Apple Finally Ripe to Fall?
By now, most traders know that Apple had its tree shaken yesterday. It missed earnings and disappointed analysts, largely due to iPhone sales coming in much lower than expected. After hitting a new all-time closing high ...
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