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(AMZN) Amazon.com 2012 First Quarter Earnings Preview
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is scheduled to report its first quarter fiscal 2012 results on April 26, 2012. We witness both downward and upward movements in analyst estimates in the build-up to the release.
Prior-Quarter...
(AMZN) Amazon Soars on Solid Q1 Results
Amazon.com’s (AMZN) first quarter earnings blew past the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company came in 14 cents, or 303.7% higher, surprising the street and sending share prices soaring 13.8% in after-hours...
(AMZN) Amazon.com – Bear of the Day
Amazon.com (AMZN) is one of the largest online retailers in the world and despite its high market share continues to grow strongly. However, the company’s decision to significantly increase the number...
(EBAY) eBay Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview
eBay Inc. (EBAY) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter fiscal 2011 results on January 18, 2012, and we notice no movement in analyst estimates.
Prior-Quarter Synopsis
eBay’s...
(AMZN) Company News for December 22, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Walgreen Co.’s (NYSE:WAG) first quarter fiscal 2012 earnings came in at $0.63 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.67 a share
22Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AMZN) A Smartphone from Amazon?
Rumor has it that Amazon.com (AMZN) will be launching a smartphone late next year. Well, may not be a rumor exactly, since the Citigroup (C)...
(AMZN) All Eyes Are on Europe and U.S. Market Earnings
All eyes are on Europe today, where leaders are expected to announce the much-delayed plan to tackle the common currency’s problems. And while we wait for news out of Europe, the positive tone of this morning’s earnings reports from a number of key companies and...
(AMZN) Another Tech Leader Chokes on Earnings
Amazon.com (AMZN) is the latest large-cap Internet tech leader to miss earnings estimates in its 3rd quarter report after the close of regular trading Tuesday. The e-Commerce titan posted EPS of 14 cents...
(AMZN) Amazon Shares Plunge After Weak Third Quarter Earnings
Amazon.com’s (AMZN) third quarter earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10 cents, or 41.7%. While revenue growth remains strong, Amazon’s bottom line was again impacted by higher expenses.
We...
(AMZN) U.S. Favorable Durable Goods Report
Stocks have been gaining ground all over again recently — up almost 4% in the last three days — even as tangible positive news has been hard to come by.
Optimism has been growing in recent days that the Europeans are finally moving toward a TARP-like solution...
(AMZN) Amazon Enters Crowded Tablet Market
Amazon.com Inc.(AMZN) stepped into the intensely competitive tablet market with the launch of its first media tablet: “Kindle Fire”.
This segment is already crowded with tablet makers such as Research...
(AMZN) Amazon.com Playing the “Jobs” Card
One of the largest online retailers, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), continues to oppose sales tax collection by offering to create jobs instead. Thanks to the weak jobs scenario and consistently depressing jobs reports,...
(AMZN) Amazon to Acquire UK-Based Book Seller Book Depository
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has announced that it will acquire UK-based online bookseller, The Book Depository International. The acquisition will add over six million titles to Amazon’s already large stock...
(EBAY) eBay to Provide Fulfillment Service
Not unsurprisingly, eBay Inc (EBAY) has stated that it would soon be offering a fulfillment service to sellers, similar to the service already being offered by Amazon.com (
23Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EBAY) eBay Settles GSI Commerce Investor Claims
E-commerce service provider, eBay Inc. (EBAY) has reached an agreement with GSI Commerce Inc. (GSIC) to settle claims made by shareholders...
(AMZN) Apple Grows Dominance of eReader Monopoly
by Alexander Moschina, Investment U Research
Wednesday, May 18,...
(AMZN) Stock Market News for April 27, 2011 – Market News
Positive earnings reports and upbeat consumer data brought cheer to investors as benchmarks achieved three-year new highs on Tuesday. Stocks also displayed an uptrend ahead of the conclusion of the crucial Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on Wednesday following...
(AMZN) Amazon Wins the Battle For Online Storage Over Google and Apple
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) beat both Google Inc (GOOG) and Apple Inc (AAPL)...
(AMZN) Company News for March 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Home Depot (NYSE:HD) said the company plans to buy back $1 billion of outstanding shares through an accelerated share repurchase program with Barclays Capital,
30Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AMZN) Stock Market News for March 30, 2011 – Market News
Investors shrugged off disappointing domestic data as energy and technology boosted the indices to highest levels since Libyan violence started dampening the markets last month. However, volumes once again remained low and reflected investor cautiousness ahead of earnings...
(AMZN) Company News for March 01, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Board of Directors of both Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NHP) have approved a definitive merger agreement between the two companies
• Titanium...
(AMZN) Stock Market News for January 31, 2011 – Market News
Just as the markets were portraying a brighter economic picture with benchmarks touching psychological highs, indices suffered their sharpest one-day loss in six months on Friday. Investors’ jitteriness was fuelled by political turmoil in Egypt and slower-than expected US...
(AMZN) Company News for January 28, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.77, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. Revenues for the quarter were $19.95 billion, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $16.073 billion
• Amazon.com...
(AMZN) Facebook Private Stock Trading – Goldman Sachs Offers Clients Opportunity – AAII Investor Update
The latest Facebook offering shows just how willing some investors are to participate in the latest mania, even when another bubble burst not too long ago.
Goldman Sachs is offering its clients the chance to participate in a $1.5 billion offering for shares of the social...
(AMZN) Why Amazon Should Be on Investor’s Wishlists in 2011
by Alexander Moschina, Investment U Research
Editor’s...
(AMZN) U.S. Retail Sales Report Better Than Expected in November 2010
Retail Sales were better than expected in November, and the numbers for October were revised sharply higher. Total retail sales rose 0.8%, much better than the 0.5% consensus expectation, and are up 7.7% from a year ago. October was revised up from 1.2% growth...
(AMZN) October 2010 Retail Sales Better Than Expected
Retail Sales were better than expected in October, and the numbers for September were revised higher. Total retail sales rose 1.2%, much better than the 0.7% consensus expectation, and are up 7.3% from a year ago. September was revised up from 0.6% growth...
(AMZN) Company News for October 22, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• American Express (NYSE:AXP) posted after-the-close interims of $0.90 for the third quarter, a 5 cents, on a 16.9% revenue jump to $7 billion, above Zacks estimates of $6.8 billion
• Baidu.com (NASDAQ:BIDU) reported third quarter earnings of $0.46, a 4-cent beat...
(AMZN) Retail Sales Rise Better Than Expected in September
Retail Sales were better than expected in September, and the numbers for August were revised significantly higher. Total retail sales rose 0.6%, better than the 0.4% consensus expectation and are up 7.3% from a year ago. August was revised up from 0.4% growth...
(AMZN) Company News for October 8, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Micron Technology (NYSE:MU) posted disappointing fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 32 cents a share, a 6-penny miss, even as revenues surged 91.5% to $2.5 billion, below estimates of $2.7 billion
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) from its...