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(MS) Facebook Public Trading Debuts Today on NASDAQ
Online social networking mogul Facebook (FB) is scheduled to start trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market today at around 11.00 a.m. Yesterday, its much-hyped initial public offering (IPO) yielded approximately...
(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...
(AAPL) Amazon Beats Big on Top and Bottom
For the second time this week, one of the world’s biggest and most well known companies blew past quarterly expectations at a time when many were doubtful. On Tuesday it was Apple (AAPL), and today it was...
(PCE) GDP Headline Weak – Stronger Underneath
The rating downgrade of Spain and a slew of broadly favorable earnings reports will try to grab investors’ attention today, but they are unlikely to take the spotlight away from this morning’s mixed first quarter GDP report. Despite the GDP reading’s strong internals,...
(PCE) Ahead of Wall Street – April 27, 2012 – Ahead of Wall Street
Friday, April 27, 2012
The rating downgrade of Spain and a slew of broadly favorable earnings reports will try to grab investors’ attention today, but they are unlikely to take the spotlight away from this morning’s mixed first quarter GDP report. Despite the GDP...
(NFLX) Netflix Earnings Preview
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter 2012 results after the closing bell on Monday, April 23, 2012. In the run up to the earnings results, no substantial movement in analysts’...
(RIMM) Research In Motion Shares Downgraded to Underperform
We are downgrading our recommendation on Research In Motion Ltd., (RIMM) to Underperform from Neutral on the back of continued somber financial results coupled with a reduced outlook.
Research In Motion...
(WU) Western Union Launches WU Pay
In a conscious effort to expand its e-payment service, Western Union Co. (WU) has announced the launch of WU Pay.
The recently launched platform will enable customers to pay for their online purchases...
(AAPL) How to Find the Next Apple – Picking High-Growth Companies
Apple’s share price exceeded $500 this week, giving it the largest market cap of any U.S. company.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) so successfully sells computers, phones and other electronic gadgets that recently...
(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...
(VZ) Verizon to Offer Streaming Services
The largest U.S. mobile service provider Verizon Communications (VZ) has formed a joint venture with Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) to launch nationwide...
(NFLX) Netflix’s Fourth Quarter Soars on Higher Users
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) reported fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings of 73 cents per share, breezing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents per share and management’s guidance range...
(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...
(AAPL) Is Apple Ready to Be A $600 Stock?
by Steve McDonald, Investment U Contributing Editor
Monday, December 19th, 2011
The...
(AAPL) Company News for December 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• A report in DigiTimes said, in January, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could unveil two of its new next generation iPad at iworld
• Online company Amazon.com (NASDAQ:
3Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(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(VZ) Motorola Mobility Holdings Gears Up for the Holiday Season
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.(MMI) recently expanded its product portfolio by launching two latest versions of XOOM tablets namely, DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2. These new tablets will be sold through Verizon...
(M) Holiday Retail Outlook & Review – Industry Outlook
Does the start of holiday sales suggest a break from the phase when US consumers were reeling under a series of macro-economic shocks? For now, the initial data released by National Retail Federation suggests that Santa has a bagful of gifts for the majority of retailers this...
(SAP) SAP AG is on the Cloud Bandwagon
SAP AG’s (SAP) American subsidiary, SAP America, Inc. acquired SuccessFactors (SFSF), a leading California-based provider of cloud-based...
(GOOG) Google Takes on Amazon With Same-Day Shipping Service
by Jeannette Di Louie, Investment...
(PLD) Prologis Fully Leases Phoenix Property
Prologis Inc. (PLD), a leading industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently fully leased ‘Prologis Tolleson Distribution Center 1’ – a 302,600 square foot warehouse property in Tolleson,...
(GME) GameStop Earnings Scorecard
GameStop Corporation (GME), the video game and entertainment software retailer, recently posted third quarter 2011 results.
Street analysts had more than a week to ponder the news. In the subsequent...
(WMT) Walmart and Amazon.com Tame Packaging Rage
Customers buying goods from Walmart Inc. (WMT) can heave a sigh of relief as the world’s biggest retailer teams up with online giant Amazon.com Inc. (
30Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JCP) U.S. Holiday Preview – National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation (“NRF”), an industry trade group, projects a 2.8% growth in sales, amounting to $465.6 billion, during the current November to December holiday season, lower than the 5.2% rise in the corresponding period of the previous year. Online retail...
(IBM) Is the Time Ripe to Buy Stocks?
It is said that opportunities are never lost — someone else will catch the one you miss. And the saying remains true to the equity market. No one wants to miss a good opportunity to make exceptional profits from stock markets.
So, is this the time to take the...
(TGT) Amazon.com Will Win This Holiday Gift Season
With Thanksgiving drawing to a close and Black Friday shopping gathering steam, this is clearly a retail weekend. Brick-and-mortar outlets, such as Target Corp (TGT), BestBuy Inc (
28Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RRD) R.R. Donnelley & Sons Buys StratusGroup
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (RRD) recently announced that it has acquired West Chester; Ohio-based StratusGroup, which specializes in customized pressure-sensitive labels and packaging for health & beauty,...
(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)...
(AZO) U.S. Retail on the Rise
Total Retail Sales rose 0.5% in October on top of a 1.1% rise in September. Relative to a year ago they are up 7.2%. While the number is not adjusted for inflation (it is, but only for seasonality and holidays) it is still a strong showing. It was also better than the expected...