All Posts Tagged With: "YHOO"
(AA) Stock Market News for January 26, 2012 – Market News
Markets recouped initial losses of and made a strong comeback after the Federal Reserve provided assurances that it would keep interest rates near zero until late 2014.The Dow hit its highest levels since May last year, while a robust earnings report from Apple propelled Nasdaq...
26Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EU) Stock Market News for January 25, 2012 – Market News
In yet another calm trading session, markets were pulled slightly lower after Eurozone ministers rejected a bond swap offer from Greece’s private creditors. While the Dow dropped lower and the S&P 500 reversed its five-day winning streak, Nasdaq added meager points after...
25Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JNJ) Mixed Earnings, Greece May Slip Markets
With nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, headlines about Greece’s as-yet unsuccessful negotiations with its bondholders to restructure its private debt may get some traction. But today’s market action will be mostly about the slew of mixed earnings reports from...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JNJ) Jan 24: Day of Earnings! – Economic Highlights
With nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, headlines about Greece’s as-yet unsuccessful negotiations with its bondholders to restructure its private debt may get some traction. But today’s market action will be mostly about the slew of mixed earnings reports from...
24Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MSFT) Microsoft Looks Bright in 2012
Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) second quarter results were a couple of cents higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The last month has seen 10 analysts lowering estimates for the quarter, which took the Zacks Consensus down a penny. Therefore, without the revisions, Microsoft...
21Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GOOG) Google Reports Rare Earnings Miss
Google Inc’s (GOOG) fourth-quarter earnings of $8.22 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.06, with revenues missing estimates by 9.7%. Shares were down 9.02% in after-hours trading. Despite strong revenue growth across most geographies and stabilizing in Western Europe...
20Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(YHOO) Yahoo Revisits Sale of Asian Assets
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) is revisiting a proposed deal to reduce its 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and sell its 35% ownership position in Yahoo Japan. The proposal values Yahoo’s 40% stake in Alibaba at about $12 billion and its 35% stake in Yahoo...
27Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(YHOO) Dec 22: Jobless Claims Fall to Record Low – Economic Highlights
Today’s heavy economic schedule will likely keep the markets focused on domestic matters. The good start provided by the positive initial Jobless Claims report should help give stocks positive momentum today. The GDP revision was on the weak side, but given the stale nature...
24Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GOOG) Google Takes on Amazon With Same-Day Shipping Service
by Jeannette Di Louie, Investment U Research Monday, December 5, 2011 I’ve said for a while now that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) wants to take over the world. First, it debuted the search engine, which changed how we use the internet so significantly that English dictionaries everywhere...
5Dec2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(YHOO) Google Bidding For Yahoo! – Is The Interest Real?
by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Monday, October 24, 2011 Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) is a hot rumor in mergers and acquisition activity lately. First, there was news that the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba (OTC: ALBIY.PK) was interested in a takeover. Then Microsoft (Nasdaq:...
26Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(GOOG) Google Remains Search King
In typical style, Google Inc’s (GOOG) third-quarter earnings of $8.33 breezed past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.59. Solid revenue growth across most geographies (other than Western Europe) and impressive growth in mobile drove results in the last quarter. Shares were...
18Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very...
17Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CSCO) Stock Market News for October 6, 2011 – Market News
Investors pinned their hopes on a possible European coordinated action to contain the continent’s debt amid encouraging domestic economic reports that led the benchmarks higher to a green finish. Earlier this week the S&P 500 had briefly moved into the bear-market territory,...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ACOR) Company News for October 6, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $0.22 cents a share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.27. Revenues rose 15.1% year-over-year to $2.25 billion from $1.95 billion • Reacting to news that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NYT) Publishing Industry Stock Review – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. The economic downturn came in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making...
28Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(C) Company News for September 8, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Share prices of FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) advanced 25.24% after the power plant maker’s sales figures came in above analysts’ average estimates • According to a report by Citi (NYSE:C) analysts, car sales of General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM)...
8Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NYT) The New York Times Beats Expectations but Profit Dips
The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 14 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents, but dropped 22.2% from 18 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate...
7Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(XLK) Stock Market News for July 27, 2011 – Market News
Markets continued to be dragged down by lingering concerns over the deadlock in debt-ceiling negotiations and volumes remained low as investors adopted a wait and watch stance. Benchmarks continued to slide for the second consecutive day in the absence of strong economic reports...
27Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BAC) July 19: Earnings Take the Spotlight – Economic Highlights
With the second quarter reporting season getting into high gear, we get a torrent of earnings reports today, with a focus on banks. Bank results are benefiting from improving credit quality, though top-line gains still remain a challenge. The overall positive tone of this morning’s...
19Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview – Detailed
Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall...
18Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(YHOO) Yahoo-Alipay Settlement in Progress
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. are on track to reach a settlement regarding the ownership of online-payments business Alipay. The trio seems pleased with the progress on the transfer of Alipay,...
27Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(APOG) Company News for June 23, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Shares of Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE:RBN) jumped 8.77% on strong fiscal third-quarter profits. The energy equipment supplier said strong customer demand and the recent acquisition of oilfield services has helped the company’s increase its profits • ...
23Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMF) Stock Market News for June 22, 2011 – Market News
Markets ended in the green for the fourth consecutive day after Greece’s Prime Minister won a confidence vote which may help the nation avoid a sovereign debt default. While the technology and energy sectors chipped in to bolster the benchmarks, a smaller-than-expected decline...
22Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ADBE) Stock Market News for June 21, 2011 – Market News
In a thin trading session on Monday, markets were on track for a finish in the positive zone as fears around the Greece debt crisis subsided. The technology, consumer and energy sectors chalked up gains after the benchmarks ended their six week losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial...
21Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BBY) e-Commerce Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The Electronic Commerce, or e-commerce, industry is one of the most developing sectors of the economy. The industry is evolving very rapidly, so data collection and evaluation are particularly difficult. Consequently, one has to rely largely on surveys by both government and...
16Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GOOG) Google Grows in Display Ad Market
IDC reported last month that in the first quarter of 2011, Google Inc’s (GOOG) display market share had grown into the largest. Google has been gradually narrowing the gap between itself and the now second-largest player, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO). While the market shares of Google...
16Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WPPGY) WPP Expands Digital Arm
Advertising titan WPP plc. (WPPGY) announced that it has acquired 70% stake in Brazil based F.biz Ltda. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, F.biz Ltda. is the largest independent digital advertising agency in Brazil. Employing 200 people,...
15Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...
14Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...
11Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Stock Market News for May 16, 2011 – Market News
Concerns about the euro-zone debt crisis seeped into the US markets to take the benchmarks lower on Friday, as indices ignored positive domestic data. Financials suffered a heavy blow and the week, which saw highly volatile commodity trading, closed with indices in negative...
16May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued